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Passage 1 Hair Apparent 头发揭迷1

Passage 2 Year 2000 Time Bomb 2000年定时炸弹4

Passage 3 They Love Our Money 他们喜欢我们的货币7

Passage 4 The Magic of Touch 触摸的魅力10

Passage 5 A Little Noise Is a Good Thing 适度噪音的益处13

Passage 6 Barking for Barking s Sake 为吠而吠16

Passage 7 Wish You Had That Nose? 动物的鼻子19

Passage 8 Facing the Knife 面对手术刀22

Passage 9 Myths，Monsters and Maths 神话、魔鬼与数学26

Passage 10 Norway s Equally Good Life 挪威的富裕生活30

Passage 11 Ask Dr Universe 请教宇宙博士34

Passage 12 Your Reactions Betray You 你的反应暴露了你38

Passage 13 Many Millions of Kids，and Too Few Teachers 孩子成千上万，教师供不应求42

Passage 14 A Couch-potato Factor 家中有人，小偷没门47

Passage 15 Memories Abound in“Elephant Kingdom” 大象的记忆51

Passage 16 Auf Wiedersehen，English 再见，英语56

Passage 17 Feathered Dinosaur Ruffles Paleontology 龙鸟挑战古生物学61

Passage 18 The Boss Feels Your Pain 上司了解你的痛楚65

Passage 19 The World s Way of Dearh 世界葬礼风俗69

Passage 20 What s in a Name? 名字里有什么?74

Passage 21 Why Women Live Longer Than Men(part one) 女人为什么比男人长寿(1)78

Passage 22 Why Women Live Longer Than Men(part two) 女人为什么比男人长寿(2)83

Passage 23 The Stockhlom Syndrome 斯德哥尔摩综合症88

Passage 24 On the Origin of Body Language 体语的起源92

Passage 25 Space Takes Its Toll 太空损害健康96

Passage 26 Let Foreigners Make the Rules 管教美国人101

Passage 27 Why Women Are Less likely Than Men to Commit Suicide 为什么女人不像男人那样倾向于自杀106

Passage 28 What Is Sleep for? 睡眠的意义111

Passage 29 How to Live to 100(part one) 怎样活到100岁(1)116

Passage 30 How to Live to 100(part two) 怎样活到100岁(2)121

Passage 31 Is There Life on Other Planets? 其他行星上有生命吗?126

Passage 32 Women in Science 妇女与科学131

Passage 33 The Evolution of Beauty 美貌的进化136

Passage 34 The Cloning Controversy 有关克隆的争端140

Passage 35 The Marriage Contract 婚姻契约145

Passage 36 Inflation and Economic Growth 通货膨胀与经济增长150

Passage 37 Why Are We Getting Taller? 我们为什么长高?155

Passage 38 Can t Do without Love 离不开爱160

Passage 39 Study Shows Monkeys Can Count 猴子数数165

Passage 40 “Turandotin” in China 图兰朵在中国170

Passage 41 Japan s Baby Bust 日本的低生育率175

Passage 42 The Art of Genius 天才的本领180

Passage 43 The Forgotten Genius 被遗忘的天才185

Passage 44 In Defense of French Art 捍卫法国艺术190

Passage 45 A Bird in the Hand? 手中之鸟?195

Passage 46 $1 Million Worth of Secrets 百万富翁的秘密200

Passage 47 Greenspan Is No Hero 格林斯潘决不是英雄205

Passage 48 Why Should Males Exist? 为什么要有雄性动物?210

Passage 49 The Sense of Smell 神奇的嗅觉215

Passage 50 Search for New Organs Leads to the Barnyard 猪与人体器官移植220

Passage 51 The Multicultural Myth 多文化的神话224

Passage 52 American Innovators 美国的创新者228

Passage 53 Friends Indeed 真正的朋友232

Passage 54 A Beauty Contest 有关审美的争议236

Passage 55 Glenn Seaborg 格伦·西伯格240

Passage 56 Hot Potato Wisdom 过来人之言245

Passage 57 London Comes Back to Life 伦敦再现辉煌250

Passage 58 Breaking Consciousness 打破意识254

Passage 59 Cyber-romance—Fantasy and Fact 赛百爱情——幻想与事实258

Passage 60 Not Just Another Pretty Face 女人喜欢的男人263

Key to Comprehension Questions 问题解答268