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Contents
Unit One
The Creation of the Automotive World __ 2
Part I
How the Automobile Shaped America:The'Burbs __6
Part II
Part IⅢ
America's Romance with the Car __ 11
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Electric Cars __ 13
Part Ⅳ
The Automobile Shapes the City _ 17
Part V
Unit Two
Climate Change —What You Can Do _ 24
Part I
The History and Development of Suburbs __ 28
Part II
Part ⅢⅢ
Millennials Are Happiest in Cities __33
The Advantages of Suburban and City Life __35
Part IⅣ
Time to Leave the Big City for the Little City _40
Part V
Unit Three
Black Holes __46
Part I
Carl Sagan and the Cosmos Legacy __49
Part IⅡ
The Hubble Space Telescope _ 55
Part ⅢⅢ
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Space Exploration __57
Part IⅣ
China's Chang'e Program: Missions to the Moon _62
Part V
Unit Four
The Economics of Product Design _68
Part I
The Modern Workplace: Flat, Flexible and Wired Up __ 72
Part IⅡ
What Does an Industrial Designer Do? _ 78
Part ⅢⅢ
The Pros and Cons of Working an Office Job _ 80
Part IⅣ
Staying Happy _84
Part V
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Unit Five
Linda's New Friend _ 90
Part I
The Meaning of Friendship in a Social Networked World _93
Part IⅢ
What Are the Advantages of Digital Communication? _ 98
Part IⅢⅢ
The Pros and Cons of Making Friends at the Office __ 100
Part IⅣ
Part V
Friendship in the Age of Social Media __ 104
Unit Six
Part I
Lawyers and Professors and Cars and Clothing _110
A Decidedly Mixed Bag _ 113
Part IⅡ
Long Live the Mom and Pop:Why Small Businesses Have a
Part IⅢI
Magic Touch __ 118
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Small-Business Ownership
Part IⅣ
__ 120
Part V
A Visit to the Hema Store in Beijing __ 124
Appendix Key to Comprehension Exercises __ 129