目录
 前辅文
 Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
 UNIT 1 Life
  Text A Choosing the Way We Live
  Text B A Brief History of the American Family
 UNIT 2 Government
  Text A Government in Britain
  Text B Nation Ramps Up Public Services to Meet Rising Cultural Demand
 UNIT 3 Job
  Text A Unemployed U.S. Professionals Grapple with New Job-hunting Techniques
  Text B Life’s Meaning: More Than Just a Job
 UNIT 4 Discovery
  Text A It’s Not Just AI — China’s Quickly Gaining an Edge over the U.S. in Biotech
  Text B Improving Your Memory
 UNIT 5 Education
  Text A American Style of Education
  Text B Which Is Better: School Online or a Standard Education?
 UNIT 6 Morality
  Text A Morality Without Free Will
  Text B From Kindness to Trend: Young Adults Unite to Assist Aging Parents
 UNIT 7 Friendship
  Text A How Friends Can Help You
  Text B Friendship in the Age of Social Media
 UNIT 8 Social Changes
  Text A Inbound Travel Boosts Chinese Museum Boom
  Text B Cultural Change
 Midterm Test
 UNIT 9 Mental Health
  Text A Overcoming Loneliness
  Text B Shopping Addiction Causing Harm and Shifting Online
 UNIT 10 Physical Health
  Text A While You Were Sleeping
  Text B Walking
 UNIT 11 Culture
  Text A Culture and Cuisine
  Text B How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Became a Federal Holiday
 UNIT 12 Water
  Text A Household Water
  Text B Grand Water Diversion Project Transforming Lives
 UNIT 13 Sports
  Text A Breaking Barriers Through Sports
  Text B How Much Exercise Do I Need?
 UNIT 14 Economy
  Text A China’s Fast-Growing Digital Economy
  Text B The Place of Business and Work in U.S. Society
 UNIT 15 Gender Roles
  Text A Iceland Leads the Way to Women’s Equality in the Workplace
  Text B Women’s Day in China: Shifting from Consumerism to Advocacy
 UNIT 16 Environment
  Text A China’s Desertification Control Efforts Embrace High-tech Solutions
  Text B The Worst Climate Scenarios May No Longer Be the Most Likely
 Final Test
 前辅文
 Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
 UNIT 1 Life
  Text A Choosing the Way We Live
  Text B A Brief History of the American Family
 UNIT 2 Government
  Text A Government in Britain
  Text B Nation Ramps Up Public Services to Meet Rising Cultural Demand
 UNIT 3 Job
  Text A Unemployed U.S. Professionals Grapple with New Job-hunting Techniques
  Text B Life’s Meaning: More Than Just a Job
 UNIT 4 Discovery
  Text A It’s Not Just AI — China’s Quickly Gaining an Edge over the U.S. in Biotech
  Text B Improving Your Memory
 UNIT 5 Education
  Text A American Style of Education
  Text B Which Is Better: School Online or a Standard Education?
 UNIT 6 Morality
  Text A Morality Without Free Will
  Text B From Kindness to Trend: Young Adults Unite to Assist Aging Parents
 UNIT 7 Friendship
  Text A How Friends Can Help You
  Text B Friendship in the Age of Social Media
 UNIT 8 Social Changes
  Text A Inbound Travel Boosts Chinese Museum Boom
  Text B Cultural Change
 Midterm Test
 UNIT 9 Mental Health
  Text A Overcoming Loneliness
  Text B Shopping Addiction Causing Harm and Shifting Online
 UNIT 10 Physical Health
  Text A While You Were Sleeping
  Text B Walking
 UNIT 11 Culture
  Text A Culture and Cuisine
  Text B How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Became a Federal Holiday
 UNIT 12 Water
  Text A Household Water
  Text B Grand Water Diversion Project Transforming Lives
 UNIT 13 Sports
  Text A Breaking Barriers Through Sports
  Text B How Much Exercise Do I Need?
 UNIT 14 Economy
  Text A China’s Fast-Growing Digital Economy
  Text B The Place of Business and Work in U.S. Society
 UNIT 15 Gender Roles
  Text A Iceland Leads the Way to Women’s Equality in the Workplace
  Text B Women’s Day in China: Shifting from Consumerism to Advocacy
 UNIT 16 Environment
  Text A China’s Desertification Control Efforts Embrace High-tech Solutions
  Text B The Worst Climate Scenarios May No Longer Be the Most Likely
 Final Test