第一单元The Internet's speed, vast resources, and its ability to directly communicate with others are its greatest benefits. Because the Internet uses the quickness of computers to transmit its data, information can travel at tremendous speeds. Speed is not the only benefit. The Internet uses hundreds of thousands of computers all connected to each other to store vast amounts of information. And finally, because the Internet allows individuals to have specific electronic mail addresses, people can easily communicate with one another.第二单元With the 21 st century coming, people have increasingly realized file importance of acquiring round easy information. If a nation can make effective use of all the information it will benefit In the fields of scientific research, education, economic development, etc. What the nation needs to do is to establish a nation-wide "information network", so as to link up scientists, businessmen, educators, etc. If such a network is set up, it will promote the second information revolution in the country.第三单元With the development of a market economy in China, techniques of sales promotion have been more and more widely employed. The popularity of varied and numerous promotional activities such as discounts, bonuses, and promotional parties has grown steadily. The reason is that they notonly help manufacturers and businesses earn higher and quicker profits, but also help consumers become acquainted with the products involved and get some practical benefits. However, if these techniques are used to promote products of inferior quality, both the manufacturers and the businessmen will be made to pay for that.第四单元Work is not only a means of sustaining life. More importantly, it is the way through which people display their talent, realize their ambitions, build relationships and establish social status. If you understand this intrinsic value of work, then however dull or hard work may be, it becomes bearable if it helps build up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one's own circle. Updating one's aim is one of the most essential elements of self-fulfillment in the long run, and for most people this comes chiefly through their work. In that sense, work is the most vigorous, vivid sign of life --in individuals and in civilizations.第五单元America was once troubled by employment crisis. Now in this land, there are employees, those who have lost their jobs and those who will never find a job. For decades, the government took no notice of the changes in its economic base and their effect on employment and lifestyle. As a result, many people lost job opportunities. Many experts came up with various ideas to address unemployment. However, what is most importantnow is to stimulate consumption.第六单元The crime of identity theft is on the rise. Recent surveys show there are currently 10 million victims each year, greatly exceeding our earlier estimates. Using a variety of methods, criminals steal Social Security numbers, driver's license numbe~, credit card numbers, and other pieces of an individual's information such as date of birth. They use this information to buy as many things as they can in their victim's name in as short a time as possible. Identity theft is a serious crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or even years cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of their credit record.第七单元Let's assume you are a sports fan. What is your first reaction when you find in your e-mail an attachment called "Anna Kournikova.jpg.vbs'? Curiosity tempts you to open the document to have a look at the Russian tennis star. But if you open it, the virus will be activated and willcopy the attachment to every e-mail address in your "Outlook Express", spreading the virus even farther. E-viruses, which flood the Intemet through dubious e-mails with fancy bait, make production of anti-virus programs a profitable business.1.追求幸福美国宪法赋予美国人民追求幸福的权利，但是似乎谁也说不清幸福跑到哪里去了。
这就好比我们获得了打猎许可却无猎物可打一样。
乔纳森?斯威夫特认为幸福是"一种大上其当而浑然不觉的状态"，或者是充当"一名白痴中的傻瓜"的感觉，因为斯威夫特把社会看作是一片布满虚假目标的土地。
虚假目标的提法当然不是美国式思维。
然而，我们似乎执迷于花钱买幸福的理念。
当我们拥有足够的财力时，我们就会获得极大的成功。
与此同时，美国商业势力却大肆渲染，人为地使我们感到不幸福。
广告业是我们的主要产业之一，它的存在不是为了满足欲望，而是为了制造欲望，其速度之快为任何人的预算所不及。
这样一来，我们整个的经济就建立在使我们沉溺于贪婪的基础上。
甚至有人告诉我们通过购物来支持国家经济是我们的爱国义务。
随便翻开一本迎合妇女口味的杂志，不难发现，开头的几页广告都是艺术和口号，到了结尾的几页就都变成了药丸和疗法。
开头几页的艺术包装所展示的是对至尊美丽的渴望。