初级篇 3
Unit One Stories 3
Passage A Things Aren’t Always What They Seem 3
Passage B The Neighbors’ Dog 5
Extra Reading Practice 7
Unit Two Life 10
Passage A Perfect Life 10
Passage B All work and no play 12
Extra Reading Practice 15
Unit Three Famous People 17
Passage A Washington Irving 17
Passage B Winston Churchill 19
Extra Reading Practice 21
Unit Four Travel 24
Passage A Experiences in Dusseldorf 24
Passage B Tokyo 25
Extra Reading Practice 28
Unit Five Education and Study 31
Passage A Studying Agriculture in the US 31
Passage B What Education do You Need？ 33
Extra Reading Practice 35
Unit Six Festivals 38
Passage A Teachers’ Day in Singapore 38
Passage B The Symbol of the Resurrection 40
Extra Reading Practice 42
中级篇 47
Unit One Kindness 47
Passage A Kindness with Class 47
Passage B The Experience of My Best Friend 49
Extra Reading Practice 52
Unit Two Health 55
Passage A How to Keep Healthy 55
Passage B Smoking Ban Expands in Beijing 57
Extra Reading Practice 60
Unit Three Friendship 63
Passage A A Great Friendship 63
Passage B Emerson Friendship 66
Extra Reading Practice 69
Unit Four Sports 72
Passage A Table Tennis 72
Passage B Luxury Bikes 74
Extra Reading Practice 77
Unit Five Pollution 80
Passage A A Geoengineering Solution Will Influence the Rainfall 80
Passage B Human Activities are the Main Reason to Ocean Warming 82
Extra Reading Practice 85
Unit Six Art 88
Passage A Music Plays an Important Role in African Life 88
Passage B Jazz and Country Music in America 90
Extra Reading Practice 93
高级篇 99
Unit One Job Hunting 99
Passage A Internships or Paid Work： which would you choose？ 99
Passage B Unemployment 102
Passage C Employment for the Aged 105
Extra Reading Practice 108
Unit Two Family 114
Passage A The Elderly in the United States 114
Passage B It is never too late to be successful parents！ 116
Passage C Changes in Male and Female Roles 119
Extra Reading Practice 122
Unit Three Hot Topics 128
Passage A Economy in the World 128
Passage B 2010 World Exposition 131
Passage C Cross-culture Management 134
Extra Reading Practice 137
Unit Four Environment 143
Passage A Should Plastic Bags be Banned？ 143
Passage B Resources in the World 146
Passage C Study of Reducing Methane in the Atmosphere 149
Extra Reading Practice 152
Unit Five Health 157
Passage A Study of Ovarian Cancer 157
Passage B Treatment for Allergies 159
Passage C Study of the Influenza in Asia 162
Extra Reading Practice 165
Unit Six Science 171
Passage A Ions in the Air 171
Passage B The Origin of Roman Alphabets 173
Passage C Development of Aquaculture 176
Extra Reading Practice 179
Keys to Exercises 185