Unit 1国际快讯 1
一睹为快 2
Passage A US Faces the Gun and Tax Cliffs 2
品味赏阅 13
Passage B Lost in Thailand： How a Lowbrow， Low-Budget Film Became China’sBiggest Hit 14
时文实用 27
拓展阅读 28
Unit 2经济态势 32
一睹为快 33
Passage A Why So Many Americans Don’t Have Bank Accounts 33
品味赏阅 41
Passage B Is It Better to Rent or to Buy？ 42
时文实用 47
拓展阅读 48
Unit 3科技瞭望 51
一睹为快 52
Passage A Speeding up Work for People with Disabilities 52
品味赏阅 61
Passage B How to Use Technology to Make You Smarter 61
时文实用 66
拓展阅读 68
Unit 4人文长廊 71
一睹为快 72
Passage A Does “Blue Monday” Really Exist？ 72
品味赏阅 82
Passage B Dolphin-assisted Therapy Helps Children with Mental Disabilities 82
时文实用 90
拓展阅读 91
Unit 5教育专栏 95
一睹为快 96
Passage A Confucius Institutes Go beyond Borders 96
品味赏阅 108
Passage B Is It Still Worth Going to University？ 108
时文实用 114
拓展阅读 116
Unit 6环境保护 119
一睹为快 120
Passage A India’s Air Pollution 120
品味赏阅 131
Passage B UK Design to “Harpoon” Old Satellites 131
时文实用 138
拓展阅读 140
Unit 7绿色生活 142
一睹为快 143
Passage A It’s OK to Be a Crybaby： Why Crying is Good for Your Health 143
品味赏阅 153
Passage B Does Chocolate Make You Clever？ 154
时文实用 164
拓展阅读 165
Unit 8探索发现 170
一睹为快 171
Passage A Predicting Obesity at Birth 171
品味赏阅 181
Passage B Your Digital Legacy：States Grapple with Protecting Our Data after We Die 181
时文实用 187
拓展阅读 188
Unit 9人物扫描 191
一睹为快 192
Passage A Mo Yan—a Storyteller and the Nobel Prize Winner 192
品味赏阅 204
Passage B Farewell to David Beckham， Footballer 204
时文实用 214
拓展阅读 215
Unit 10情愫漫语 218
一睹为快 219
Passage A How Manti Te’o Could Have Fallen in Love with Someone He Never Met 220
品味赏阅 232
Passage B William and Kate： Scenes from a Fairy Tale 233
时文实用 243
拓展阅读 244
Unit 11文体娱乐 248
一睹为快 249
Passage A Being There 249
品味赏阅 259
Passage B Sports Icons Who Lead a Change 259
时文实用 265
拓展阅读 266
Unit 12时尚潮流 269
一睹为快 270
Passage A Does Listening to Mozart Really Boost Your Brainpower？ 270
品味赏阅 282
Passage B Gangnam Style： Korean Rapper PSY’s Social Commentary 282
时文实用 291
拓展阅读 293