Contents 1
UNIT 1 Famous Persons 1
Text 1 Intensive Reading 1
Walt Disney and His Cartoon Kingdom 1
Text 2 Fast Reading 7
Heroes Who Are Imperfect 7
Text 3 Extensive Reading 10
Isadora Duncan:An American Dancer 10
UNIT 2 Nature and Human 18
Text 1 Intensive Reading 18
Faster,Colder,and Deeper 18
Text 2 Fast Reading 24
El Nino Has Kinder,Gentler Side 24
Text 3 Extensive Reading 26
The City and the Natural Environment 26
The Black Pearl:Halle Berry 33
Text 1 Intensive Reading 33
UNIT 3 Entertainment 33
Text 2 Fast Reading 40
Let's Try Snowshoeing（雪上步行） 40
Text 3 Extensive Reading 42
Harry Potter's Magical Power 42
UNIT 4 Love and Family 49
Text 1 Intensive Reading 49
What Is Family? 49
A Soldier's Last Letter 57
Text 2 Fast Reading 57
Text 3 Extensive Reading 59
A Doll for Great-Grandmother 59
UNIT 5 Nonverbal Communication 65
Text 1 Intensive Reading 65
The Language of the Eyes 65
Text 2 Fast Reading 70
Nonverbal Communication:The Use ofP ersonal Space 70
How to Read Body Language 73
Text 3 Extensive Reading 73
U NIT 6 Driving 80
Text 1 Intensive Reading 80
How to Make Driving Safer 80
Text 2 Fast Reading 86
The Motor Vehicle and Driving Safety 86
Text 3 Extensive Reading 89
Death on the Road 89
The Internet and World Wide Web 97
Text 1 Intensive Reading 97
UNIT 7 New Knowledge and Technology 97
Text 2 Fast Reading 103
Space Sleep 103
Text 3 Extensive Reading 105
Health Care 105
UNIT 8 Business World 112
Text 1 Intensive Reading 112
Avon 112
Let's Make Pay Information Open toAll! 118
Text 2 Fast Reading 118
Text 3 Extensive Reading 120
E-Commerce Report Social Networks:Will Users Pay to Get Friends? 120
UNIT 9 E-Learning 128
Text 1 Intensive Reading 128
Students of an ICT Generation 128
Text 2 Fast Reading 134
From a Distance 134
E-Learning Crossfire 138
Text 3 Extensive Reading 138
UNIT 10 Popular Medicine 146
Text 1 Intensive Reading 146
Mental Retardation 146
Text 2 Fast Reading 151
Donation of Organs 151
Text 3 Extensive Reading 154
New Measures to Keep Flu under Control 154
Keys 160