本书共分14个单元，每单元都围绕着一个学生感兴趣的主题选取多篇阅读文章，提供了丰富的语言索材等内容。

Unit 1 Neck to Neck: 2000 U.S. Presidential Election
What do you know?
Text 1 How the Electoral College Works
Text 2 How We Got Here : A Timeline of the Florida Recount
Text 3 Analysis Indicates Many Gore Votes Thrown Out in Florida
Text 4 Media Recount: Bush Won the 2000 Election
Text 5 Governor George W. Bush Delivers Remarks
Unit 2 September 11 : Doubts about the Official Stories
What do you know?
Text 1 Sept 11 : Unanswered Questions Index Page
Text 2 George W. Bush
Text 3 From Deception to Revelation Part I
Text 4 From Deception to Revelation Part II
Unit 3 U.S. Political Jokes
What do you know?
Text 1 What Is Politics?
Text 2 Cows & Politics Explained
Text 3 Democrats versus Republicans
Text 4 The Very High Health Care Costs
Text 5 Flags Tell Us Information about Our Taxes
Text 6 King George the Third's Response to the Declaration of Independence
Text 7 Short Laughs & Quips
Text 8 Purchasing New Brains
Text 9 A Story of Creation
Text 10 Campaign Promises and More Promises
Unit 4 U.S. Arsenals during the Afghan War
What do you know?
Text I The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅰ
Text 2 The Weapons of operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅱ
Text 3 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅲ
Text 4 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅳ
Unit 5 Swift U.S. Victory over Iraqi War
What do you know?
Text 1 War Plans for War with Iraq
Text 2 Iraqi Strategy
Text 3 Combat Air Force Assets in Place Around Iraq
Text 4 The Progress Timetable for the Iraqi War
Unit 6 Lessons Learnt from the 21st Century Wars
What do you know?
Text 1 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅰ
Text 2 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅱ
Text 3 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅲ
Text 4 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅳ
Unit 7 Is Iraq Another Vietnam?
What do you know?
Text 1 A Different Picture
Text 2 Is Iraq Another Vietnam? Actually, It May Become Worse
Text 3 How to End the Occupation
Unit 8 Washington Serial Shooting
What do you know?
Text I U.S. Army Set to Join Washington Sniper Hunt
Text 2 Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Text 3 The Washington Area (Tarot Card) Sniper
Unit 9 Campus Shooting
What do you know?
Text 1 "An Evil Smile"
Text 2 California's Excessive Gun Laws
Text 3 Kids and Guns in America
Unit 10 U.S. Education Reform
What do you know?
Text 1 How Do the Primary and Middle School (K-12) Students Learn in the United States?
Text 2 How Well Do the American Students Do in K-12 Schools ?
Text 3 Education Reform
Text 4 Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Unit 11 The Race to Mars
What do you know?
Text 1 Mars Rovers FAQ: from Launch to Landing
Text 2 British Ask NASA for Help on Lander
Text 3 Opportunity Lands on Mars
Unit 12 Video Cameras in Our Life
What do you know?
Text 1 Researcher Develops Advanced Motion-tracking Camera for Surveillance, Security, Videoconferencing
Text 2 Spy Cameras Broaden Focus
Text 3 NASA Scientists Invented New Video Technology
Text 4 Sounds Attract Camera
Text 5 "Camera Pill" Promising for Diagnosis of Small Bowel Disease
Unit 13 Advances in Artificial Intelligence
What do you know?
Text 1 Computer Chess History
Text 2 Deep Fritz Loses to Chess Champion
Text 3 Better Business Computering
Text 4 Building Deep Blue
Unit 14 Computer Games
What do you know?
Text 1 The Making of Doom Ⅲ
Text 2 A Play for Better Soldiers
Text 3 Computer Games Stunt Teen Brains
Text 4 Zap! Go to the Top of the Class