UNIT 1 Treasured Memory 1
Text A：A Payment Greater Than Money 2
Text B：My Mother's Desk 12
Skills Development and Practice 18
Reading Skills—Reading English Newspapers（1） 18
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（1） 20
Guided Writing—Giving Reasons 21
Listening and Speaking 24
UNIT 2 Back to Nature 29
Text A：Back to Nature 30
Text B：Nuclear Power：Advantages That Outweigh the Risks 40
Skills Development and Practice 46
Reading Skills—Reading English Newspapers（2） 46
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（2） 48
Guided Writing—Making Comparisons 50
Listening and Speaking 53
UNIT 3 Coping with a Crisis 59
Text A：Coping with a Crisis 60
Text B：Whv How Matters 70
Skills Development and Practice 78
Reading Skills—Reading English Newspapers（3） 78
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（3） 80
Guided Writing—Making a Classification 81
Listening and Speaking 83
UNIT 4 Social Responsibility 89
Text A：Social Responsibility of Scientists 90
Text B：Science and Truth 100
Skills Development and Practice 107
Reading Skills—Advertisement（1） 107
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（4） 109
Guided Writing—Presenting a Contrast 110
Listening and Speaking 112
UNIT 5 Lifetime Gift 117
Text A：The Gift of a Lifetime 118
Text B：A Homecoming of a Different Sort 129
Skills Development and Practice 136
Reading Skills—Advertisement（2） 136
Translation Practice—定语从句的翻译（5） 137
Guided Writing—Describing Causes and Effects 139
Listening and Speaking 141
UNIT 6 Technology and People 145
Text A：The Taxi Driver 146
Text B：Life Without the Internet？ 156
Skills Development and Practice 162
Reading Skills—Understanding Product Description 162
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（1） 164
Guided Writing—Giving Examples 165
Listening and Speaking 168
UNIT 7 Qualities of Leaders 173
Text A：The Hidden Qualities of Great Leaders 174
TextB：How to Be a Leader at Work 185
Skills Development and Practice 192
Reading Skills—Understanding Directions 192
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（2） 193
Guided Writing—Presenting an Argument 195
Listening and Speaking 198
UNIT 8 Looking for Work 203
Text A：Getting the Right Job：A Matter of What Else You Know 204
Text B：“Righting”Your E-resume 214
Skills Development and Practice 222
Reading Skills—Understanding Catalogue Cards 222
Translation Practice—长句的翻译（3） 224
Guided Writing—Expressing an Opinion 226
Listening and Speaking 229
glossary 233
phrases and Expressions 257