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    《世界经典英语课文选读》全套共14级，每级分上、下两册，本书为第9级下册。
    本书精选百年世界原版教材中思想、内容、语言俱佳的经典课文篇目；对标英语能力等级量表和课程标准编排，内容循序渐进，难度逐级递增；穿插导读、注释、词汇、读后任务、阅读策略、参考答案等辅助模块；提供高质量的学习资源，发展语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力。

Unit 1  Pooular Science and Modern Technology
  Text 1  Bees Dying for a Phone Call?
  Text 2  Calm Down
  Text 3  Droidganiser
  Text 4  Three Green Inventions
  Text 5  New Inventions
  Text 6  Smart Screens
Unit 2  The Planet and the Environment
  Text 1  A Flying Disaster
  Text 2  The Footprint of Fun
  Text 3  Planet Plastic
  Text 4  The State of the Planet
  Text 5  Kara Makes the People Listen
  Text 6  Not All Bad News for the Planet
Unit 3  Culture and People
  Text 1  No Limits
  Text 2  Great Failures
  Text 3  Emma Watson
  Text 4  The Changing Face of Kung Fu
  Text 5  Birthday Traditions Around the World
  Text 6  China's Grand Canal
Unit 4  Travel and Transport
  Text 1  Bicycle Revolution
  Text 2  Becca's Blog from London to Lyon
  Text 3  Life in the Fast Lane
  Text 4  Last Days of the Rickshaw
  Text 5  Transport Systems Around the World
  Text 6  A Trip to the Depths of the Ocean
Unit 5  Art and Fashion
  Text 1  Braveheart
  Text 2  The City That Loves Street Art
  Text 3  Notting Hill Carnival
  Text 4  Secrets of the Mona Lisa
  Text 5  Five Reasons to Take More Selfies
  Text 6  Fashion and Art
Unit 6  Language and Communication
  Text 1  Places and Languages
  Text 2  Everybody Loves Stories--But Why?
  Text 3  Messaging Through Time
  Text 4  Apologies: The Key to Maintaining Friendships
  Text 5  High Five!
  Text 6  Saving Languages
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