Contents
Unit 1 Animal Protection
Warm-Up…………………………………………………………………………………2
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………3
Passage A Saving Sharks ……………………………………………………3
Passage B Polar Bears in Danger…………………………………11
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………19
Wild Pandas No Longer an Endangered Species…………19
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………27
介词(Preposition )……………………………………27
Unit 2 Women in Society
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………36
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………37
Passage A Women in Politics ……………………………………………37
Passage B Dr. James Barry………………………………………………44
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………51
Wang Yaping: China's First Women Spacewalker ……51
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………58
代词I(Pronoun I…………………………………………58
Unit 3 Ways of Thinking
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………66
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………67
Passage A Gender Differences in Dealing with Bad Moods………………………………………………………………………67
Passage B Whitewashing in the Publishing Industry…75
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………83
Confucianism………………………………………………………………83
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………92
代词Ⅱ(Pronoun Ⅱ)……………………………………92
Unit 4 Recreational Sports
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………100
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………101
Passage A New Sport for Paris 2024 ………………………101
Passage B The Benefits of Sports……………………………………109
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………117
Tai Chi Chuan……………………………………………………………………117
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………124
被动语态(Passive Voice)……………………………124
Unit 5 Taste of Arts
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………132
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………133
Passage A Why Is Mona Lisa So Famous?…………………133
Passage B Some Students Have Limited Access toArts Instruction………………………………………………141
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………149
Chinese Calligraphy………………………………………………………149
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………156
时态(Tense )…………………………………………156
Unit 6 Nature and Wonder
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………166
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………167
Passage A Is Australia an Island?…………………………………167
Passage B Sea Exploring Technolog……………………………174
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation…………………182
The Great Wall……………………………………………………………………182
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………190
动名词(Gerund)………………………………………190
Unit 7 A Path to Wellness
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………200
Part One Reading………………………………………………………201
Passage A Medical Tourism …………………………………………201
Passage B Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?…………209
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………217
Popularity of TCM……………………………………………………217
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………225
分词(Participle )……………………………………225
Unit 8 Technology in Our Life
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………234
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………235
Passage AU.S. Schools Are Blocking ChatGPT………235
Passage B Schools Go Solar………………………………………………242
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………249
Chinese Payment Platforms in the Word ………………249
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………257
状语从句(Adverbial Clause )………………………257
New Word …………………………………………………………………………265
Phrases & Expressions ………………………………………………285