前言 Unit 1 Education 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Experiences and Opinions o{ College Life Passage 2 Parents VS Children Passage 3 American Educational System
Unit 2 Work and Life 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Offiee Polities Passage 2 Does Privacy Matter? Passage 3 Volunteering
Unit 3 Traffic and Accidents 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Narrow Escape Passage 2 Diana Dies in Paris Car Wreck Passage 3 Too Much Tra{{ic
Unit 4 Humanity and Environments 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Yangtze River Dolphin's 17th Birthday Passage 2 Green Packaging Passage 3 The Ocean in Trouble
Unit 5 Social Problems 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Volunteers Contribute to Poverty Relief Passage 2 Gender Imbalance Grows Passage 3 Supporting the Elderly
Unit 6 Progress of Science and Technology 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Talking with Your Computer Passage 2 Search for 2nd Earth Passage 3 Take a Peek at the Future
Unit 7 Sanitation and Health 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Is Your Diet Destroying the Environment? Passage 2 TV-Viewing-Is It Damaging Your Child? Passage 3 Some Myths about Physical Fitness
Unit 8 Sports 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Who Invented That Sport? Passage 2 Football Violence Passage 3 The Greatest-Muhammad Ali
Unit 9 City and Countryside 导读 Introduction Passage 1 A Belgian Couple Tour China by Bicycle Passage 2 City Life and Country Life Passage 3 Food Tour of the United States
Unit 10 Culture and History 导读 Introduction Passage 1 New Year's Day Passage 2 Culture Shock Passage 3 Christmas under Fire
Unit 11 Travel and Sightseeing 导读 Introduction Passage 1 How to Travel the World for Free Passage 2 How to Beat Jet Lag Passage 3 Green Travel
Unit 12 Entertainment and Mass Media 导读 Introduction Passage t No Drama Please, We're British Passage 2 The Influence of TV Passage 3 It's Netbook Age
Unit 13 Business and Negotiations 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Business Presentation Tips Passage 2 Planning and How to Negotiate Passage 3 China Business Negotiation: 11 Useful Tips
Unit 14 Trade and Investment 导读 Introduction Passage 1 Changing World Markets Passage 2 How to Succeed in Business Passage 3 The Stock Market
Unit 15 Economy and Development 导读 Introduction Passage 1 The Business of America Passage 2 What Does a Million Dollars Buy Passage 3 Do We Really Need an MBA? 参考文献
摘要
The world's only artificially-fed Yangtze dolphin celebrated its 17th birthday in Wuhan with a special offering of his favorite fish. Qiqi, the dolphin, was caught by fishermen near the mouth of Dongting Lake on the Yangtze River on January 12, 1980, and was sent to the Wuhan Institute of Biology in Hubei Province. The date was then chosen as his birthday. He was 1.47 meters long and weighed 36.5 kilograms, and he was estimated to be about two years old.By 1986, he had grown to over two meters in length and weighed 125 kilograms. Since then, his length and weight have remained the same. Qiqi lives a single life. He has three meals a day of over 10 kilograms of fresh fish. He has received daily training and has participated in scientific experiments of various kinds. Researchers make regular health checks on him every month.If abnormal indicatorsappear,theresearchersaddvitamins,traceelements,antibioticsor nutritional medicines to his fresh fish. Between April and July last year, Qiqi contracted a serious life threatening liver trauma and hyperglycemia. The institute quickly invited experts from the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan to help save Qiqi. Guided by experts from No.2 Hospital attached to Hubei Medical Sciences University,theresearchers applied a drip method of stomach lavage to treat him, and Qiqi recovered after 100 days of treatment. The Yangtze River dolphin inhabits the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is one of China's most prized species after the giant panda, and it is also one of the world's most endangered species, with less than 100 remaining. Since 1978, the Chinese government has spent 40 million yuan （US $ 5 million） on the protection and study of the Yangtze River dolphin. ……
