Unit One Language,Culture and Communication Part I Reading Guidelines:Devdoping Good Reading Habits Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Text A Stumbthing Blocks in Intercultural Communicatio Text B Politics and the English Language Unit Two Learning Lives Part I Reading Guidelines:Scanning PartⅡSelected Reading Text A University Education Text B Education for Sustainable Development Unit Three Marriage and the Family Part I Reading Guidelines:Skimming PartⅡSelected Reading Text A How to Cook a StepfamUy Text B The Sandwich Generation:A Cluttered Nest Unit Four New Economic Times Part I Reading Guidelines:Word Meaning by Word FormatiOil Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Text A Human Capital and Economic Development Text B As Rich—poor Gap Widens in US,Class Mobility sl:alls Unit Five Man and Nature Part I Reading Guidelines:How to Read for“Comprehension Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Text A Gender.Poverty and Environment Text B Indian Ocean Tsunami Unit Six Art Gallery Part I Reading Guidelines:Critical Reading Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Text A“I Should LiIce to Astonish Paris with an Apple”-The still Lifes Text B The Making of a Love Triangle Unit Seven Literature Garden Part I Reading Guidelines:Reading for Artistic Appreciation Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Text A A Rose for Emily Text B A Clean,Well—lighted Place Unit Eight Academic World Part I Reading Guidelines:How to Deal with Academic Reading Part Ⅱ Selected Reading Music Lessons Enhance IQ Glossary Acknowledgements