Conversations 2
第一单元 科学与技术 2
UNIT1SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOCY 2
CONTENTS 2
Passage:SiliconandBeyond 3
Notes 5
WordsandExpressions 5
Exercises 7
SupplementaryReading:AGlimpseoftheSecretsofLife 15
Conversations 18
第二单元 经济 18
UNIT2ECONOMY 18
Passage:TheFutureofInternationalTrade 19
Notes 21
WordsandExpressions 21
Exercises 22
SupplementaryReading:WithGratitudetoChina 31
Conversations 36
UNIT3POLITICSANDPOLITICIANS 36
第三单元 政治与政治家 36
Passage:PresidentialDebates 37
WordsandExpressions 38
Notes 39
Exercises 40
SupplementaryReading:ThePresidentialInaugurationSpeech 49
Conversations 53
第四单元 教育 53
UNIT4EDUCATION 53
Passage:UniversitiesandTheirFunction 54
WordsandExpressions 56
Exercises 57
Notes 57
SupplementaryReading:SchoolsFindNewRoutetoDiversity 66
Conversations 70
第五单元 环境 70
UNIT5ENVIRONMENT 70
Passage:TheNextWorldWarWillBeoverWater 71
Notes 73
WordsandExpressions 73
Exercises 74
SupplementaryReading:Ecotourism 83
Conversations 86
第六单元 文化 86
UNIT6CULTURE 86
Passage:Easter 88
Notes 89
WordsandExpressions 89
Exercises 90
SupplementaryReading:StrengthofCultures:EastandWest 99
第七单元 文学与艺术 102
Conversations 102
UNIT7LITERATUREANDART 102
Passage:TheStoryofanHour 103
WordsandExpressions 105
Notes 106
Exercises 106
SupplementaryReading:Noah SArk 115
UNIT8LEGENDARYFIGURES 118
第八单元 传奇人物 118
Conversations 118
Passage:Princess:Diana 119
WordsandExpressions 121
Notes 121
Exercises 122
SupplementaryReading:PabloPicasso,theYoungestPainter 132
UNIT9TOURISM 136
第九单元 旅游 136
Conversations 136
Passage:BangkokandBeyondbyBoat 137
WordsandExpressions 139
Notes 140
Exercises 141
SupplementaryReading:Climate ClothingintheU.K 150
UNIT10MEDICINEANDHEALTH 154
第十单元 医药与健康 154
Conversations 154
Passage:BabyBurstsoutofBubble 155
WordsandExpressionS 157
Notes 158
Exercises 159
SupplementaryReading:DietandDiabetes 167
UNIT11THEWORLDOFANIMALS 170
第十一单元 动物世界 170
Conversations 170
Passage:CrowsAreSmart 171
WordsandExpressions 173
Notes 174
Exercises 175
SupplementaryReading:OfDogsandMen 183
Conversations 186
UNIT12ENTERTAINMENTANDMASSMEDIA 186
第十二单元 娱乐与大众传媒 186
Passage:ANightattheOscars 187
WordsandExpressions 189
Notes 189
Exercises 191
SupplementaryReading:WorldFamousFilmandTelevisionPrize 199
附录 203
附录一 功能意念表 203
附录二 语言技能表 211
附录三 听力练习录音稿 212
附录四 课后练习答案 237
附录五 单词和短语总表 246