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UNIT 1 FOOD AND DRINK1

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)1

The Process of Making Chocolate1

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)5

Section A5

American Food and Drink5

Section B6

Passage 1 Changes in the American Diet6

Passage 2 Categorization of Food7

UNIT 2 CULTURE9

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)9

What Is Culture?9

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)12

Section A12

The Origin of"Cool"12

Section B13

Passage 1 Knighthood and Chivalry13

Passage 2 Code and Culture15

UNIT 3 ENTERTAINMENT17

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)17

Magic17

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)20

Section A20

Healing Power of Hobbies20

Section B21

Passage 1 TV Talk Shows21

Passage 2 Benefits of Play22

UNIT 4 GEOGRAPHY25

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)25

The Sahara25

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)28

Section A28

The Dead Sea28

Section B29

Passage 1 Iceland29

Passage 2 A Stamp Made the Canal31

UNIT 5 ADVENTURE34

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)34

Space Observation and Travel34

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)37

Section A37

Robinson Crusoe37

Section B37

Passage 1 Discovery of the Antarctic38

Passage 2 1953 Everest Expedition39

UNIT 6 DISCOVERY42

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)42

A Western Route to the East42

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)45

Section A45

Discovering the New World45

Section B46

Passage 1 First Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries46

Passage 2 Mayan Queen's Tomb Unearthed48

UNIT 7 ENVIRONMENT50

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)50

The Shrinking Earth50

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)53

Section A53

Heat Pollution53

Section B54

Passage 1 Cleaner-Burning Fuels54

Passage 2 Environmental Ethics56

UNIT 8 NATURAL PHENOMENA59

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)59

The Asian Tsunami59

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)62

Section A62

Glacier62

Section B63

Passage 1 Continental Drift63

Passage 2 Erosion65

UNIT 9 DISASTERS68

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)68

2008 Sichuan Earthquake68

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)71

Section A71

Winged Warrior72

Section B72

Passage 1 Avalanche73

Passage 2 Caterpillar—the Rescuer74

UNIT 10 MATERIAL77

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)77

Plastics and Rubbers in Building77

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)81

Section A81

Nano-material Is Harder than Diamonds81

Section B82

Passage 1 Glass Fibers82

Passage 2 Barbed Wire83

UNIT 11 ECONOMY85

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)85

China's Economy85

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)88

Section A88

Individual Economic Units89

Section B90

Passage 1 US Banking System90

Passage 2 Financial Market Differences91

UNIT 12 BUSINESS AND TRADE93

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)93

The Seven Proven Principles to Business Success93

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)96

Section A96

Google96

Section B97

Passage 1 Toy Business97

Passage 2 Collaboration of Western and Eastern Airliners99

UNIT 13 ENERGY101

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)101

Energy Conservation101

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)105

Section A105

The Coming Energy Crisis?105

Section B106

Passage 1 Wind Power106

Passage 2 Debate on Nuclear Power108

UNIT 14 INVENTIONS110

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)110

The Rocket—From East to West110

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)113

Section A113

Telling the Time113

Section B114

Passage 1 Ford Model T114

Passage 2 Going Up116

UNIT 15 SPACE119

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)119

Life on Mars:A Travel Brochure for the Red Planet119

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)122

Section A122

Apollo Missions122

Section B123

Passage 1 Speed Limit in Solar System123

Passage 2 Solar-Dimming Problem125

UNIT 16 SOCIETY127

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)127

Five Parenting Styles127

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)130

Section A130

The Boomerang Generation130

Section B131

Passage 1 Five Factors to Delinquency131

Passage 2 Gun Market in America133

UNIT 17 GENDER GAP135

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)135

Why Do Girls Wear Pink and Boys Wear Blue?135

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)138

Section A138

The Feminist Movement138

Section B139

Passage 1 Revised Gender Roles140

Passage 2 Gender Discrimination in Developing Countries141

UNIT 18 ISSUES AND OPINIONS144

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimmingand Scanning)144

Paparazzi144

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)148

Section A148

Road Rage—A Western Phenomenon?148

Section B149

Passage 1 Margaret Mead on Youth149

Passage 2 Affluence and Effluence150

UNIT 19 FOREIGN CUSTOMS153

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)153

Scottish Kilt153

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)156

Section A156

The Mother of Mother's Day156

Section B157

Passage 1 An Irish Wedding158

Passage 2 Customs of the Maoris159

UNIT 20 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS162

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)162

Aztec162

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)166

Section A166

Babylonia166

Section B167

Passage 1 The Golden Age of Greece167

Passage 2 Mystic Maya Collapse169

UNIT 21 DETECTIVE STORIES172

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)172

The Real Sherlock Holmes172

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)176

Section A176

The Detective Story176

Section B177

Passage 1 Holmes and Real Life Police177

Passage 2 Solving the Holdup178

UNIT 22 GREAT NAMES181

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)181

Pablo Picasso181

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)184

Section A184

The Trial and Death of Socrates184

Section B185

Passage 1 Paul Gauguin185

Passage 2 Robert Schumann187

UNIT 23 LITERATURE189

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)189

Leo Tolstoy189

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)192

Section A192

The Hemingway Hero192

Section B193

Passage 1 Mark Twain194

Passage 2 The Childhood of Charles Dickens195

UNIT 24 HISTORY198

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)198

Renaissance198

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)201

Section A201

The American Revolutionary War201

Section B202

Passage 1 The Rise of Rome202

Passage 2 The Fall of Rome204

UNIT 25 PHILOSOPHY206

Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)206

History of Western Philosophy206

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)209

Section A209

Guided by Philosophy210

Section B211

Passage 1 Aristotle's Views211

Passage 2 Philosophy and Our Life212

Key215

References224