Unit 1 1
Passage 1 University of Southampton 1
Passage 2 How Do U.S.Colleges＆Universities Evaluate Foreign Transcripts 5
Passage 3 Public and Private Schools in the U.S 9
Passage 4 Elementary and Secondary Education in America 13
Unit 2 17
Passage 1 Student Diary:Academic,Athletic,and Social Lives 17
Passage 2 Five“Facts”from a Freshman 20
Passage 3 Studying Abroad and Culture Shock 25
Passage 4 How to Give Your First Speech 29
Unit 3 34
Passage 1 Ways to Get About in Britain 34
Passage 2 Carsharing 38
Passage 3 Eating Out in America 42
Passage 4 Casino 46
Unit 4 51
Passage 1 The Purchase of Alaska,a Real Deal 51
Passage 2 The History of NBA 55
Passage 3 The Great Fire of London 59
Passage 4 President Bush and the 9/11 Attacks 63
Unit 5 67
Passage 1 China:Roused by Disaster 67
Passage 2 7 Reasons You Won't Get a Job in 2009 70
Passage 3 Web Opens World for Young Chinese 74
Passage 4 Attention Chinese Shoppers:No More Free Plastic Bags 78
Unit 6 83
Passage 1 We Are on the Brink—Perhaps It Is Time to Look to the Romantics for What Lies Ahead 83
Passage 2 Toward a Greener Economy 87
Passage 3 Arts and Crafts Find New Life Online 91
Passage 4 Economy Begins with Eco 95
Unit 7 99
Passage 1 Art Museum as Research Lab 99
Passage 2 Earth-Friendly School 103
Passage 3 Organizing Your Web Life in One Place 106
Passage 4 Chocolate to Live For! 110
Unit 8 114
Passage 1 Faking It:The Emotional Labour of Medicine 114
Passage 2 Gifted Children:How to Bring Out Their Potential 118
Passage 3 Why Children Need Father-Love and Mother-Love 122
Passage 4 Why Do We Sleep 126
Unit 9 130
Passage 1 He's Just like You and Me,Except for the ￡31bn Fortune 130
Passage 2 Johnny Hart:Cartoonist Found Humor in Dinosaurs,Dungeons 133
Passage 3 Earth-Friendly Architect Richard Rogers 137
Passage 4 Political Scientist Samuel P.Huntington 141
Unit 10 145
Passage 1 How Many People Do You Have to Meet to Find Your Soul-Mate 145
Passage 2 Panic Attack:The First Day on the Job 149
Passage 3 Succeed After a Layoff by Reinventing Yourself 153
Passage 4 Stress and Stress Reduction 156
Key to Exercises 161