目录 VOA 简介 本书使用方法 Part 1 Economy and Society 经济与社会 Unit 01 World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy 世界银行预测全球经济趋势 Unit 02 California Voters Reject Food Labeling Requirement 加州选民拒绝食品标签要求 Unit 03 “Patriotic Millionaires” Say Their Taxes Are Too Low “爱国百万富翁组织”表示其税赋过低 Unit 04 E-commerce Challenges Traditional Stores 电子商务挑战传统商店 Unit 05 Nobel Prize in Economics Recognizes “Market Designers” 诺贝尔经济学奖表彰“市场设计师” Unit 06 UN Says Family Planning Pays Big for Developing Countries 联合国称计划生育为发展中国家带来巨大益处 Week 1 Review Test Part 2 Arts and Media & Entertainment 人文艺术与媒体娱乐 Unit 07 At the Vatican, Some of the World’s Greatest Art 梵蒂冈:伟大艺术品之地 Unit 08 Martha Graham, 1894-1991: The Mother of Modern Dance 现代舞之母——玛莎·格雷厄姆(1894—1991) Unit 09 Getting News From Around the World With Today’s Front Pages 通过“每日头版”了解世界新闻 Unit 10 Oscar? Nominations 奥斯卡金像奖提名 Unit 11 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees 摇滚名人堂提名 Week2 Review Test Part 3 Science and Technology 科学与技术 Unit 12 One of the Great Mysteries of Our Universe 宇宙中的谜团之一 Unit 13 The Search for DNA From a Creature That May Not Exist 寻找神秘生物的基因 Unit 14 IBM Says Computers Will See, Taste, Smell, Touch, and Hear Things Better in the Future IBM 表示未来电脑五感功能会更强大 Unit 15 Were the Charges Against Aaron Swartz Too Extreme? 对艾伦·施瓦茨的指控是否过于? Unit 16 Some Websites Judge You by the Kind of Computer You Use 有些网站根据你的电脑品牌对你进行判断 Week 3 Review Test Part 4 Medicine and Health 医学与健康 Unit 17 The Ups and Downs of Living Longer 通往长寿的曲折之路 Unit 18 Watching for Early Signs of Autism in Babies 注意婴儿自闭症的早期迹象 Unit 19 A Campaign Against Alzheimer's Disease 一场对抗阿尔茨海默病的运动 Unit 20 Easing Pain in the Sick and Dying 减轻临终病人的痛苦 Unit 21 Major Progress in Health Through Technology 科技为健康领域带来的重大进展 Unit 22 When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem 当“囤积物品”成为一个问题 Week 4 Review Test Part 5 Language and Education 语言与教育 Unit 23 How to Help an Endangered Language 如何拯救濒危语言 Unit 24 The Business of Learning Mandarin 学习普通话 Unit 25 More Universities Offer Free Online Courses 越来越多的大学提供免费在线课程 Unit 26 What Online Teens Consider “Research” 网络青少年对“研究”的看法 Unit 27 Using Art to Make Summer School More Interesting 利用艺术使暑期学校更有趣 Week 5 Review Test Part 6 Lifestyles and Sports 生活休闲与体育 Unit 28 Making Magic 变魔术 Unit 29 A Visit to an Asian “Night Market” in Los Angeles 参观洛杉矶的亚洲“夜市” Unit 30 Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Herbs and Spices 厨房化学:香草和香料的科学 Unit 31 What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness? 年龄和幸福感之间有什么关系? Unit 32 With Physical Activity, No Need to Be an Olympian 只要坚持运动,无须成为奥运选手 Unit 33 Words and Their Stories: Baseball Terms 词汇及其背后故事:棒球术语 Week 6 Review Test Part 7 Environment and Animals 环境与动物 Unit 34 South Pacific Islands Now Totally Powered by the Sun 南太平洋岛屿现今完全实现太阳能供电 Unit 35 Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil? 废弃塑料能降低我们对石油的需求吗? Unit 36 Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched? 鲸鱼:应该捕杀,还是观赏? Unit 37 Efforts to End Shark Finning Make Progress 禁止猎取鱼翅的努力取得了进展 Unit 38 How Overfishing Threatens Asia’s Wild Fish Stocks 过度捕捞如何威胁亚洲野生鱼类资源 Unit 39 Pets in Natural Disasters 自然灾害中的宠物 Week 7 Review Test 参考答案
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