Unit 1 Business and Economics 1
Writing Skill Development 1
Basic Structure of an Argumentative Essay 1
Reading for Ideas 6
Text A Drain or Gain? 6
Text B Rent or Buy,a Matter of Lifestyle 12
Text C Comeback Kid-America's Economy Is Once Again Reinventing Itself 18
Unit Summary 24
Unit 2 Engineering 28
Writing Skill Development 28
Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(1) Use of Reliable Sources(statisties,facts,quotation,illustrative incidents,etc.) 28
Reading for Ideas 31
Text A Altering the Forces of Nature:Genetic Engineering on Animals 31
Text B Genetically Modified Foods:A Solution to World Hunger or Potential Health Threat? 38
Text C Genetic Engineering and Cloning 44
Unit Summary 52
Unit 3 Science 55
Writing Skill Development 55
Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(2) Cause and Effect 55
Reading for Ideas 58
Text A Can Animals and Plants Adapt to Global Warming? 58
Text B Intermittent Exercise-Factors That Effect Performance 65
Text C Stem Cell Research-Why Is It Regarded as a Threat? 72
Unit Summary 79
Unit 4 Information Technology 82
Writing Skill Development 82
Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(3) Comparison and Contrast 82
Reading for Ideas 87
Text A iPads and Kindles Are Better for the Environment Than Books 87
Text B Stop Blaming the Internet 92
Text C We Should Not Permit Internet Censorship 98
Unit Summary 103
Unit 5 Philosophy 107
Writing Skill Development 107
Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(4) Deduction and Induction 107
Reading for Ideas 111
Text A Argument,Truth and the Social Side of Reasoning 111
Text B Who Needs the Humanities? 116
Text C Experiments in Philosophy 122
Unit Summary 128
Unit 6 Social Science 131
Writing Skill Development 131
Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(5) Clear Flow of Reasoning and Avoidance of False Arguments 131
Reading for Ideas 137
Text A The Many Career Opportunities for Recipients of Degrees in Mathematics 137
Text B Hidden Tigers：Why Do Chinese Children Do So Well at School? 145
Text C Why I Want a Wife 153
Unit Summary 160
Unit 7 Life Science/Health 164
Writing Skill Development 164
The Whole Essay(1) 164
Reading for Ideas 171
Text A A Scientist:"I Am the Enemy" 171
Text B An Argument in Support of Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide 176
Text C The Case Against Physician-Assisted Suicide:For the Right to End-of-Life Care 184
Unit Summary 190
Unit 8 Environment 194
Writing Skill Development 194
The Whole Essay(2)Main Issue＋Refutation＋SupportMain Issue＋Support＋Refutation 194
Reading for Ideas 199
Text A The Food Miles Mistake 199
Text B Global Warming：Man-Made or Natural? 205
Text C The Environmental Argument for Reducing Immigration to the United States 212
Unit Summary 219
Appendix Glossary 223