CONTENTS 2
CHAPTER 1 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION 2
第一章 计算机与信息 2
Unit 1 Computer and Information（Ⅰ）计算机与信息（Ⅰ） 2
Conversations 2
Passage:History of Computer 4
Words and Expressions 6
Notes 7
Exercises 8
Supplementary Reading:Cyberspace for Kids 16
Conversations 18
Unit 2 Computer and Information（Ⅱ）计算机与信息（Ⅱ） 18
Passage:Transmission of Information 20
Words and Expressions 22
Notes 23
Exercises 24
Supplementary Reading:Education？Computer,Naturally 31
CHAPTER2 ECONOMY 34
第二章 经济 34
Unit 3 Economy（Ⅰ）经济（Ⅰ） 34
Conversations 34
Passage:European Union:A Single Currency 36
Words and Expressions 37
Notes 38
Exercises 39
Supplementary Reading:Business Strategy of Cooperationand Learning 46
Unit 4 Economy（Ⅱ）经济（Ⅱ） 49
Conversations 49
Passage:Supermarkets 51
Words and Expressions 53
Notes 54
Exercises 54
Supplementary Reading:Industrial Rise and Decline inAmerica and Japan 62
Conversations 65
Unit 5 Great Man（Ⅰ）伟人（Ⅰ） 65
第三章 伟人 65
CHAPTER 3 GREAT MEN 65
Passage:The Man Who Changed the World 66
Words and Expressions 68
Notes 69
Exercises 70
Supplementary Reading:Thomas Alva Edison 77
Unit 6 Great Man（Ⅱ）伟人（Ⅱ） 79
Conversations 79
Passage:The Death of Hitler 81
Words and Expressions 82
Notes 83
Exercises 84
Supplementary Reading:The Telephone and Its Inventor 91
CHAPTER 4 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 95
第四章 风俗习惯 95
Unit 7 Manners and Customs（Ⅰ）风俗习惯（Ⅰ） 95
Conversations 95
Passage:The Western Wedding 97
Words and Expressions 98
Notes 99
Exercises 100
Supplementary Reading:Tips on Doing Business with the Arabs 108
Unit 8 Manners and Customs（Ⅱ）风俗习惯（Ⅱ） 110
Conversations 110
Passage:The American Character 111
Words and Expressions 113
Notes 114
Exercises 115
Supplementary Reading:Marriage Advertising 121
CHAPTER 5 CITIES 124
第五章 城市 124
Unit 9 Cities（Ⅰ）城市（Ⅰ） 124
Conversations 124
Passage:San Francisco 126
Words and Expressions 128
Notes 128
Exercises 129
Supplementary Reading:Sydney 136
Unit 10 Cities（Ⅱ）城市（Ⅱ） 139
Conversations 139
Passage:Tokyo Goes Underground 140
Words and Expressions 142
Notes 142
Exercises 143
Supplementary Reading:New York 150
CHAPTER 6 HIGHER EDUCATION 153
第六章 高等教育 153
Unit 11 Higher Education（Ⅰ）高等教育（Ⅰ） 153
Conversations 153
Passage:Education in the Future 155
Words and Expressions 156
Notes 157
Exercises 158
Supplementary Reading:Adult Education 165
Unit 12 Higher Education（Ⅱ）高等教育（Ⅱ） 168
Conversations 168
Passage:Higher Education 170
Words and Expressions 171
Notes 171
Exercises 172
Supplementary Reading:On Reading 179
Unit 13 Literature and Art（Ⅰ）文学与艺术（Ⅰ） 182
Conversations 182
第七章 文学与艺术 182
CHAPTER 7 LITERATURE AND ART 182
Passage:The Musical Mind 184
Words and Expressions 186
Notes 186
Exercises 188
Supplementary Reading:A Famous Literary Figure-Mark 195
Twain 195
Unit 14 Literature and Art（Ⅱ）文学与艺术（Ⅱ） 198
Conversations 198
Passage:The Accidental Novelist 200
Words and Expressions 202
Notes 203
Exercises 204
Supplementary Reading:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 211
CHAPTER 8 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION 215
第八章 语言与交际 215
Unit 15 Language and Communication（Ⅰ）语言与交际（Ⅰ） 215
Conversations 215
Passage:Communication 217
Words and Expressions 218
Notes 219
Exercises 220
Supplementary Reading:Online,and Off,English s HegemonyIs Challenged Globally 228
Unit 16 Language and Communication（Ⅱ）语言与交际（Ⅱ） 231
Conversations 231
Passage:How to Read Body Language 233
Words and Expressions 235
Notes 236
Exercises 238
Supplementary Reading:The Art of Conversation 245
CHAPTER 9 ENVIRONMENT 249
第九章 环境 249
Unit 17 Environment（Ⅰ）环境（Ⅰ） 249
Conversations 249
Passage:The Ocean 251
Words and Expressions 252
Notes 253
Exercises 254
Supplementary Reading:Using Land Wisely 262
Unit 18 Environment（Ⅱ）环境（Ⅱ） 264
Conversations 264
Passage:Pollution Is A Dirty Word 266
Words and Expressions 268
Notes 269
exercises 270
Supplementary Reading:What Good Is A Tree？ 278
Unit 19 Geography（Ⅰ）地理（Ⅰ） 281
Conversations 281
第十章 地理 281
CHAPTER 10 GEOGRAPHY 281
Passage:The Mississippi 283
Words and Expressions 284
Notes 285
Exercises 286
Supplementary Reading:New York:Yesterday and Today 294
Unit 20 Geography（Ⅱ）地理（Ⅱ） 296
Conversations 296
Passage:The Climate of the United States 298
Words and Expressions 300
Notes 300
Exercises 301
Supplementary Reading:Switzerland 309
CHAPTER 11 CULTURE 312
第十一章 文化 312
Unit 21 Culture（Ⅰ）文化（Ⅰ） 312
Conversations 312
Passage:Cultural Conflict 314
Words and Expressions 315
Notes 316
Exercises 317
Supplementary Reading:The Eskimos 324
Unit 22 Culture（Ⅱ）文化（Ⅱ） 326
Conversations 326
Passage:Culture Shock 328
Notes 330
Words and Expressions 330
Exercises 331
Supplementary Reading:Atlas 339
CHAPTER 12 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 342
第十二章 科学与技术 342
Unit 23 Science and Technology（Ⅰ）科学与技术（Ⅰ） 342
Conversations 342
Passage:Cars of the Future 344
Words and Expressions 345
Notes 346
Exercises 347
Supplementary Reading:Some American Inventors 355
Conversations 357
Unit 24 Science and Technology（Ⅱ）科学与技术（Ⅱ） 357
Passage:A Famous Inventor 358
Words and Expressions 360
Notes 360
Exercises 361
Supplementary Reading:Looking through Glass 369
附录 372
附录一 功能意念表 372
附录二 语言技能表 382
附录三 课文问题答案 384
附录四 听力练习录音稿 389
附录五 课后练习答案 437
附录六 单词和短语总表 451