CONTENTS 1
Lesson 1 Women s Role in American Life(1) 1
UNIT 1 WOMEN 1
Lesson 2 Women s Role in American Life(2) 6
UNIT 2 EDUCATION 11
Lesson 1 American Education(1) 11
Lesson 2 American Education(2) 16
UNIT 3 STORY 21
Lesson 1 Two White Mice 21
Lesson 2 A Rock in the Road 26
UNIT 4 LANGUAGE 31
Lesson 1 British and AmeRican English 31
Lesson 2 The Dream of a World Language 36
UNIT 5 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 41
Lesson 1 The Crime of the Month 41
Lesson 2 U.S.Cities:Past and Present 46
Lesson 1 New Eating Habits 51
UNIT 6 AMERICAN FOOD 51
Lesson 2 Food Near and Far 56
Lesson 1 John F.Kennedy Abraham Lincoln 61
UNIT 7 HISTORIC FIGURES 61
Lesson 2 Abraham Lincoln 66
UNIT 8 POPULATION 71
Lesson 1 American Aging Population 71
Lesson 2 Two Million More People By Century s End 76
UNIT 9 ENERGY 81
Lesson 1 Solar Energy 81
Lesson 2 Sources of Energy 86
UNIT 10 MEDICINE 91
Lesson 1 Vitamins 91
Lesson 2 Natural Medicine 96
UNIT 11 CLIMATOLOGY 101
Lesson 1 Weather Maps 101
Lesson 2 The Greenhouse Effect 106
UMIT 12 AMERICANS AND IMMIGRA TION 111
Lesson 1 We Americans 111
Lesson 2 Immigration 116
UNIT 13 SPORTS 121
Lesson 1 The Olympic Games 121
Lesson 2 Sports Violence 127
UNIT 14 SPACE FLIGHTS 132
Lesson 1 Touchdown 132
Lesson 2 Liftoff 137
Lesson 1 Types of Computers 142
UNIT 15 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION 142
Lesson 2 Computers in Education 147
UNIT 16 ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION 152
Lesson 1 A Threat to Our Planet 152
Lesson 2 Noise Pollution 157
UNIT 17 SLEEP AND DREAMS 163
Lesson 1 What Happens When You Sleep? 163
Lesson 2 The History of Dreams 168
UNIT 18 TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAMES 173
Lesson 1 What s on TV? 173
Lesson 2 Video Games:Space Invaders 178
PRACTICE TEST Ⅰ 183
PRACTICE TEST Ⅱ 190
PRACTICE TEST Ⅲ 197
UNIT 1 WOMEN 203
Lesson 1 Women s Role in American Life(1) 203
TAPESCRIPTS TO THE EXERCISES 203
Lesson 2 Women s Role in American Life(2) 208
UNIT 2 EDUCATION 213
Lesson 1 American Education(1) 213
Lesson 2 American Education(2) 217
UNIT 3 STORY 221
Lesson 1 Two White Mice 221
Lesson 2 A Rock in the Road 225
UNIT 4 LANGUAGE 230
Lesson 1 British and American English 230
Lesson 2 The Dream of a World Language 235
UNIT 5 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 240
Lesson 1 The Crime ofthe Month 240
Lesson 2 U.S.Cities:Past and Present 244
UNIT 6 AMERICAN FOOD 249
Lesson 1 NeW Eating Habits 249
Lesson 2 Food Near and Far 253
UNIT 7 HISTORIC FIGURES 257
Lesson 1 John F.Kennedy Abraham Lincoln 257
Lesson 2 Abraham Lincoln 261
Lesson 1 American Aging Population 265
UNIT 8 POPULATION 265
Lesson 2 Two Million More People By Century s End 269
UNIT 9 ENERGY 273
Lesson 1 Solar Energy 273
Lesson 2 Sources of Energy 277
UNIT 10 MEDICINE 281
Lesson 1 Vitamins 281
Lesson 2 Natural Medicine 285
Lesson 1 Weather Maps 289
UNIT 11 CLIMATOLOGY 289
Lesson 2 The Greenhouse Effect 293
UNIT 12 AMERICANS AND IMMIGRATION 297
Lesson 1 We Americans 297
Lesson 2 Immigration 302
UNIT 13 SPORTS 306
Lesson 1 The Olympic Games 306
Lesson 2 Sports Violence 310
Lesson 1 Touchdown 314
UNIT 14 SPACE FLIGHTS 314
Lesson 2 Liftoff 318
UNIT 15 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION 322
Lesson 1 Types of Computers 322
Lesson 2 Computers in Education 326
UNIT 16 ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION 330
Lesson 1 A Threat to Our Planet 330
Lesson 2 Noise Pollution 334
Lesson 1 What Happens When You Sleep? 338
UNIT 17 SLEEP AND DREAMS 338
Lesson 2 The History of Dreams 342
UNIT 18 TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAMES 346
Lesson 1 What s on TV? 346
Lesson 2 Video Games:Space Invaders 351
TAPESCRIPTS TO THE PRACTICE TESTS 355
PRACTICE TEST Ⅰ 355
PRACTICE TEST Ⅱ 359
PRACTICE TEST Ⅲ 363
KEY TO THE PRACTICE TEST 367
KEY TO THE EXERCISES 369