Unit One 1
Text A Winston Churchill—His Other Life 1
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 1
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 1
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 1
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 2
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 12
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 15
Text B Little Sister of the Poor 16
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 16
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 18
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 24
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 24
Text C Diana,Princess of Wales:1961-1997 26
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 26
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 27
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 32
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 33
Supplementary Exercises 34
Key to Supplementary Exercises 36
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 37
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 37
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 37
Text A Why They Excel 37
Unit Two 37
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 39
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 50
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 54
Text B Methods of Education:East and West 56
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 56
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 57
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 60
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 61
Text C Cheating as Culture:Insights for Foreign Teachers 62
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 62
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 63
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 66
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 67
Supplementary Exercises 68
Key to Supplementary Exercises 69
Unit Three 71
Text A The Tale of a Cultural Translator 71
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 71
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 71
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 71
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 72
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 83
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 87
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 88
Text B A Multicultural Person 88
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 89
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 96
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 96
Text C A Lifetime of Learning to Manage Effectively 97
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 97
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 98
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 101
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 102
Supplementary Exercises 103
Key to Supplementary Exercises 105
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 106
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 106
Text A Turning Failure into Success 106
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 106
Unit Four 106
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 108
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 120
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 123
Text B Failure? No!Just Temporary Setbacks 125
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 125
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 126
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 133
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 133
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 135
Text C Heart of a Champion 135
Ⅱ Comprehension of the Text 136
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 141
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 142
Supplementary Exercises 144
Key to Supplementary Exercises 146
Unit Five 147
Text A Holding Onto a Dream 147
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 147
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 147
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 147
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 148
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 159
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 163
Text B The Soft Seil 165
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 165
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 165
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 172
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 173
Text C Workin'for A Livin' 174
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 174
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 175
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 181
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 181
Supplementary Exercises 183
Key to Supplementary Exercises 184
Text A A Brief History of Stephen Hawking 186
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 186
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 186
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 186
Unit Six 186
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 188
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 200
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 203
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 205
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 205
Text B Inventor of the Future 205
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 215
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 215
Text C The New Frontier of Beauty 217
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 217
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 217
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 224
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 224
Supplementary Exercises 226
Key to Supplementary Exercises 228
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 229
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 229
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 229
Unit Seven 229
Text A Thinking:A Neglected Art 229
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 230
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 237
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 241
Text B How to Teach Your Child to Think 242
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 242
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 243
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 247
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 247
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 249
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 249
Text C Developing Your Thinking 249
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 251
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 252
Supplementary Exercises 253
Key to Supplementary Exercises 255
Unit Eight 256
Text A Unwritten Rules 256
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 256
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 256
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 256
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 257
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 265
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 268
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 269
Text B A Traffic Light Is a Brainless Machine 269
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 270
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 273
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 273
Text C In Ourselves We Trust 274
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 274
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 275
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 277
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 277
Supplementary Exercises 278
Key to Supplementary Exercises 280
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 281
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 281
Unit Nine 281
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 281
Text A Get Ready for Some Wild Weather 281
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 282
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 296
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 299
Text B Study Finds Good Effects of EI Ni？o 301
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 301
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 302
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 308
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 308
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 309
Text C What's Wrong With Our Weather 309
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 310
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 314
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 314
Supplementary Exercises 316
Key to Supplementary Exercises 318
Unit Ten 319
Text A The Next 30 Years 319
Ⅰ.Main Idea of the Text 319
Ⅱ.Outline of Each Part 319
Ⅲ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 319
Ⅳ.Comprehension of the Text 320
Ⅴ.Key to the Exercises of Text A 332
Ⅵ.Translation of Text A 335
Text B Our Forecasts 30 Years Later 337
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 337
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 337
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text B 346
Ⅳ.Translation of Text B 347
Text C The 21st Century:Information and Man 348
Ⅰ.Questions and Answers to Check Students' Preview 348
Ⅱ.Comprehension of the Text 349
Ⅲ.Key to the Exercises of Text C 353
Ⅳ.Translation of Text C 354
Supplementary Exercises 355
Key to Supplementary Exercises 356