Unit One Money 1
In-Class Reading 1
Six Money Lessons for My College-Aged Daughter 1
After-Class Reading 6
Passage Ⅰ Save Money on Books:Don't Pay Full Price for Your Reading List 6
Passage Ⅱ Beyond Money:The Other Types of Riches 10
Unit Two Nature 16
In-Class Reading 16
Thinking about Where Your Food Has Traveled 16
After-Class Reading 22
Passage Ⅰ Spell of the Rising Moon 22
Passage Ⅱ Nature 27
Unit Three Information 33
In-Class Reading 33
The Evolution of the Microblog 33
After-Class Reading 38
Passage Ⅰ The Impact of Information on Workforce 38
Passage Ⅱ Human Knowledge,Brought to You by... 42
Unit Four Culture 48
In-Class Reading 48
The Comfort of Strangers 48
After-Class Reading 53
Passage Ⅰ The Rise of"Awesome" 53
Passage Ⅱ On British Tolerance 57
Unit Five Morality 63
In-Class Reading 63
Five Moral Dilemmas 63
After-Class Reading 68
Passage Ⅰ The Dinner Party 68
Passage Ⅱ Utopians'Moral Philosophy 72
Unit Six Reading 78
In-Class Reading 78
Releasing the"Brakes"to Reading 78
After-Class Reading 83
Passage Ⅰ Where I Learned to Read 83
Passage Ⅱ Reading 88
Unit Seven Personality 93
In-Class Reading 93
What's Your Personality 93
After-Class Reading 98
Passage Ⅰ What Does the Study of Personality Do for You 98
Passage Ⅱ Career Chemistry:The Best Jobs for Six Personality Types 103
Unit Eight Future 108
In-Class Reading 108
The Future of Fitness 108
After-Class Reading 113
Passage Ⅰ Time Travel into the Future 113
Passage Ⅱ My Education,My Future 117
Unit Nine Education 122
In-Class Reading 122
Is Higher Education Leading to Higher Employment 122
After-Class Reading 128
Passage Ⅰ How about Better Parents 128
Passage Ⅱ On Education 134
Unit Ten Work 140
In-Class Reading 140
What Does Work Mean to You 140
After-Class Reading 145
Passage Ⅰ Do You Work to Thrive or to Survive 145
Passage Ⅱ How to Get Promoted at Work 149
Key to Exercises 154
Glossary 163
Phrases and Expressions 177