本書共十五個單元,每單元分三部分,第一部分為課堂教學(xué)設(shè)計;第二部分有四至五篇相關(guān)題材的短文;第三部分所選課文長度超過第一部分課文,內(nèi)容是相關(guān)題材的深化或補充。
Unit 1 Exploration
TEXT I: Science in the Sahara: Man of the Desert
TEXT II: A History of South Pole Exploration
Unit 2 Refugee
TEXT I: Resisting Repatriation: Burundian Refugees Struggling to Stay in Tanzania
TEXT II: Palestine Refugees Languish in Lebanon
Unit 3 Globalization
TEXT I: Global Melange
TEXT II: Globalization
Unit 4 Immigrants
TEXT I: Why They Came
TEXT II: International Migration
Unit 5 Ecology
TEXT I: Humanity, Society and Ecology: An Analysis of a Capitalist Environmental Crisis
TEXT II: Ecology
Unit 6 Holocaust
TEXT I: The Holocaust
TEXT II: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
Unit 7 Diplomacy
TEXT I: The Changing Sino-American Relationship
TEXT II: The Role of Diplomacy in Handling International Crises in the Post-Bipolar Era
Unit 8 Christianity
TEXT I: The Reformation
TEXT II: The Role of God, Reli9ion and Morality in Contemporary Society
Unit 9 Politics
TEXT I: A Nation Moving Further Apart
TEXT II: Parties and Party Systems: United States and United Kingdom
Unit 10 Art
TEXT I: Why Do We Value Art?
TEXT II: The Rules of Art Now
Unit 11 Genetics
TEXT I: Blueprint for Life
TEXT II: Crossin9 the Species Boundary: Genetic En9ineering as Conscious Evolution
Unit 12 Society and Values
TEXT I: Why All the Celebrity Worship?
TEXT II: White Collar
Unit 13 Economics
TEXT I: Macroeconomics
TEXT II: What Do Economists Have to Contribute to Policy Decision-Making?
Unit 14 Technology
TEXT I: Looking Ahead to Technology: Opportunity and Risks
TEXT II: How Technology Could Contribute to a Sustainable World
Unit 15 Philosophy
TEXT I: Philosophy of Logical Analysis
TEXT II: Book VII of Republic