Unit 1 Economy 1
Passage 1 Taxes in America 1
Passage 2 Auto Industry 4
Passage 3 Chinese Tourism Market 7
Passage 4 China's Economy on Fast and Sound Track 9
Unit 2 Marriage and Family 12
Passage 1 More than a Love Letter 12
Passage 2 Parents Embarrass Their Kids 15
Passage 3 A Childhood Lived between Two Worlds 18
Passage 4 Obama's Views on Gay Marriage“Evolving” 20
Unit 3 Legal Life 23
Passage 1 Nature and Terminology about Contract Law 23
Passage 2 American Court System 27
Passage 3 Law：Definition,Classification,and Source of the American Legal System 30
Passage 4 The American Patent System 33
Unit 4 Character Introduction 35
Passage 1 Alan Greenspan：the Most Powerful Guy 35
Passage 2 Who Brings the Beauty to You？ 38
Passage 3 Lawrence W.Levine 42
Passage 4 William Shakespeare 45
Unit 5 Architecture 47
Passage 1 Global Truths 47
Passage 2 A Higher Education 49
Passage 3 Positive Energy 53
Passage 4 Olympic Stadium with a Design to Remember 57
Unit 6 Media 60
Passage 1 College Media Literacy Courses 60
Passage 2 A Brief History of Newspapers 64
Passage 3 Impact ofWorld Financial Crisis on the Media Industry 67
Passage 4 Online Radio 71
Unit 7 Hot Issues 73
Passage 1 Australia's Sporting Success 73
Passage 2 Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq,to Controversy 76
Passage 3 Flu？What Flu？ 80
Passage 4 Tuition Plan 83
Unit 8 National Geography 85
Passage 1 Canada：My Adventure Cruise to Baffin Island 85
Passage 2 The Finest Brazilian White Sand Island 88
Passage 3 Energy from the Earth 91
Passage 4 Caring for Elderly Parents Catches Many Unprepared 95
Unit 9 Social Life 98
Passage 1 Living on the Moon 98
Passage 2 How to Get More Privacy from Your Parents 100
Passage 3 Domestic Violence Is a Serious,Widespread Social Problem in America 103
Passage 4 Are NBA Stars Out of Bounds off the Court？Do Some NBA Stars Play by Their Own Rules off the Court？ 106
Unit 10 Environmental Protectio 110
nPassage 1 Keep Our Seas Clean 110
Passage 2 Environmental Issues 114
Passage 3 China Issues White Paper on Environmental Protection 118
Passage 4 Memorandum 122
Unit 11 Current Affairs and Politics 126
Passage 1 Iraqi Refugees in Arizona 126
Passage 2 The Bay of Bengal,in Peril from Climate Change 130
Passage 3 Obama's China Policy 133
Passage 4 Expanded Property Tax Trials Predicted 137
Unit 12 Literature 139
Passage 1 “Write,”He Said 139
Passage 2 A Murder Is Solved,a Sleuth（侦探）Is Born 142
Passage 3 Famous Scholar Yu Qiuyu 146
Passage 4 The Hunger Games 150
Key 152