Unit 1 Cross-culture Communication 1
Part One In-Class Reading 3
Culture Shock:A Fish Out of Water 3
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 13
Passage Ⅰ Numbers 13
Passage Ⅱ Manhattan’s New Way of Thinking 17
Part Three Video Program The Gods Must Be Crazy 23
Part Four Grammar形容词和副词的比较级 23
Unit 2 Health 27
Part One In-Class Reading 29
The Road to Resilience 30
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 40
Passage Ⅰ What You Have Is Not What You Want 40
Passage Ⅱ A Good Night’s Dream 43
Part Three Video Program A Beautiful Mind 48
Part Four Grammar一致关系 49
Unit 3 Entertainment 53
Part One In-Class Reading 55
Fairy Tales and Reality 56
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 66
Passage Ⅰ How to Act 007— Sean Connery 66
Passage Ⅱ So You Want to Be a Pop Star 71
Part Three Video Program Russian Nuclear Explosion 75
Part Four Grammar定语从句 75
Unit 4 Family Ties 81
Part One In-Class Reading 83
Mother’s Day 85
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 95
Passage Ⅰ The Coolest Dad in the Universe 95
Passage Ⅱ The Weapon 101
Part Three Video Program My Big Fat Greek Wedding 108
Part Four Grammar状语从句 108
Test One 114
Unit 5 Person of the Century 123
Part One In-Class Reading 125
Albert Einstein—Person of the Century 127
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 139
Passage Ⅰ The Diana Decades 139
Passage Ⅱ William H.Gates:Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation 146
Part Three Video Program The End of Camelot 154
Part Four Grammar倒装句 156
Unit 6 Environment 163
Part One In-Class Reading 165
Marine Parks 165
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 174
Passage Ⅰ We Are Not Alone 174
Passage Ⅱ Streets Ahead on Bikes 181
Part Three Video Program Finding Nemo 188
Part Four Grammar强调句型 189
Unit 7 Public Speaking 193
Part One In-Class Reading 195
Speaking of the Devil 198
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 211
Passage Ⅰ Dealing with Nervousness 211
Passage Ⅱ Inaugural Address of George W.Bush (Excerpts) 216
Part Three Video Program 2003 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 224
Part Four Grammar虚拟语气(一) 226
Unit 8 Sports 231
Part One In-Class Reading 233
Yao Offers NBA a Shot at Chinese Market 235
Part Two A fter-Class Reading 246
Passage Ⅰ David Beckham 246
Passage Ⅱ Computer Holds Chess Star Kasparov to Match Tie 256
Part Three Video Program Sports Videos 262
Part Four Grammar虚拟语气(二) 263
Test Two 266