Unit 1 Word News:International Relations 1
Part Ⅰ Warming up 1
Part Ⅱ News reports 3
Part Ⅲ Anti-piracy mission 7
Part Ⅳ Speeches 10
Unit 2 World News:Earth and Environment 13
Part Ⅰ Warming up 13
Part Ⅱ News reports 16
Part Ⅲ City recycling 19
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 22
Unit 3 World News:Economic Developments 24
Part Ⅰ Warming up 24
Part Ⅱ News reports 28
Part Ⅲ Voice mail may cost company's business 31
Part Ⅳ Business jargon 35
Unit 4 World News:Up in Space 38
Part Ⅰ Warming up 38
Part Ⅱ News reports 41
Part Ⅲ Returning to the Moon 44
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 46
Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine 50
Part Ⅰ Warming up 50
Part Ⅱ Eating right for good health 53
Part Ⅲ Medical emergency 911 59
Part Ⅳ Keeping the country healthy 63
Unit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technology 65
Part Ⅰ Warming up 65
Part Ⅱ Human genome project 69
Part Ⅲ Latest breakthroughs in technology 73
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 76
Unit 7 Future of Communication 79
Part Ⅰ Warming up 79
Part Ⅱ New ways to communicate 82
Part Ⅲ Digital McLuhan 86
Part Ⅳ Technical jargon 88
Unit 8 New Ideas,New Architecture 91
Part Ⅰ Warming up 91
Part Ⅱ Eco-conscious construction 94
Part Ⅲ Tomorrow's house 99
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 102
Unit 9 Ways to Travel 104
Part Ⅰ Warming up 104
Part Ⅱ Public transportation 108
Part Ⅲ Cross the Channel 113
Part Ⅳ Southwest 116
Unit 10 Love and Hate of Oil 120
Part Ⅰ Warming up 120
Part Ⅱ Oil reserves and parking places 123
Part Ⅲ A motor city breakthrough:the electric car 128
Part Ⅳ Clean air cars 131
Unit 11 A Fast Growing Economy:Tourism 135
Part Ⅰ Warming up 135
Part Ⅱ Welcome to China 138
Part Ⅲ New Seven Wonders of the World 144
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 146
Unit 12 Review 149
A.Revolutionary car 149
B.Fox Hollow golf course 150
C.Friends reunited 151
D.Beware hackers! 152
E.Housing problems 156
F.The future of the phone 158
Vocabulary 161
Acknowledgements 182