Unit 1 World News:International Relations 1
Part Ⅰ Warming up 1
Part Ⅱ News reports 6
Part Ⅲ Anti-piracy mission 12
Part Ⅳ Speeches 16
Unit 2 World News:Earth and Environment 21
Part Ⅰ Warming up 21
Part Ⅱ News reports 27
Part Ⅲ City recycling 32
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 37
Unit 3 World News:Economic Developments 38
Part Ⅰ Warming up 38
Part Ⅱ News reports 45
Part Ⅲ Voice mail may cost company's business 50
Part Ⅳ Business jargon 56
Unit 4 World News:Up in Space 60
Part Ⅰ Warming up 60
Part Ⅱ News reports 66
Part Ⅲ Returning to the Moon 72
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 75
Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine 78
Part Ⅰ Warming up 78
Part Ⅱ Eating right for good health 84
Part Ⅲ Medical emergency911 94
Part Ⅳ Keeping the country healthy 100
Unit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technology 103
Part Ⅰ Warming up 103
Part Ⅱ Human genome project 110
Part Ⅲ Latest breakthroughs in technology 117
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 122
Unit 7 Future of Communication 124
Part Ⅰ Warming up 124
Part Ⅱ New ways to communicate 130
Part Ⅲ Digital McLuhan 137
Part Ⅳ Technical jargon 140
Unit 8 New Ideas,New Architecture 145
Part Ⅰ Warming up 145
Part Ⅱ Eco-conscious construction 152
Part Ⅲ Tomorrow's house 160
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 165
Unit 9 Ways to Travel 167
Part Ⅰ Wanning up 167
Part Ⅱ Public transportation 173
Part Ⅲ Cross the Channel 181
Part Ⅳ Southwest 185
Unit 10 Love and Hate of Oil 191
Part Ⅰ Warming up 191
Part Ⅱ Oil reserves and parking places 197
Part Ⅲ A motor city breakthrough:the electric car 205
Part Ⅳ Clean air cars 210
Unit 11 A Fast Growing Economy:Tourism 215
Part Ⅰ Warming up 215
Part Ⅱ Welcome to China 220
Part Ⅲ New Seven Wonders of the World 230
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 233
Unit 12 Review 235
A．Revolutionary car 235
B．Fox Hollow golf course 236
C．Friends reunited 238
D．Beware hackers! 240
E．Housing problems 245
F．The future of the phone 249