Contents
Part 1 媒體與網路
Unit 1 Too Much Time Watching TV? You May Be a Couch Potato. 整天窩在電視機前?沙發馬鈴薯可能就是你
Unit 2 Teens, Television, and Depression 青少年看電視,愈看愈憂鬱 Unit 3 How the Web Could Save Newspapers or Kill Them 網路的誕生,是報業的黃昏?
Unit 4 U.S. Newspapers Seek Ways to Rewrite the Sad Story of Their Business 美國報業努力改寫報業悲慘命運
Unit 5 Tribune, a Big U.S. Media Group, Goes Bankrupt 美國媒體巨擘論壇公司瀕破產
Unit 6 Mothers Through the Eyes, and the Years, of TV and Movie Makers 母親在影視製作人眼中的形象變化
Unit 7 Hunting for the Snark in Sarcasm and Anonymous Expression on the Web 網路世界的謾罵與匿名攻擊
Part 2 娛樂影視
Unit 8 The Talented but Tragic Life of Michael Jackson 麥可傑克森一生精彩一身爭議
Unit 9 Michael Jackson, 1958-2009: He Amazed the World With His Music and Dancing 流行音樂天王麥可傑克森
Unit 10 Road to Hollywood Gold: The Oscar Choices 好萊塢取金之路:奧斯卡入圍名單
Unit 11 Batman, Spider-Man Face a Growing Crowd in Comics, Graphic Novels 蝙蝠俠、蜘蛛人的漫畫和圖像小說廣受大眾歡迎
Unit 12 Star Humanitarians Use Their Fame to Bring Attention to Causes 大明星利用明星光環推動慈善公益活動
Unit 13 What Is Your Favorite Song About Autumn? 你最愛的秋之歌是哪一首?
Unit 14 Kennedy Center Honors Six Artists for Life’s Work甘迺迪藝術中心頒發終身成就獎給六位藝術家
Unit 15 Environmental Film Festival Shows Beauty of World and Threats to Life 環保影展以世界之美與生態威脅為主題
Part 3 體育
Unit 16 Jackie Robinson, 1919-1972: The First Black Player in Modern Major League Baseball 首位登上大聯盟的黑人球員傑基羅賓森
Unit 17 World of Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to the Playing Field 世界運動禁藥之管制
Unit 18 Adventurer Steve Fossett Set More Than 100 World Records in Five Different Sports冒險家 Steve Fossett 在 5 項運動項目中締造 100 多項世界紀錄
Unit 19 Take Me Out to the Ballgame 帶我去看棒球
Part 4 藝術與文化
Unit 20 Margaret Bourke-White Helped Create Modern Photojournalism建立現代照相新聞學的功臣:Margaret Bourke-White
Unit 21 Maurice Sendak’s Books Have Helped Redene Children’s Literature
Maurice Sendak 的書為兒童文學帶來了新面貌
Unit 22 The Story of Cinderella Is Popular Around the World世界各國不同版本的灰姑娘
Unit 23 SpeakeasyDC Celebrates the Art of Storytelling 到 SpeakeasyDC 學習說書的藝術
Unit 24 For Kay Ryan, Poetry Is ‘the Most Private Form of Communication’ Kay Ryan 透過詩詞抒發個人情感
Unit 25 Arabesque Celebrates the Arts and Culture of the Arab World? 阿拉伯的文化與藝術展
Unit 26 A Colorful Exhibit Tells About Amish Traditions 色彩繽紛的阿們宗派文化展
Part 5 新知與流行
Unit 27 The Way People Communicate Has Changed Over Time人類溝通方式的轉變
Unit 28 A Cool Way to Keep Food From Spoiling 防止食物壞掉的妙方
Unit 29 The Truth About Cats and Dogs 貓狗的真相
Unit 30 Barbie Not the Only Thing Turning 50 芭比娃娃歡度 50 歲生日
Unit 31 Beaders Form Jewelry, and a Circle of Friends用手做飾品結交好友
Part 6 生活與旅遊
Unit 32 Do you live in a happy country? 你住在幸福的國度嗎?
Unit 33 Long Yard Sale 全球最長的庭院跳蚤市場
Unit 34 Growing Chili Peppers: A Heated Subject熱門議題:種植辣椒
Unit 35 Visiting Endangered Places Around the World走訪全球將要消失的地方
Unit 36 Yosemite: One of the Most Famous National Parks in the U.S. 優勝美地國家公園:美國最著名的國家公園之一
Answer Key