Contents
Unit 1 Healthy Lifestyle
Warm-Up…………………………………………………………………………………2
Part One Reading…………………………………………………………………3
Passage A Holidays Are Good for Health………………………3
Passage B Poor Sleep May Lead to Too Much Stored Fat and Disease…………………………………………………10
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………19
Chinese Diet Therapy………………………………………………19
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………27
连词(Conjunction )………………………………………27
Unit 2 The Power of Plants
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………36
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………37
Passage A Reviving Traditional Crop ………………………37
Passage B Die-off of Africa's Baobab ……………………………46
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………54
The Journey of Chinese Tea …………………………………………54
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………62
形容词和副词(Adjective and Adverb)…………………62
Unit 3 Money Matters
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………72
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………73
Passage A Cashless Society………………………………………………73
Passage B Should the U.S. Stop Using Pennies?…………81
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………88
The Spread and Impact of Song Paper Currency…………88
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………89
定语从句I(Attributive Clause I………………………96
Unit 4 Critical Thinking
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………104
Part One Reading………………………………………………………105
Passage A Critical Thinking in Life…………………………105
Passage B Entrepreneurship Education in Colleges……112
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………121
The Early Life of Wang Yangming……………………………121
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………129
定语从句Ⅱ(Attributive Clause Ⅱ)……………………129
Unit 5 Tastes and Toasts
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………136
Part One Reading………………………………………………………137
Passage A Turkey on Thanksgiving………………………………137
Passage B How Coffee Influenced the Course of History…………………………………………………………145
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………153
Peking Roast Duck……………………………………………………………153
Part Three Grammar………………………………………………………161
动词不定式(Infinitive)………………………………161
Unit 6 Life of Celebrities
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………170
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………171
Passage A George Washington……………………………………171
Passage B Charles Dickens…………………………………………179
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation…………………186
Yuan Longping: Father of Hybrid Rice……………………186
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………193
强调句(Emphatic Sentence )……………………………193
Unit 7 World of Splendor
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………200
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………201
Passage A Wrangel Island:An Ancient Arctic Land……201
Passage B Antarctic…………………………………………………………208
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………216
Jiuzhaigou: The Valley with Fascinating Colors………216
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………24
倒装句(Inverted Sentence )……………………………24
Unit 8 More than Celebration
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………232
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………233
Passage A Valentine Cards ……………………………………………233
Passage B A Special Birthday Part…………………………………241
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………249
Little New Year…………………………………………………………………249
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………257
虚拟语气(Subjunctive Mood )………………………257
New Words …………………………………………………………………………265
Phrases & Expression …………………………………………………286
