UNIT1 1
Tea Drinking—An Art of Living 1
Main Reading Tea Drinking—An Art of Living 1
Reading Skills Skimming略读 7
Related Reading Gongfu Tea Ceremony 8
Writing Skills Diction选词 14
UNIT2 18
Traditional Cultures，Living or Dying？ 18
Main Reading Breathing New Life into“Musical Fossils” 18
Reading Skills Scanning查读 26
Related Reading Fading Out of“Living Fossils of China’s Last Feudal-Bound Community” 27
Writing Skills Diversity in Wording用词多样化 31
UNIT 3 34
Artistic Glamour of Chinese Historical Heritage 34
Main Reading Ancient Buddhist Sculpture 34
Reading Skills Skimming＆Scanning略读与查读 41
Related Reading Yungang Grottoes—The Dynasty Carved on Stone 43
Writing Skills Sentence Development I如何写好句子（扩句三要素） 48
UNIT 4 51
Chinese Folk Activities in Special Festivals 51
Main Reading Enjoying Spring Festival Fair in Beijing 51
Reading Skills Guessing the Meaning of the New Words Ⅰ猜词1（利用词根和前缀） 59
Related Reading Pujiang Bench Dragon Show 61
Writing Skills Sentence Development Ⅱ句式多样化 65
UNIT5 69
Chinese Philosophers 69
Main Reading Confucius，the First Educator of China 69
Reading Skills Guessing the Meaning of the New Words Ⅱ猜词2（利用反义词与近义词） 76
Related Reading Lao Zi，The Founder of Taoism 78
Writing Skills Topic Sentence主题句 83
UNIT 6 85
Food and Drinks 85
Main Reading Afternoon Tea in Britain 85
Reading Skills Guessing the Meaning of the New Words Ⅲ猜词3（利用定义、例子和背景知识） 90
Related Reading Food and Drinks in Britain 91
Writing Skills How to Write a Paragraph组句成段（主题句、支撑句和结尾句） 95
UNIT 7 102
Entertainment 102
Main Reading Disneyland 102
Reading Skills Word with More than One Meanings一词多义 110
Related Reading The Hollyland of the American Movie Industry—Hollywood 111
Writing Skills How to Write a Paragraph Ⅱ组句成段（衔接与连贯） 116
UNIT 8 119
Influential People in America 119
Main Reading Top 10 American Icons 119
Reading Skills Understanding Transitional Words and Phrases理解篇章中的连接词 126
Related Reading Eleanor Roosevelt 128
Writing Skills How to WriteaParagraph Ⅲ组句成段（段落的起承转合） 132
UNIT 9 135
Dancing with Africans 135
Main Reading African Dance—Ancient to the Future 135
Reading Skills Understanding the Logic of Cause＆Effect and Comparison＆Contrast掌握因果关系、对比和对照的逻辑关系 142
Related Reading Latin Dance Styles 143
Writing Skills Learning Writing by Imitation仿写与写作 149
UNIT 10 151
Going Out and Seeing the World 151
Main Reading Malta：A Journey to the Birthplace of Civilized World 151
Reading Skills Understanding the Viewpoint of the Writer领会作者的观点 159
Related Reading Cultural Mosaic of Malaysia 159
Writing Skills Central Idea and Outline Writing主题与写作大纲 163