Unit 1 Way of Life 1
Passage 1 Writers Take Away Spiderman's Wife 1
Passage 2 Driving in Britain 4
Passage 3 Driving:American Way of Life 7
Passage 4 For Some Women,Success Has a Price 10
Unit 2 Social Problems 14
Passage 1 Growing Old 14
Passage 2 Alcoholism 17
Passage 3 Teenage Depression:A Growing Problem 21
Passage 4 Penalties for Driving Drunk 25
Unit 3 Holiday 29
Passage 1 Celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival 29
Passage 2 Green Christmas Has Come to Stay 33
Passage 3 St.Valentine's Day 37
Passage 4 The Origin and Celebration of Laba 41
Unit 4 Education 45
Passage 1 U.S.College Education System 45
Passage 2 The Color of 2008 Olympics 48
Passage 3 The Gap Year 51
Passage 4 Students Balance School and Work 54
Unit 5 Philosophy of Life 58
Passage 1 Life Is a Kind of Attitude 58
Passage 2 Learning Does Not End 61
Passage 3 Love or Infatuation 64
Passage 4 Marriage and Freedom 67
Unit 6 Prominent Figures 71
Passage 1 Born to Fly 71
Passage 2 About Stephen-A Brief History of Mine 75
Passage 3 The Story of Helen Keller 78
Passage 4 Long Live Queen,Rock 81
Unit 7 The World of Animal 85
Passage 1 How the West Views Our Party Animals 85
Passage 2 Fifteen Tips for Surviving a Bear Encounter 89
Passage 3 Polar Bears Say,"Recycle!" 93
Passage 4 Guide Dogs 97
Unit 8 Environment and Energy 100
Passage 1 Liquefied Coal 100
Passage 2 To Be Friendly with Plants and Animals 104
Passage 3 Live or Die 108
Passage 4 To Embrace Nature-based Tourism 111
Unit 9 Science 115
Passage 1 Why We Love,Who We Love 115
Passage 2 Smokers Need a Cigarette Break Permanently 119
Passage 3 Gene Project to Trace Migration 123
Passage 4 Treatments for Depression 126
Unit 10 Information Technology 129
Passage 1 Household Participation in the Information Age 129
Passage 2 Internet Set for New Frontier 132
Passage 3 Bye-bye Word Search 135
Passage 4 Five Computers to Rule Them All 138
Keys for Reference 142