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Part 1 Economy and Society 经济与社会
Unit 01 World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy
世界银行预测 经济趋势
Unit 02 California Voters Reject Food Labeling Requirement
加州选民拒 食品标签要求
Unit 03 “Patriotic Millionaires” Say Their Taxes Are Too Low
“爱国百万富翁组织”表示其税赋过低
Unit 04 E-commerce Challenges Traditional Stores
电子商务挑战传统商店
Unit 05 Nobel Prize in Economics Recognizes “Market Designers”
诺贝尔经济学奖表彰“市场设计师”
Unit 06 UN Says Family Planning Pays Big for Developing Countries
联合国称计划生育为发展中 带来巨大益处
Week 1 Review Test
Part 2 Arts and Media & Entertainment 人文艺术与媒体娱乐
Unit 07 At the Vatican, Some of the World’s Greatest Art
梵蒂冈:伟大艺术品之地
Unit 08 Martha Graham, 1894-1991: The Mother of Modern Dance
现代舞之母——玛莎·格雷厄姆(1894—1991)
Unit 09 Getting News From Around the World With Today’s Front Pages
通过“每日头版”了解世界新闻
Unit 10 Oscar? Nominations
奥斯卡金像奖提名
Unit 11 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
摇滚名人堂提名
Week2 Review Test
Part 3 Science and Technology 科学与技术
Unit 12 One of the Great Mysteries of Our Universe
宇宙中的谜团之一
Unit 13 The Search for DNA From a Creature That May Not Exist
寻找神秘生物的基因
Unit 14 IBM Says Computers Will See, Taste, Smell, Touch, and Hear
Things Better in the Future
IBM 表示未来电脑五感功能会 强大
Unit 15 Were the Charges Against Aaron Swartz Too Extreme?
对艾伦·施瓦茨的指控是否过于?
Unit 16 Some Websites Judge You by the Kind of Computer You Use
有些网站根据你的电脑品牌对你进行判断
Week 3 Review Test
Part 4 Medicine and Health 医学与健康
Unit 17 The Ups and Downs of Living Longer
通往长寿的曲折之路
Unit 18 Watching for Early Signs of Autism in Babies
注意婴儿自闭症的早期迹象
Unit 19 A Campaign Against Alzheimer's Disease
一场对抗阿尔茨海默病的运动
Unit 20 Easing Pain in the Sick and Dying
减轻临终病人的痛苦
Unit 21 Major Progress in Health Through Technology
科技为健康领域带来的重大进展
Unit 22 When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem
当“囤积物品”成为一个问题
Week 4 Review Test
Part 5 Language and Education 语言与教育
Unit 23 How to Help an Endangered Language
如何拯救濒危语言
Unit 24 The Business of Learning Mandarin
学习普通话
Unit 25 More Universities Offer Free Online Courses
越来越多的大学提供免费在线课程
Unit 26 What Online Teens Consider “Research”
网络青少年对“研究”的看法
Unit 27 Using Art to Make Summer School More Interesting
利用艺术使暑期学校 有趣
Week 5 Review Test
Part 6 Lifestyles and Sports 生活休闲与体育
Unit 28 Making Magic
变魔术
Unit 29 A Visit to an Asian “Night Market” in Los Angeles
参观洛杉矶的亚洲“夜市”
Unit 30 Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Herbs and Spices
厨房化学:香草和香料的科学
Unit 31 What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness?
年龄和幸福感之间有什么关系?
Unit 32 With Physical Activity, No Need to Be an Olympian
只要坚持运动,无须成为奥运选手
Unit 33 Words and Their Stories: Baseball Terms
词汇及其背后故事:棒球术语
Week 6 Review Test
Part 7 Environment and Animals 环境与动物
Unit 34 South Pacific Islands Now Totally Powered by the Sun
南太平洋岛屿现今 实现太阳能供电
Unit 35 Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil?
废弃塑料能降低我们对石油的需求吗?
Unit 36 Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched?
鲸鱼:应该捕杀,还是观赏?
Unit 37 Efforts to End Shark Finning Make Progress
禁止猎取鱼翅的努力取得了进展
Unit 38 How Overfishing Threatens Asia’s Wild Fish Stocks
过度捕捞如何威胁亚洲野生鱼类资源
Unit 39 Pets in Natural Disasters
自然灾害中的宠物
Week 7 Review Test
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