Unit 1 Science 1
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 1
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 3
Passage 1 Why Are Some People Left-handed 3
Passage 2 The End of Time 4
Passage 3 Telecommunications Satellite Spins out of Control 5
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 6
Online Game Trend 7
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 8
Lie Detector 8
Unit 2 Health 10
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 10
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 12
Passage 1 Sleep 12
Passage 2 Laugh for the Health of It 13
Passage 3 Holiday Eating—Food for Thought 14
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 15
Current Attitudes toward Physical Fitness 15
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 16
Fallacies about Food 16
Unit 3 Fashion 18
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 18
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 20
Passage 1 "How to"Books 20
Passage 2 Converting the Masses:Starbucks in China 21
Passage 3 Ideas of Home Have Changed 22
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 23
The New Music 23
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 24
Welcome Back,"Oscar" 24
Unit 4 Food 26
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 26
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 28
Passage 1 English Food 28
Passage 2 Chefs 29
Passage 3 China Has Abundant Food in Stock 31
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 32
UN Agencies Call for"Green Revolution"in Africa 32
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 33
Tea and Health 33
Unit 5 Holidays 35
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 35
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 37
Passage 1 Practical Reasons Make Youth Day Holiday in Vain 37
Passage 2 The History of Thanksgiving in the USA 38
Passage 3 Bank Holiday DIY 39
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 40
Working Christmas Day 40
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 41
Weak Holiday Sales in the US 41
Unit 6 Social Problems 43
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 43
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 45
Passage 1 Brain-damaged Woman's Parents Appeal to US Supreme Court 45
Passage 2 Mistrust Changes Internet User Behavior 46
Passage 3 Conduct Disorder 48
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 49
Breaking the Code for Better Parent-Teen Communication 49
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 50
Asia Pacific Region Behind in Child Mortality,Sanitation 50
Unit 7 Travel 52
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 52
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 54
Passage 1 St.Paul's Cathedral 54
Passage 2 Wilder Kaiser's Slopes Provide Skiing Fun for the Whole Family 55
Passage 3 Great Basin National Park 56
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 57
British Columbia 57
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 58
Ireland 58
Unit 8 History 60
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 60
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 62
Passage 1 The War between Britain and France 62
Passage 2 Qin Shihuang 63
Passage 3 Bloody Mary 64
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 65
The Historical Significance of American Revolution 66
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 66
American Revolution 66
Unit 9 Education 68
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 68
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 70
Passage 1 Better Quality over Quantity for a Master's Degree 70
Passage 2 Elite Education 71
Passage 3 Expenditure on Education Should be Increased 72
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 73
A New Start—Freshers'Week 74
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 75
More Lasers Than Lathes Mark Today's Vocational Education 75
Unit 10 Art 76
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 76
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 78
Passage 1 Damien Hirst 78
Passage 2 Music in the UK 79
Passage 3 Restoration on Raphael's Masterwork 80
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 81
Collectibles 81
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 82
The Brilliant Lessons of Michelangelo 82
Unit 11 Economy 84
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 84
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 86
Passage 1 Business Jargon 86
Passage 2 The Budget 87
Passage 3 The Credit Crunch 88
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 89
Doing Business 90
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 91
Stock Markets Tumble Across the World 91
Unit 12 Sports 92
Part Ⅰ Warm-up Exercises 92
Part Ⅱ Intensive Listening 94
Passage 1 David Beckham 94
Passage 2 Snooker Superstar 95
Passage 3 The Olympics 97
Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening 98
Sports and Games 98
Part Ⅳ Relaxation 99
Crazy Competitions 99
Scripts and Answers 100
Unit 1 Science 100
Unit 2 Health 105
Unit 3 Fashion 110
Unit 4 Food 115
Unit 5 Holidays 121
Unit 6 Social Problems 126
Unit 7 Travel 132
Unit 8 History 137
Unit 9 Education 142
Unit 10 Art 146
Unit 11 Economy 151
Unit 12 Sports 156