Chapter 1 Travel
Unit 1 ¬The Beauty of Norway 挪威之美 8
Unit 2 Protecting Africa’s Beauty 保護非洲自然美景 14
Unit 3 Colder Is Better in Quebec City 魁北克市:愈冷愈熱鬧 21
Unit 4 Cologne: A Cultural Capital 德國文化之都:科隆 27
Unit 5 Finding Happiness in Denmark 丹麥:發展綠能的幸福國度 35
Chapter 2 Environment
Unit 6 Life in a Frozen Land 白色大地生機盎然 44
Unit 7 ¬The Benefits of Conserving Water 省水好處多 50
Unit 8 Nitrogen Footprint 被遺忘的酸雨幫兇「氮足跡」 58
Unit 9 Th¬e War against Food Waste 終結剩食大作戰 64
Chapter 3 Culture
Unit 10 ¬The Empire of the Incas 印加帝國 72
Unit 11 Th¬e Railway in Taiwan 台灣鐵路史 77
Unit 12 Japan’s National Flowers 日本國花 84
Unit 13 Homestay Etiquette 寄宿禮儀 90
Unit 14 To Tip, or Not to Tip? 改變中的美國小費文化 97
Chapter 4 Health
Unit 15 ¬The Importance of Moderation 適度的重要性 106
Unit 16 ¬The Secrets of Yoga 瑜珈的祕密 112
Unit 17 Th¬erapy Dogs 狗醫生 118
Unit 18 Is MSG Actually Bad for You? 味精有害健康? 124
Unit 19 A Red Light for Coffee 咖啡紅綠燈 131
Chapter 5 Leisure
Unit 20 ¬The First Ferris Wheel 浪漫摩天輪 142
Unit 21 Toy Collectors 玩具收藏家 148
Unit 22 E-book Library 電子書圖書館 156
Unit 23 Fingerboarding: Skating at Your Fingertips 手指滑板:指尖上的極限運動 162
Unit 24 Bored? Play a Tabletop Game 無聊嗎?來玩桌遊吧 169
Chapter 6 Education
Unit 25 Idioms from Greek Mythology 源自希臘神話的英文成語 176
Unit 26 The Benefits of Speaking a Second Language 學第二語言讓你變聰明! 182
Unit 27 Watching Your Words: ¬The Issue of Political Correctness 政治正確語言,你用對了嗎? 188
Unit 28 Tips for Remembering What You’ve Learned 幫助記憶的訣竅 195
Chapter 7 Sports
Unit 29 Cardboard Gold 蒐集棒球卡讓你致富?! 204
Unit 30 Olympics Out of the Ordinary 古怪奧運賽事一籮筐 210
Unit 31 A Healthy Attitude to Fitness 健康的健身態度 216
Chapter 8 Technology
Unit 32 Ingestible Origami Robot 微型摺紙機器人 226
Unit 33 ¬The New Buzz about Robot Bees 機器人蜜蜂新話題 231
Unit 34 Smartphone Snoopers 智慧型手機正在監聽你? 238
Unit 35 Driverless Cars: Steering Us in a New Direction 自動駕駛車駛向新未來 245
學測模擬試題 253
單字索引 262