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