Unit One The United Nations
Text A Midlife Crisis
Text B The Worlds Toughest Job
Research Reading
1.The United Nations
2.The Ignoble Abuse of the Noble UN
3.US Leader Vowing to Settle UN Back Fees
4.States Seek a Voice on Expanded UN Council
5.Annan： Time for Members Turn
6.UN Dues， Round 3
7.Nation Issues Call for UN Dues to be Paid on Time
Unit Two Unification of Europe
Text A Europe： How Fast? How Far?
Text B 1. Has Europe Failed in Asia?
2.A Whole New Game
Research Reading
1.Unity and Division-
2.EU Rethinks the Size of Europe
Unit Three The Middle East
Text A All Together Now
Text B Consequences of Power
Research Reading
1.Poisoning Peace
2.Palestinian Trust Key to Israel Security.
3.New Israeli Team， New Peace Hope
4.Syria and Israel Start Historic Talks
Unit Four The Gulf War
Text A Iraq Crisis Reflects Shift in World Alliances
Text B The Weapons Inside the High-tech Arsenal
Research Reading
1.An Echo from the Past
2.A Storm Erupts
3.High-tech Payoff
4.Diplomacy
5.Will Saddam Blink?
Unit Five Former Soviet Union and Russia
Text A Final Dissolution of an Empire
Text B Russias Future Shadowed by Centuries of Conquest
Research Reading
1.Power Plays
2.Yeltsin Dismisses Russian Cabinet
3.Wary IMF Gives Russia a Hand
4.In Post-Soviet Russia， Law Enforcement Takes a Holiday
5.Russians at a Brink in Chechnya
6.Putin Plans No Hasty Action over Chechnya
Unit Six The Balkans
Text A Reluctant Warrior
Text B The Drive for Countries of Their Own
Research Reading
1.Have US Efforts in Bosnia Helped to Stop the War?
2.NATO Has the Birthday Blues
3.Can NATO Build States?
4.Kosovo War——-A Lucky Escape?
Unit Seven Organized Crime
Text A Global Mafia ( Part One)
Text B Global Mafia (Part Two)
Research Reading
1.The Trades Go Global
2.The Crime Bust
Unit Eight Nuclear Proliferation and Environmental Protection
Text AFormula for Terror
Text BFood for Thought
Research Reading
1.Bombs Away
2.US Prods Russia on Missile Defense
3.Theyll Get The Money
4.Russian Nuclear Bombs Said "Missing"
5.McDonalds Influence Goes beyond Burgers
6.What Made Me a Crusader
附录1 世界主要英文报刊简介
附录2 英文报刊的版面及新闻标题阅读常识
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