Part One
Unit 1 The Origin of Mother’s Day 母親節的由來 8
Unit 2 The First King of Jazz 爵士大師 11
Unit 3 The History of Coffee 咖啡歷史 14
Unit 4 The Master of Escape 脫逃大師 17
Unit 5 Conserving Water Helps Everyone 省水好處多 20
Unit 6 The Surprising Craze of Flash Mobs 來去匆匆快閃族 23
Unit 7 Thailand’s Water Festival 泰國潑水節 26
Unit 8 Taiwanese Hero Chen Shu-chu 台灣之光陳樹菊 29
Unit 9 The Origin of Teachers’ Day 教師節的由來 32
Unit 10 Takeshi Kaneshiro’s Many Faces 百變金城武 35
Unit 11 E-book Library 電子圖書館 38
Unit 12 Culture at the Dining Table 飲食與文化 41
Unit 13 Sleeping Positions Show Your Personality從睡姿看個性 44
Unit 14 Protecting Africa’s Beauty 保護非洲自然美景 47
Unit 15 The Hotter the Better 越辣越夠味 50
Unit 16 Courtesy on the MRT 捷運禮儀 53
Unit 17 The Master of the Musical 音樂劇大師 56
Unit 18 Credit Card Slaves 卡奴一族 59
Unit 19 The Hidden Treasures of Siberia 西伯利亞珍寶 62
Unit 20 The Bake Sale 烘焙品義賣會 65
Unit 21 Explaining Kevin’s Absence 說明凱文缺席的原因 68
Unit 22 A Very Special Morning 一個特殊的早晨 71
Unit 23 The Story of a Morning Person早上一條龍，夜晚一條蟲 74
Unit 24 The Challenge of Being a Model 模特兒甘苦談 77
必備字彙 80
升大學考試模擬測驗 98
Part Two
Unit 1 Making the Habbit 哈比人的奇幻魔力 104
Unit 2 Supermarkets Fight with Better Service 超商便民大作戰 107
Unit 3 Tradition Is on Tihua Street 迪化老街熱鬧滾滾 110
Unit 4 The Tomato Takes Off the World 全世界吹起番茄風 113
Unit 5 Toy Collectors 玩具收藏家 116
Unit 6 Curiosity Lands on Mars 好奇號登陸火星 119
Unit 7 Classical Cool with Maksim Mrvica 當古典樂遇上電子樂 122
Unit 8 The Wolf and the Goat 狼與羊 125
Unit 9 Ancient Pet Cats 最古老的貓 128
Unit 10 It Is Never Good to Overdo 過多不是好事 131
Unit 11 Preserving DNA in the Frozen Ark 冷凍方舟保存DNA 134
Unit 12 When the World Sleeps 睡眠習慣比一比 137
Unit 13 The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake 二○一一年日本東北大地震 140
Unit 14 Hidden Worlds Revealed in Art 隱身藝術中的世界 143
Unit 15 Bones of Love 愛之入骨 146
Unit 16 A Red Light for Coffee 咖啡紅綠燈 149
Unit 17 An Underground Art 地下藝術 152
Unit 18 Cats or Dogs 貓狗爭寵大作戰 155
Unit 19 The Good Side of Tears 流淚的好處 158
Unit 20 Homestay Etiquette 寄宿禮儀 161
Unit 21 Life in a Frozen Land 白色大地生機盎然 164
Unit 22 Keeping Your Skin Healthy 皮膚保養術 167
Unit 23 Midnight Movie Theater Shooting 電影院夜半槍響 170
Unit 24 The Motorcycle Diaries 摩托車日記 173
必備字彙 176
升大學考試模擬測驗 194
Part Three
Unit 1 The Secrets of Yoga 瑜伽的祕密 200
Unit 2 Therapy Dogs 狗醫生 203
Unit 3 Inventing by Accident 意外的發明 206
Unit 4 The Magic of Harry Potter 哈利波特魅力無窮 209
Unit 5 The First Ferris Wheel 第一座摩天輪 212
Unit 6 Fighting Internet Misinformation 網路謠言 止於智者 215
Unit 7 Dongshan River Water Park 冬山河親水公園 218
Unit 8 The Simple Life of E. B. White 簡單人生——E. B.懷特 221
Unit 9 Behind the Masks of Carnival 瘋狂嘉年華 224
Unit 10 The Empire of the Incas 印加帝國 227
Unit 11 The Path of the Bicycle 淺談自行車 230
Unit 12 Crime Scene Investigators 犯罪現場調查員秘辛 233
Unit 13 The Beauty of Norway 挪威之美 236
Unit 14 The Hollywood Walk of Fame 好萊塢星光大道 239
Unit 15 The Railway in Taiwan 台灣鐵路史 242
Unit 16 Chen Wei-yin’s Rise to the Top 陳偉殷後勢看漲 245
Unit 17 Japan’s National Flowers 日本國花 248
Unit 18 More Equal Restrooms 廁所之上男女平等 251
Unit 19 The Marathon 關於馬拉松 254
Unit 20 Feeling Rough on the Road 快樂出門，健康回家 257
Unit 21 Building the Doomsday Vault 末日地窖 260
Unit 22 Getting Ready for College 準大學新鮮人的煩惱 263
Unit 23 The Many Museums of Taipei 台北博物館五花八門 266
Unit 24 Retreat in the Wilderness 我的野外小天地 269
必備字彙 272
升大學考試模擬測驗 290
索引 295

Part One
Unit 1 The Origin of Mother’s Day 母親節的由來 8
Unit 2 The First King of Jazz 爵士大師 11
Unit 3 The History of Coffee 咖啡歷史 14
Unit 4 The Master of Escape 脫逃大師 17
Unit 5 Conserving Water Helps Everyone 省水好處多 20
Unit 6 The Surprising Craze of Flash Mobs 來去匆匆快閃族 23
Unit 7 Thailand’s Water Festival 泰國潑水節 26
Unit 8 Taiwanese Hero Chen Shu-chu 台灣之光陳樹菊 29
Unit 9 The Origin of Teachers’ Day 教師節的由來 32
Unit 10 Takeshi Kanes...