Unit

Topic of passage

Integration of Chinese culture

Unit1 A New Start

Five tips for freshmen

Comparing universities in China and America and guide students to build correct attitude toward college life

Unit3 Face to Face

Never making judgment by appearances

Supplementing the Chinese allusion of “judging by appearances”

Unit4 Love, actually

The Writer’s attitude toward mixed marriage

Comparing Chinese and western view of marriage

Unit6 It Runs in the Family

Stories of the author’s daughter and mother who are the most important women in his life

Talking about Chinese view of affliction and cultivating students’ emotion

Unit8 The Green Revolution

Environmental protection

Chinese contribution to the world environmental protection and energy saving