（上册） 3
Unit 1 Myths＆Tales 3
Section A The Creation of the World 3
Section B The Birth of the Messiah 8
Section C The Olympian Gods 13
Section D The Trojan War 18
Unit 2 Moments in History 24
Section A The Splendour of Greece 24
Section B Renaissance 30
Section C The Hundred Years'War and Joan of Arc 36
Section D Early Settlements 41
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities 48
Section A Winston Churchill 48
Section B Charles Darwin 56
Section C Diana,Princess of Wales 62
Section D Michael Jordan,a Global Icon 69
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation 74
Section A Hamlet 74
Section B Of Beauty 79
Section C Three Days to See 84
Saction D President George W.Bush's Inaugural Address 89
Unit 5 Customs＆Traditions 94
Section A Special Origin of Christmas 94
Section B Unique Traditions from the UK 100
Section C Wedding Customs and Traditions 106
Section D History of Football 112
Unit 6 Cultural Geography 119
Section A Ancient Scots and Stonehenge 119
Section B The Beauty of Britain 125
Section C Niagara Falls 132
Section D The Serengeti National Park 138
Unit 7 Panorama of Life 144
Section A Finding Your Niche 144
Section B Can We Live Without Our Mobile Phones? 150
Section C Nice to Meet You,Chicago 156
Section D Yoga Health Secrets 161
Unit 8 Global Focus 165
Section A Remembering,Never to Forget 165
Section B Security Council Reform：Mission Impossible? 170
Section C The Kyoto Protocol＆Global Warming 176
Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity? 181
（下册） 189
Unit 1 Myths＆Tales 189
Section A Noah's Ark 189
Section B Pandora's Box 195
Section C The Animals of Aesop 201
Section D The Fisherman and the Jinni 206
Unit 2 Moments in History 211
Section A Babylon and the Law 211
Section B The Grest Days of the Arabs 217
Section C The Middle Ages 223
Section D The American Civil War 229
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities 235
Section A Mahatma Gandhi 235
Section B Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 241
Section C Bill Gates 246
Section D Stephen Hawking 252
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation 259
Section A The Declaration of Independence 259
Section B A Christmas Carol 266
Section C The Old Man and the Sea 271
Section D Some Curious Western Customs 277
Unit 5 Customs＆Traditions 282
Section A The Language and Culture of Switzerland 282
Section B Chinese Calligraphy：Past and Present 289
Section C The History of Valentine's Day 295
Section D The Wines of France 301
Unit 6 Cultural Geography 307
Section A Maya,the Riddle of a Lost Civilization 307
Section B The Byzantium 313
Section C Civilization of the Ancient Egypt 320
Section D The Caste System in India 326
Unit 7 Panorama of Life 333
Section A You've Got Blog 333
Section B Generation Gap?Sometimes It's Just Words 339
Section C The Debtor Generation 344
Section D Up a Tree,for the Fun of It 349
Unit 8 Global Focus 354
Section A Up Goes Shenzhou,Again 354
Section B Ripple Effects of Indonesia's Geological Events 360
Section C Why Nobodies Are the Real Terrorist Threat 366
Section D Welcome to Beijing 371