Unit 1 
Psychology     001
Useful Words and Expressions I 002
Intensive Reading I 003
Text A 
Does Color Affect How You Feel? I 003
Text B 
To Compromise or Not to Compromise I 006
Text C Using Reverse Psychology Effectively
I 009
Extensive Reading I 012
Text D   
Do Not Forget a Name A伊inI 012
Text E 
Color Psychology and Your Bess I 014
Culres 
to Know I 016
Keys to Unit 1 I 018
 
Unit 
2 Laniage 020
Useful Words and Expressions I 021
Intensive Reading I 022
Text A 
WEmciB me a New Le? / 022
Text B Why Do Languages Die? I 025
Text C 
Man Language and Punghua / 028
Extensive 
Readg / 032
Text D Languages inAmerica I 032
Text E Nonverbal Cαnmunication I 034
Cultures to Know I 036
Keys to Unit 2 I 039
 
Unit 3 Health 041
Useful Words and Expressions I 042
Intensive Reading I 043
Text A Acupuncture I 043
Text B  
Risks and Dangers: Plastic Surgy / 046
Text C What Are eHeal Benefits of Yoga I
049
Extensive Reading I 052
Text D 
Tu Youyou 皿.dArtemisinin I 052
Text E Is Obesity a Mental Health Issue? I
054
Culres to Know  I 056
Keys to U / 059
 
Unit 4 Istory 061
Use Words and Expressions I 062
Intensive Reading I 063
Text A  
The Renaissce / 063
Text B 
lty Is ItImportant to Study History? I 066
Text C 
The Silk Road I 069
Extensive Reading I 012
Text D Why the Americans Won the
Revolutionary War? I 072
Text E 
Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon I 074
Cultures to Know I 076 Keys to Ut  / 079
 
081 Unit 5 Celebrity
Useful Words and Expressions I 082
Intensive Reading I 083
T回t A  Bill Gates: A History at Microsoft I 083
Text B 
The Inspiring Life Story of Alibaba Founder Jack Ma I 086 Text C A Short
E丑story of 岛缸rk Zuckerberg I 089
Extensive Reading I 093
Text D 
Warren Buffett: The Road to Riches / 093
Text E τbe Phil扭曲ropic
Legacy of Sir Run Run Shaw I 095 Cultures to Know I 098
Keys to Unit 5 / 100
 
103 Unit 6 Arts
Useful Words and Expressions / 104
Intensive Reading / 105
Text A 
The Cultural Spirit of Ancient Chinese Archi能C阳西 /105 Text
B  Hollywood Movie Industry / l09
Text C 
Mona Lisa I 112
 
Extensive Reading / 116
Text D  
Chinese Martial Arts / 116
Text E  
Important Genres of Popular Music / 118
Cultures to Know / 120 Keys to Unit 6 / 123
125 Unit 7 Education
Useful Words and Expressions / 126
Intensive Reading / 127
Text A  
How Do We Value Universities? / 127 Text B   The High Cost of Truancy / 130
Text C  
Going Back to Nature with Forest Kindergartens / 134
Extensive Reading / 138
Text D  
The Ivy League Schools / 138
Text E  
Why Mobile Learning Apps Are the Future of Education / 140
Cultures to Know / 142 Keys to Unit 7 / 145
147 Unit 8 Life
Useful Words and Expressions / 148
Intensive Reading / 149
Text A  
How Your Face Betrays Your Personality and Health / 149 Text B   What Causes a Yawn? / 152
Text C  
Why Some Cultures Love the Tastes You Hate? / 155
Extensive Reading / 159
Text D  
Dogs Look Like Their Owners / 159
Text E  
A Big Mystery: Why Do We Laugh? / 161
Cultures to Know / 163 Keys to Unit 8 / 165
167 Unit 9 Culture
Useful Words and Expressions / 168 Intensive
Reading / 169
Text A  
Culture Shock: A Fish out of Water / 169 Text B   The History of New York’s Chinatown / 172
Text C  
Spreading the Voices of China—the Confucius Institute / 175
Extensive Reading / 179
 
Text D 
Bamboo and Chinese Culture I 179
T回t E “Revolutionary” Fashion of
Modem His伽y I 181 Cul阳res to Know / 183
Keys to U回t 9 / 186
 
188 Unit 10 Li臼rature
Useful Words and Expressions I 189
Intensive Reading / 190
Text A 
F皿.tasy Kung Fu I 190
Text B 
Shakespeare’sImpact: L创出g Forever I 193 Text C    Why
Li句m句re Matt町s / 196
Extensive Reading / 199
Text D 
Why Harry Potter Is Great Li饲rature I 199 Text
E  Ernest Hemingway I 201
Cul阳res to Know I 204
Keys to U回tlO / 206
 
208 Unit 11 Tourism
 
Useful Words and Expressions I 209
Intensive Reading / 210
Text A  
The World Is Our Oyster I 210
Text B C皿 Tourism Kill a
Destination? I 213 Text C British Pub I 216
Extensive Read扭g / 220
Text D 
Mixed F四lings About Chinese Touris也／220 Text E  Disneyland: AReflection on America I 222
Cultures to Know I 225 Keys to U国t 11 / 227
 
229 Unit 12 Speech
Useful Words and Expressions I 230
Intensive Reading I 231
Text A 
The Power of Introverts I 231
Text B 
Let’s Stick Toge也er / 234
Text C Queen Eli7.abe也 Christmas Message
2015 I 237 Extensive  Reading  /  240
Text D President Xi’sNew Year Message I 240
 
Text E  
Remarks by President Obama in Mission Innovation / 242
Cultures to Know / 244 Keys to Unit 12 /
247
249 Unit 13 Society
Useful Words and Expressions / 250 Intensive
Reading / 251
Text A  
The Smart Phone Addiction / 251
Text B  
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? / 254 Text C   Food Firms and Fat-Fighters / 257
Extensive Reading / 260
Text D  
Population Aging in China: A Mixed Blessing / 260 Text E   The E-waste Dilemma / 262
Cultures to Know / 265 Keys to Unit 13 /
267
269 Unit 14 Philosophy
Useful Words and Expressions / 270
Intensive Reading / 271
Text A  
Two Great Philosophers: Socrates and Plato / 271 Text B   Rene Descartes: Father of Modern Philosophy
/ 274 Text C   Confucianism / 277
Extensive Reading / 280
Text D  
The Pursuit of Happiness / 280 Text E  
The Father of Taoism / 282
Cultures to Know / 284 Keys to Unit 14 /
287
289 Appendix