Unit 1 Economic Development&Environment Balance 1
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Happiest City in China:Hangzhou 3
Passage 2(Fast Reading) “Clean”Coal Is Realistic Option 7
Passage 3(Appreciation) Summit Is Seen as US Versus China 12
Unit 2 Ear thquake&Secondary Disasters 15
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) 1.5 Million Displaced after Chile Quake(1) 17
Passage 2(Fast Reading) Updates on the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan 21
Passage 3(Appreciation) Countering Radiation Fears With Just the Facts 27
Unit 3 Education&Job Seeking 31
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Life-long Students Make More Money 33
Passage 2(Fast Reading) How to Improve Your Study Habits and Remember Better 37
Passage 3(Appreciation) OfStudy 43
Unit4 Tourism&Culture 45
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Cultural and Eco Tourism 47
Passage 2(Fast Reading) CNN Says the Hottest Asian Tourism Spot Is in Marinduque 51
Passage 3(Appreciation) Celebrating British Tourism 57
Unit 5 Sports 59
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Sports 61
Passage 2(Fast Reading) The First World Cup 64
Passage 3(Appreciation) Ode to Sport 66
Unit 6 Science&Technology 69
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Putting IPads to Work 71
Passage 2(Fast Reading) Why Do We Sleep? 77
Passage 3(Appreciation) Sunscreen Scam? 82
Unit 7 Environment&Life 85
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Research on Water pollution in America 87
Passage 2(Fast Reading) Rain Forests 91
Passage 3(Appreciation) Growing Roots 97
Unit 8 Thoughts&Philosophy 101
Passage 1(Intensive Reading) Confucius 103
Passage 2(Fast reading) Bacon 109
Passage 3(Appreciation) Plato 115