Unit 1 Family 1
Text A What Is a Family? 1
Text B Mother's Hands 4
Text C Englishman's Home 6
Text D American Family 8
Text E Father's Eyes 11
Topic-related Words and Expressions 14
Unit 2 Campus Life 15
Text A The Classroom Teaching Pattern 15
Text B Harvard President's Farewell Address 18
Text C China Highlights Morality in Class 21
Text D Reflections of a First-Year Teacher 24
Text E A Bad Principal Taught Me a Good Lesson 26
Topic-related Words and Expressions 30
Unit 3 Sports and Health 31
Text A Texting Drivers More Dangerous Than Drunks 31
Text B NBA:Palace for Basketball Players 35
Text C How to Appreciate a Soccer Game on TV 37
Text D The Phelps Future:Isn't It Iconic? 41
Text E Myths of Women's Weight Training and Bodybuilding 43
Topic-related Words and Expressions 47
Unit 4 Transportation and Traveling 49
Text A Great Construction Works(1891—1903) 49
Text B China to Have World's Fastest Train by 2012 52
Text C Want to Survive a Plane Crash?Sit in the Back 54
Text D Congestion Fee Not the Solution 56
Text E To Haiti with My Son 58
Topic-related Words and Expressions 62
Unit 5 Awards 64
Text A The 1993 Ig Nobel Prize Winners 64
Text B Celebrating Nobel 67
Text C The Grammy Awards 69
Text D Study Indicates Oscar Awards Favor Drama Actresses 72
Text E The Chicago Athenaeum 74
Topic-related Words and Expressions 77
Unit 6 Environmental Protection 79
Text A Water from(Waste)Water—the Dependable Water Resources 79
Text B Biofuels 83
Text C Melamine Milk Crisis 85
Text D Scientists Mul l Future After Carbon Satellite Crash 88
Text E Driving Home the Green Car Message 90
Topic-related Words and Expressions 94
Unit 7 Communication Technology 95
Text A BOOK 95
Text B Personal Communications Technology for Emergencies 99
Text C What Is Mass Media? 102
Text D Car Phones:ttelp or Hurt? 104
Text E Film Technique and Effects 106
Topic-related Words and Expressions 111
Unit 8 Space Exploration 112
Text A Early Astronaut Selection and Training 112
Text B Why Do We Explore Space? 117
Text C Former Astronauts Say Space Exploration Must Continue 120
Text D NASA Pays Close Attention to Columbia"Heat Tiles" 122
Text E Moon Rover Designer Looks to Mars 124
Topic-related Words and Expressions 128
Unit 9 Education and Language 130
Text A School Systems in Hong Kong 130
Text B Presentations in English 134
Text C On Language:the Value of Error 137
Text D College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U.S 139
Text E Improve Your English Through Reading 142
Topic-related Words and Expressions 145
Unit 10 Cultural Differences 148
Text A Table Manners:A Cultural Difference 148
Text B Cultural Differences 151
Text C Lack of Mutual Cultural Understanding 153
Text D Cultural Differences—Past＆Future 156
Text E What's in a Number? 158
Topic-related Words and Expressions 163
Unit 11 Natural Resources 165
Text A Alternative Energy 165
Text B Arctic's Oil Could Meet World Demand for 3 Years 168
Text C Wind Power 170
Text D Bottled Water,a Natural Resource Taxing the World's Ecosystem 172
Text E Borneo's Rainforest 174
Topic-related Words and Expressions 177
Unit 12 Personality 179
Text A Standing Tall 179
Text B Borderline Personality Disorder 182
Text C Learning to Love 184
Text D "Yes,I Can" 187
Text E Are You Normal or Nuts 190
Topic-related Words and Expressions 193
Key 195