本书共十五个单元，每单元分三部分，第一部分为课堂教学设计；第二部分有四至五篇相关题材的短文；第三部分所选课文长度超过第一部分课文，内容是相关题材的深化或补充。
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
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