Unit 1
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 1
Passage 1 The Small Can Help the Great 1
Passage 2 The Mosquito 2
Passage 3 Spiders with Highly Developed Nervous Systems 4
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 5
Passage 1 Birds on Their Long Flights 5
Passage 2 Birds with Pride and Vanity 7
Passage 3 Birds with Bigger Brains 8
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 10
Passage 1 A Mother Dog 10
Passage 2 A Police Dog Named Jack 11
Passage 3 Whales 13
Unit 2
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 15
Passage 1 Various Forms of Communication 15
Passage 2 The News Media in the United States 16
Passage 3 Trees Communicating with Each Other 18
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 19
Passage 1 An Announcement 19
Passage 2 Richards Cinema Bookstore 21
Passage 3 The Change in the British Cinema 22
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 24
Passage 1 Ludwig Van Beethoven 24
Passage 2 Jazz Music in the United States 25
Passage 3 Weekend Classes in Stilt Walking 27
Unit 3
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 29
Passage 1 American Higher Education Developments 29
Passage 2 Proprietary Schools 30
Passage 3 Semester Systems in the United States 32
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 33
Passage 1 Know How to Study 33
Passage 2 Foreign Language Learning in China 35
Passage 3 Registering on the Schedule Card 36
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 38
Passage 1 A Way to Help Improve Children's Literacy Skills 38
Passage 2 Let Children Learn by Doing Themselves 39
Passage 3 A Boy with No Recommendation Letter 41
Unit 4
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 43
Passage 1 Having Good Memories 43
Passage 2 Dreams with Interesting Information 45
Passage 3 The Best Period of the Year for Thinking 46
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 48
Passage 1 Different Time Zones 48
Passage 2 A.M.and P.M. 49
Passage 3 Perceiving Different Things About the Same Scene 51
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 52
Passage 1 Cloning 52
Passage 2 Plants with Physical and Chemical Defenses 54
Passage 3 The Practices of Taoism 55
Unit 5
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 57
Passage 1 A Lecture on the Prehistoric People 57
Passage 2 An Interesting Money History 59
Passage 3 A Story About Nicotine 60
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 62
Passage 1 The Channel Islands 62
Passage 2 Early Settlers in the New World 63
Passage 3 The Statue of Liberty 65
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 66
Passage 1 Abraham Lincoln 66
Passage 2 Hancock's Signature 67
Passage 3 Charles Chaplin 69
Unit 6
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 71
Passage 1 Fly Alone to Australia 71
Passage 2 Having a Pleasant Journey 73
Passage 3 The Sightseeing in London 74
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 75
Passage 1 Hotels with Various Services 75
Passage 2 A Festival for the Dead in Japan 77
Passage 3 American People on Holiday 78
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 80
Passage 1 A Tour at the City Zoo 80
Passage 2 Welcome to Philadelphia Zoo 81
Passage 3 Modern Zoos 83
Unit 7
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 85
Passage 1 Culture Shock 85
Passage 2 The Best English Food 86
Passage 3 Chocolate 88
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 89
Passage 1 The Main Family Structure 89
Passage 2 Family Day Care for Babies 91
Passage 3 A Survey of Men Doing Housework 92
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 94
Passage 1 Popular Games in India 94
Passage 2 The Olympics with High Technology 95
Passage 3 American Football 97
Unit 8
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 99
Passage 1 Learn to Live with Failure 99
Passage 2 Problems to Deal with in the Future 100
Passage 3 The Increase in Car Stealing 102
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 103
Passage 1 A Danger of Suffering Hearing Loss 103
Passage 2 The Complaints of City Residents 105
Passage 3 A Study on Cigarette-Smoking Mothers 106
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 108
Passage 1 The Adult Population with a"Weight Problem" 108
Passage 2 The United States—A Nation on Wheels 109
Passage 3 The Aging of America 111
Unit 9
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 113
Passage 1 Endangered Sea Resources 113
Passage 2 Various Forms of Energy 114
Passage 3 Water 116
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 117
Passage 1 The Water Shortage of the World 117
Passage 2 Alaska with Vast Natural Resources 119
Passage 3 The Most Valuable Metal on Earth 120
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 122
Passage 1 The Sunlight 122
Passage 2 A Variety of Uses of Laser Light 123
Passage 3 Sources of Air Pollution 125
Unit 10
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details 127
Passage 1 A Black Snow in Sweden 127
Passage 2 The Relative Humidity 128
Passage 3 Dust in the Air 130
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises 131
Passage 1 Primary Construction Materials 131
Passage 2 City Building Educational Program 133
Passage 3 The Mar Club 134
Section Ⅲ Further Listening Exercises 136
Passage 1 Mouth-to-Mouth Respiration 136
Passage 2 The Red Cross 137
Passage 3 Having Faith in the Lord 139
Key to Exercises and Transcripts 141