目錄
Unit 1 閱讀的目的?
Part 1 It’s “Slamming,” in a Word / Puppy Food / In the Spirit of Suomi—Finland’s Cultural Industry / Natural Remedies for Dealing With Depression / Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Part 2 The Longest Fuel Pipeline / Graffiti—From Graffiato to Hip Hop/ The Culture of the Wedding Ceremony / Lucille Reed, 4-H Dairy Queen / China’s Forbidden City
Unit 2 閱讀理解
Part 1 The Crystal Ball Has It / Solutions for Stray and Feral Cats and Dogs / Eclipses: Nature’s Drama / Fascinating and True: The Story of Sam Walton and Walmart / Chinese Mahjong
Part 2 The Academy Awards / Glaciers / Human Genetic Engineering / Mercury / The Mysterious Death of Princess Diana
Part 3 Near-Earth Asteroids—A Globally Unifying Event / The Wailing Wall / Paul Gauguin / The Battle of Thermopylae / Teletubbies
Part 4 Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis: Our Glorious Nighttime Lights / Oktoberfest / Evita / Urban Legends / Health Food for a Healthy, Vibrant Life
Part 5 Bond, James Bond—and the Genuine Spy / President Barack Obama / Can Animals Predict Earthquakes? / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Man of Passionate Callings / The Liberty Bell, a Very Significant Symbol
Part 6 The Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis / Solar Driven Climate Change: A Convenient Truth / Stonehenge—A Thought-Provoking Connection / Swine Flu / Can Vegetation Slow Down Global Warming?
Part 7 Hayao Miyazaki / Cloud Gate Dance Theater / Dear Diary / 7-Elevens—A Name Synonymous With Convenience / Maria Sharapova
Part 8 The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence / Mad Cow Disease (BSE) / Cord Blood / The Oracle of Omaha / Don't Leave Home Without Your Lucky Stone / “The Troubles” of Northern Ireland / Crop Circles
Unit 3 英文字彙
Part 1 Bruce Lee / How to Survive a Plane Crash / The Gender of Your Brain / Why Do We Forget Things? / Bicycle Fever
Part 2 Biofuels / The History of the Zipper / Morphological Derivation, a Highly Effective Process / Twitter / Talent Shows—What's All the Buzz About?
Part 3 The Steppe Mammoth / Did We All Come From Africa? / Technology Aids Amputees / Internet Fraud / Freedom House
Unit 4 找出資料
Using a Dictionary—Slang Dictionary / Music—An Appreciation—Using the Table of Contents and Index / The Historical Atlas / Using the Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition / Political Cross-Referencing
Unit 5 圖片、圖像和圖表
Road Map: The Geneva Park District / Special Purpose Map: Saint Leo University / Gantt Charts: Scheduling With a Complex Bar Graph / Line Graphs: Weight Training / The Keeling Curve / Reading Tables & Graphs: Acceleration Due to Gravity
Unit 6 總複習
Will E-Books Replace Traditional Books? / Ancient Greek Tragedy / Instant Messaging / Science Fiction / Cotton—The World's Fabric / Stephen King: The Master of Horror / Diamond Mining and Conflict in the Congo / Agraphia and Computer-Induced Agraphia / Environmentally Friendly Innovations / How the Cactus Survives in the Desert / Radio Frequency Identification |