Unit 1 Computer and Information计算机与信息 1
1 Dialogues 1
2 Text：Computer Simulation 2
3 Exercises 6
4 Supplementary Reading：Worse Than a Virus—A Trojan Horse 14
Unit 2 Economy经济 17
1 Dialogues 17
2 Text：Raising Money for Your Business 18
3 Exercises 22
4 Supplementary Reading：The New Economy：What It Really Means 30
Unit 3 Figures人物 33
1 Dialogues 33
2 Text：Why Does Bill Gates Give away His Vast Fortune? 34
3 Exercises 38
4 Supplementary Reading：Freedom Hero：Kofi Annan 46
Unit 4 Manners and Customs风俗习惯 49
1 Dialogues 49
2 Text：American Gastronomy：A Food Tour of the United States 50
3 Exercises 54
4 Supplementary Reading：Christmas in Switzerland 62
Unit 5 City城市 64
1 Dialogues 64
2 Text：The Most Beautiful City in America 65
3 Exercises 68
4 Supplementary Reading：Edinburgh 76
Unit 6 Education教育 79
1 Dialogues 79
2 Text：Education and Social Change in the Postwar Era 80
3 Exercises 84
4 Supplementary Reading：A New Lease on Life：Education for Mature Women 92
Unit 7 Literature and Art文学与艺术 95
1 Dialogues 95
2 Text：The Artist and the World 96
3 Exercises 100
4 Supplementary Reading：American Movies 108
Unit 8 Language and Communication语言与交际 111
1 Dialogues 111
2 Text：Language and Power 112
3 Exercises 116
4 Supplementary Reading：The Art of Conversation 124
Unit 9 Environment环境 127
1 Dialogues 127
2 Text：Is Global Warming Harmful to Health 128
3 Exercises 132
4 Supplementary Reading：Ecotourism 140
Unit 10 Geography地理 143
1 Dialogues 143
2 Text：The Beauty of Britain 144
3 Exercises 148
4 Supplementary Reading：Eurasia 156
Unit 11 Culture文化 159
1 Dialogues 159
2 Text：Why Cultures Differ 160
3 Exercises 164
4 Supplementary Reading：Leisure Time 172
Unit 12 Science and Technology科学与技术 175
1 Dialogues 175
2 Text：Good Gene,Bad Gene 176
3 Exercises 180
4 Supplementary Reading：The Snows of Mars 188
附录1 功能意念表 192
附录2 语言技能表 199
附录3 听力练习录音稿 200
附录4 练习参考答案 231
附录5 单词总表 239
附录6 短语总表 245