Unit1 2
Text 1 Is a College Degree Really Worthwhile? 2
Text 2 Benefits of a College Degree 18
Unit2 22
Text 1 A Promise of Spring 22
Text 2 My Dad 38
Unit3 42
Text 1 Why Are Students Turned Off? 42
Text 2 College Lectures：Is Anybody Listening? 57
Unit4 61
Text 1 From Success to Significance 61
Text 2 The MoralInstinct 77
Unit5 81
Text 1 One of These Days 81
Text 2 A Haunted House 95
Unit6 99
Text 1 Steve Jobs：A Man of Contradiction and Genius 99
Text 2 The Origin of Darwin 116
Unit7 120
Text 1 Advice to Youth,About 1882 120
Text 2 Some Tips for Young People Who Want to Get Their Idea Off the Ground 137
Unit8 140
Text 1 Why Are Women So Emotional? 140
Text 2 Why Are People So Irrational? 157
Unit9 162
Text 1 Trust 162
Text 2 Self-trust Is the Powerhouse to Regaining Control of Your Life 176
Unit10 179
Text 1 Our Unhealthy Obsession with Entertainment 179
Text 2 Fun,Oh Boy,Fun,You Could Die from It 192
Unit11 196
Text 1 How Do We Come Up with Words? 196
Text 2 Does Language Influence Culture? 211
Unit12 216
Text 1 The Whistle 216
Text 2 A Word for Autumn 229
Unit13 233
Text 1 How Has Technology Changed Our Lives? 233
Text 2 How Does Online Gaming Affect Social Interactions? 250
Unit14 254
Text 1 Facing Death 254
Text 2 Here's to Your Health 269
Key 272
Glossary 317