Unit One
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Americans and Their Cars
Reading Passage Ⅱ Sunday: A Day of Rest
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Green Thumb
Reading Passage Ⅱ Tornadoes
Unit Two
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Rose Is a Special Flower
Reading Passage Ⅱ The American Funeral: Wakes and Embalmment
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Snow Pillow
Reading Passage Ⅱ Who was John While
Unit Three
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Indians: The Native Americans
Reading Passage Ⅱ Melting Pot Or Salad Bowl
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Value of Gold
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Ocean as A Storehouse
Unit Four
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Disneyland and Theme Parks
Reading Passage Ⅱ Healthy Eating
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Forest Service at Work
Reading Passage Ⅱ A Symbol of the Free Spirit
Unit Five
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Cooking Our Food
Reading Passage Ⅱ Immigrants are“Waging War”against Swedes through Robbery
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Artificial Reefs
Reading Passage Ⅱ Coins in Our Lives
Unit Six
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Christmas Spirit by Larry Deboever
Reading Passage Ⅱ American Social Relations
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Keeping It Clear
Reading Passage Ⅱ Remember You Are a Guest
Unit Seven
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Gun Control: Yes or No
Reading Passage Ⅱ London Bridge
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Help for The Elderly
Reading Passage Ⅱ Handiwork of The Gods
Unit Eight
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Deaf Composer
Reading Passage Ⅱ A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away
Part 2 Re
Unit Eleven
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ How Jazz Began
Reading Passage Ⅱ How Jazz Began
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Liquids, Granules and Powders
Reading Passage Ⅱ Cataracts
Unit Twelve
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Corporate Culture
Reading Passage Ⅱ Analysis on Weather Report
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Winning Match
Reading Passage Ⅱ Crossroads of the World
Unit Thirteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ National Weather Service
Reading Passage Ⅱ Breaking Bread
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A New Respect for Drugs
Reading Passage Ⅱ Life Insurance
Unit Fourteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Birth of a New Child
Reading Passage Ⅱ Disgrace
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Rose Hips and Dandelions
Reading Passage Ⅱ America's Architect
Unit Fifteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The American Family
Reading Passage Ⅱ A Coffee to Go at the Gym
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Fifteen Tons a Minute
Reading Passage Ⅱ Idaho's Finest
Unit Sixteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ US Women Try “Work When You like”Jobs
Reading Passage Ⅱ Every Day I Prey for a Kidney
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Rub, Pour, Sprinkle, and Spray
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Big Cheese
Unit Seventeen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Gettysburg Today
Reading Passage Ⅱ Prohibition
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Preparing for a Flood
Reading Passage Ⅱ Wildlife Refuges
Unit Eighteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Little Rock Desegregation
Reading Passage Ⅱ Search for Extraterrestrial Life——SETI
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Safety First
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Human Side of Washington
Unit Nineteen
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ History of the Maori
Unit Twenty-One
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Ontario
Reading Passage Ⅱ The American Obsession: Fast Food
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Toward Quieter Aircraft
Reading Passage Ⅱ Cruising in the Caribbean
Unit Twenty-Two
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Thorn Birds
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Author of the Thorn Birds,Colleen McCullough
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Changes in the Landscape
Reading Passage Ⅱ Raiding the Icebox
Unit Twenty-Three
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Great Barrier Reef
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Improving Economic Situation in Greece
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Construction Queries
Reading Passage Ⅱ Looking for Lobsters
Unit Twenty-Four
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Second Wave of Feminism
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Young Generation
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Refuse or Resource?
Reading Passage Ⅱ Food Additives
Unit Twenty-Five
Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Whaling Era
Reading Passage Ⅱ A Fuel with Flavor
Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Humble Leader
Reading Passage Ⅱ The Magic Potion Notion
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