| 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 |