Unit One Food 1
Part One In-Class Reading 1
Food and Culture 1
Part Two After-Class Reading 6
Passage Ⅰ The Menu 6
Passage Ⅱ The Nutrients in Food 10
Unit Two Personality 12
Part One In-Class Reading 12
The Misery of Shyness 12
Part Two After-Class Reading 21
Passage Ⅰ Two Ways of Looking at Life 21
Passage Ⅱ You Are What You Think 27
Unit Three Career Planning 31
Part One In-Class Reading 31
Career Planning 31
Part Two After-Class Reading 37
Passage Ⅰ Summer Job Planning 37
Passage Ⅱ Which Career Is the Right One for You? 40
Unit Four Learning Skills 45
Part One In-Class Reading 45
Study Habits 45
Part Two After-Class Reading 52
Passage Ⅰ Take Charge of Your Learning 52
Passage Ⅱ Myths and Misconceptions about Reading 58
Unit Five Language 65
Part One In-Class Reading 65
How I Discovered Words 65
Part Two After-Class Reading 72
Passage Ⅰ Foreign Accents 72
Passage Ⅱ Not Just Parrot-Talk 74
Unit Six Nature and Nurture 79
Part One In-Class Reading 79
Twins,Genes,and Environment 79
Part Two After-Class Reading 87
Passage Ⅰ Science Looks Twice at Twins 87
Passage Ⅱ Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter 92
Unit Seven Music 96
Part Oae In-Class Reading 96
Music to Your Gears 96
Part Two After-Class Reading 102
Passage Ⅰ The Beatles 102
Passage Ⅱ Mozart Makes the Brain Hum 103
Passage Ⅲ Songs of Love 105
Unit Eight Creativity 109
Part One In-Class Reading 109
The Case for Creativity—Encouraging Children to Think 109
Part Two After-Class Reading 113
Passage Ⅰ A Long March to Creativity(1) 113
Passage Ⅱ A Long March to Creativity（Ⅱ） 117
Unit Nine Gender Differences 122
Part One In-Class Reading 122
Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective 122
Part Two After-Class Reading 127
Passage Ⅰ Boys Are Teachers' Pets 127
Passage Ⅱ Stereotypes and Individual Differences 130
Unit Ten Risks 136
Part One In-Class Reading 136
Risks and You 136
Part Two After-Class Reading 143
Passage Ⅰ Health Risks 143
Passage Ⅱ Risks from Nature and Techonology 146
Unit Eleven College Life 150
Part One In-Class Reading 150
Essay Ⅰ The Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear 150
Essay Ⅱ College:An all-Forgiving World? 150
Part Two After-Class Reading 155
Passage Ⅰ Those College Finals 155
Passage Ⅱ Fall from University Grace 160
Unit Twelve Time 164
Part One In-Class Reading 164
How to Take Your Time 164
Part Two After-Class Reading 168
Passage Ⅰ Social Time:The Heartbeat of Culture 168
Passage Ⅱ The Voices of Time 170
Test Yourself 175
Test One 175
Test Two 179
Test Three 184