Unit 1 The Art of Study 1
Text A How to Mark a Book 1
Text B Genius and the Craftsman（Ⅰ） 11
Text C Genius and the Craftsman（Ⅱ） 16
Text D Of Studies 21
Unit 2 Work and Leisure 24
Text A Why People Work（Ⅰ） 24
Text B Why People Work（Ⅱ） 35
Text C Work and Pleasure 39
Text D On Work 42
Unit 3 Science and Technology 46
Text A Skills for a New Millennium（Ⅰ） 46
Text B Skills for a New Millennium（Ⅱ） 55
Text C Science and the Scientific Attitude 60
Text D Top 3 Cosmic Myths 66
Unit 4 Natural Resources 70
Text A America's National Parks 70
Text B Bringing a Little Sunshine into Our Lives 80
Text C Using up the World Resources 86
Text D A Fable for Tomorrow 90
Unit 5 Great Thoughts 93
Text A The Fifth Freedom 93
Text B First Inaugural Address 104
Text C A Free Man's Worship 112
Text D What I have Lived for 116
Unit 6 Literature Appreciation 119
Text A The Red Pony 119
Text B Battle Tactics 128
Text C All Creatures Great and Small 133
Text D The Gardener 139
Unit 7 The Meaning of Education（Ⅱ） 142
Text A Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior? 142
Text B Students in Shock 152
Text C In Praise of the F Word 158
Text D The Meaning of Education 163
Unit 8 Embracing Success Humbly 167
Text A Copying with the Compliment 167
Text B Celebrating Successes：The Power of Compliments 177
Text C Four Words That Changed a Life 181
Text D Why Do Compliments Cause So Much Grief 185
Unit 9 Natural Phenomena 188
Text A Fires of Destruction and Creation 188
Text B Is Weather Getting Worse?（Ⅰ） 197
Text C Is Weather Getting Worse?（Ⅱ） 203
Text D Is Earth Getting Darker? 209
Unit 10 Bravery and Courage 212
Text A The Real Story of Flight 93 212
Text B Turning Failure to Success 226
Text C Miracles of Courage 231
Text D The Quality of Courage 239
Unit 11 Life and Technology 243
Text A Preindustrid Cities 243
Text B Time and the Machine 258
Text C Artisans and Industrialization 264
Text D Henry Ford 268
Unit 12 Famous Speeches and Great Voices 273
Text A All lives Have Equal Value 273
Text B Peace in the Atomic Age 288
Text C The Strenuous Life 292
Text D Nobel prize Acceptance Speech 296