Unit 1 Language 1
Part One Focus Listening 2
Part Two Oral Practice 6
Part Three Read and Explore 7
Text A English as a Universal Language 7
Text B The Status of World Major Languages 18
Basic Reading Skill Ⅺ—Avoiding Vocalization and Inner Speech 25
Passage 1 Oh Chinese, This Torturing Language 26
Passage 2 Varieties of English 28
Passage 3 The Characteristics ＆ Development of English 30
Part Four Writing 34
Basic Writing Skills:Sentence Writing — Relative Clauses 34
Theme-based Essay Writing: Introduction to CET Writing 35
Part Five Further Studying 37
Body Language 38
How English Became a Modern Language 39
Unit 2 Cultural Differences 43
Part One Focus Listening 44
Part Two Oral Practice 49
Part Three Read and Explore 50
Text A Time-conscious Americans 50
Text B Culture Shock 57
Basic Reading Skill Ⅻ—Skimming 63
Passage 1 Adjustment to a New Culture 63
Passage 2 Cross-culture Awareness in International Business 66
Passage 3 Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 68
Part Four Writing 71
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Writing — Adverbial Clauses 71
Theme-based Essay Writing: Title-Given Composition 72
Part Five Further Studying 74
Table Manners: a Cultural Difference 75
Cultural Differences ＆ International Business Communication 76
Unit 3 Computer and Internet 79
Part One Focus Listening 80
Part Two Oral Practice 85
Part Three Read and Explore 87
Text A Web — My Main Source of Information 87
Text B Don't Be the Weakest Link 94
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅢ — Reading Between the Lines 102
Passage 1 Internet Communication 102
Passage 2 The Internet, a Boon （恩恵） or a Bane （祸根）？ 104
Passage 3 The Evolution of Personal Computers 107
Part Four Writing 109
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Writing — Unreal Conditions 109
Theme-based Essay Writing: Writing a Composition According to Tables and Graphs （图表作文） 110
Part Five Further Studying 113
The Importance of Computers and the Internet in a Teenager's Life 114
Protect Against Computer Viruses 115
Unit 4 Famous People 118
Part One Focus Listening 119
Part Two Oral Practice 124
Part Three Read and Explore 125
Text A Winston Churchill —His Other Life 125
Text B Mother Teresa 133
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅣ — Understanding Figurative Language 140
Passage 1 Li Na, China's Unlikely Champion 141
Passage 2 Helen Keller 144
Passage 3 Bill Gates in His Boyhood 146
Part Four Writing 148
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Writing — Participles 148
Theme-based Essay Writing: Key Words Composition （关键词作文） 150
Part Five Further Studying 152
A Man from Stratford — William Shakespeare （Ⅰ） 153
William Shakespeare （Ⅱ） 154
Unit 5 Science and Technology 157
Part One Focus Listening 158
Part Two Oral Practice 162
Part Three Read and Explore 163
Text A Public Attitudes toward Science 163
Text B Make Sense out of Science 172
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅤ — Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions 177
Passage 1 Smart Machines 178
Passage 2 All Play and No Work? 180
Passage 3 I Have His Genes But Not His Genius 182
Part Four Writing 184
Basic Writing Skills: Omission （省略） and Emphasis （强调） 184
Theme-based Essay Writing: Topic Sentence Composition （主题句作文） 186
Part Five Further Studying 187
The Importance of Science and Technology 188
Cloning Humans 189
Self-Healing Plastic 190
Unit 6 Environment 192
Part One Focus Listening 193
Part Two Oral Practice 201
Part Three Read and Explore 202
Text A Worldwide Awareness of Environmental Protection 202
Text B Green Spaces in Cities 214
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅥ — Lexical Repetition 220
Passage 1 Global Warming 221
Passage 2 Eco-environment and Economic Development in Tibet 223
Passage 3 Frog Story 225
Part Four Writing 228
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Writing — Punctuation, Capitalization and Abbreviation 228
Theme-based Essay Writing: English Letter Writing 229
Part Five Further Studying 232
Environmental Pollution 232
Going Green Ideas 234
Unit 7 Wealth and Money 236
Part One Focus Listening 237
Part Two Oral Practice 239
Part Three Read and Explore 241
Text A Wealth Gap Widens on Campus 241
Text B Wealth and Power: Gratitude Is an Open Door 249
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅦ—Denotation and Connotation 254
Passage 1 The Wealth of a Country 255
Passage 2 What Is Money? 256
Passage 3 China on Track of Deeper Reform to Tackle Wealth Gap, Income Disparity 259
Part Four Writing 262
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Writing — Avoiding Grammatical Errors 262
Theme-based Essay Writing: Improve Your Writing — Adding Emphasis by Special Forms （Ⅰ） 262
Part Five Further Studying 265
Wealth, Success and Love 266
Time Spent Agonizing over Money 266
The Truth About Money and Happiness 268
Unit 8 Life-style and Stress 271
Part One Focus Listening 272
Part Two Oral Practice 279
Part Three Read and Explore 280
Text A How to Lighten Your Load 280
Text B Advice to Workaholics 289
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅧ — Recognizing Paragraph Patterns 295
Passage 1 Our Changing Lifestyle: Trends and Fads 296
Passage 2 Heavy Body, Not Heavy Heart 298
Passage 3 What Youngsters Expect in Life 300
Part Four Writing 302
Basic Writing Skills: Sentence Functions in Paragraph Development 302
Theme-based Essay Writing: Improve Your Writing — Adding Emphasis by Special Forms （Ⅱ） 303
Part Five Further Studying 305
What Life Like When Out of Work 306
There's a Lot More than a Job 308
Unit 9 Mass Media 311
Part One Focus Listening 312
Part Two Oral Practice 317
Part Three Read and Explore 318
Text A Television Standards: Trained? Who Cares as Long as You're Cheap 318
Text B Incredible Claims 327
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅨ—SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique 332
Passage 1 Will Newspapers Survive? 334
Passage 2 What's New? The Media 336
Passage 3 Different Methods of Advertising 339
Part Four Writing 341
Basic Writing Skills: Paragraph Writing — Organization 341
Theme-based Essay Writing: Improving Your Writing — Transitions （Ⅰ） 342
Part Five Further Studying 344
The Role of Journalism 345
Readings About Newspaper 346
Unit 10 Success Happiness 349
andPart One Focus Listening 350
Part Two Oral Practice 356
Part Three Read and Explore 357
Text A Stevie Wonder: Sunshine in the Shadow 357
Text B The Root of Happiness 365
Basic Reading Skill ⅩⅩ— Overview 370
Passage 1 We Are What We Think We Are 372
Passage 2 The Happiest Man in the World 375
Passage 3 We Can Change Ourselves for the Better 377
Part Four Writing 379
Basic Writing Skills: Paragraph Writing — Three Features of a Good Paragraph 379
Theme-based Essay Writing: Improving Your Writing — Transitions （Ⅱ） 380
Part Five Further Studying 382
Happiness and Success 383
Some Straight Talk About Your Success and Happiness 384
Glossary 386
Bibliography 400