Contents
Unit 1 Myths and Fairy Tales
Warm-Up…………………………………………………………………………………2
Part One Reading…………………………………………………………………3
Passage A Timeless Power of Greek Mythology…………3
Passage B The Grimms’ Fairy Tales ………………………………11
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………19
A Fresh Look at a Classic Legend…………………………………19
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure ……………………………27
Unit 2 Pursuit of Excellence
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………32
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………33
Passage A Product Quality……………………………………………………33
Passage B Lego Braille Bricks……………………………………………41
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………48
Chinese Knots………………………………………………………………………48
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure ……………………………56
Unit 3 Cultural Diversity
Warm-Up…………………………………………………………………………62
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………63
Passage A Diversity Awareness…………………………………………63
Passage B McDonald's—Pioneer of Peaceful Globalization……………………………………………………70
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………79
Paper-Cutting Inheritor…………………………………………………79
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure ……………………………87
Unit 4 Power of Psychology
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………92
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………93
Passage A Right or Left: The Myth of Human Brain ……93
Passage B Why Didn't Passengers Panic on the Titanic?………………………………………………………………100
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation…………………108
Taoism…………………………………………………………………………………108
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure …………………………116
Unit 5 Business Marketing
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………122
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………123
Passage A The Role of Packaging…………………………123
Passage B Colors and Feelings…………………………………130
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………138
The Silk Road…………………………………………………………………138
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure …………………………146
Unit 6 Social Challenges
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………152
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………153
Passage AA Bill to Ban Social Media Accounts ………153
Passage B Excessive Gaming………………………………………161
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………169
From Sea of Death to Oasis of Lie ……………………………169
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure………………………17
Unit 7 Space Exploration
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………182
Part One Reading…………………………………………………………183
Passage A The Reason for Moon Landing…………………183
Passage B Ready for a One-Way Trip to Mars…………191
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation…………………199
Qian Xuesen: Father of China's Space Program…………199
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure …………………………207
Unit 8 Ocean World
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………212
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………213
Passage A The Importance of Algae to Coral Reefs..213
Passage B Coral Reefs Face Extinction ……………………220
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………228
Zheng He's Voyage to the Western Oceans………………228
Part Three Vocabulary and Structure ……………………………236
New Words ……………………………………………………………241
Phrases & Expression. ……………………………………………………262