Unit 1 Sources of Energy 1
Part One Guided Speaking 1
Directions 1
Part Two Guided Reading 1
Passage A Petroleum 1
目录 1
Passage B Groundwater:The Invisible and Endangered Resource 5
Passage C Coal 10
Part Three Writing Practice 12
Definitions 12
Part Four Quiz(1) 15
Unit 2 Social Science 18
Part One Guided Speaking 18
Dialogue 18
Passage A Making the Best ofa GoodJob 19
Part Two Guided Reading 19
Passage B The Winner's Guide to Success 23
Passage C Have to Make a Speech 27
Part Three Writing Practice 30
Classification and Comparison 30
Part Four Quiz(2) 35
Unit 3 Computers and Networks 37
Part One Guided Speaking 37
Discussion 37
Part Two Guided Reading 37
Passage A An Introduction of Digital Computers 37
Passage B Talking with Your Computer 43
Passage C Caught in the Web of the Internet 46
Part Three Writing Practice 51
Description of Processes 51
Part Four Quiz(3) 53
Unit 4 The Environment 56
Part One Guided Speaking 56
Argument Whether to Build the Factory in the Forest? 56
Part Two Guided Reading 56
Passage A Can We Make Garbage Disappear? 56
Passage B Will We Control the Weather? 61
Passage C The Environment—a Global Challenge 66
Part Three Writing Practice 70
Letters and E-mail 70
Part Four Quiz(4) 75
Unit 5 Business and Enterprises 78
Part One Guided Speaking 78
Dialogue Count your Change! 78
Part Two Guided Reading 79
Passage A Background to the Euro 79
Passage B The Coming E-Commerce Boom 82
Passage C Digital Engine Powers New Economy 87
Part Three Writing Practice 89
Contracts,Agreements and Leases 89
Part Four Quiz(5) 95
Unit 6 Space Exploration 98
Part One Guided Speaking 98
Discussion 98
Part Two Guided Reading 98
Passage A Our Picture Of The Universe 98
Passage B Take a Look at China's Great Leap in Space 102
Passage C Exploring Our Universe and Exploring Others 105
Part Three Writing Practice 109
Directions 109
Part Four Quiz(6) 112
Part Two Guided Reading 115
2．Discussion 115
Passage A Managerial Caricatures 115
1．Role Play 115
Part One Guided Speaking 115
Being Promoted to a Manager 115
Passage B The Making ofan Effective Manager 119
Passage C Taking Care ofFamily Business 126
Part Three Writing Practice 132
Technical Papers(Ⅰ) 132
Part Four Quiz(7) 135
Unit 8 Liferature 138
Part One Guided Speaking 138
Discussion 138
Part Two Guided Reading 138
Passage A I have a Dream 138
Passage B The Sketch Book 144
Passage C A Psalm of Life 147
Technical Papers(Ⅱ) 149
Part Three Writing Practice 149
Part Four Quiz(8) 152
Unit 9 Biological Science 155
Part One Guided Speaking 155
1．Role Play 155
Seeing a Doctor 155
2．Discussion 155
Sayings on Life 155
Part Two Guided Reading 155
Passage A Can Human Aging Be Postponed? 155
Passage B The Start ofSomethingBig? 161
Passage C Health Insurance 165
Part Three Writing Practice 168
News Report 168
Part Four Quiz(9) 173
Part One Guided Speaking 176
Dialogue The Internet 176
Part Two Guided Reading 176
Passage A TXT in the City 176
Unit 10 Communications 176
Passage B The Internet via Cable 183
Passage C A Society Of Being Digital 186
Part Three Writing Practice 190
Advertisement 190
Part Four Quiz(10) 193
Discussion 196
Part Two Guided Reading 196
Passage A What Is a Great Book? 196
Unit 11 Education and Learning 196
Part One Guided Speaking 196
Passage B Harvard University 201
Passage C The Role ofEnglish in the 21 st Century 203
Part Three Writing Practice 207
Telegram and Telex 207
Part Four Quiz(11) 216
Part Two Guided Reading 218
Passage A HowJazz Began 218
Part One Guided Speaking 218
Discussion 218
Unit 12 Entertainment 218
Passage B Phys Ed Redux 222
Passage C Montreal,a French Haven in North America 226
Part Three Writing Practice 230
Patents 230
Part Four Quiz(12) 239