《中級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀教程》是我們?cè)诳偨Y(jié)多年來(lái)短期英語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化培訓(xùn)教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的基礎(chǔ)上,根據(jù)國(guó)家教育部“出國(guó)留學(xué)人員英語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化教學(xué)大綱”修訂本及我國(guó)留學(xué)生在英語(yǔ)國(guó)家學(xué)習(xí)、工作、生活的實(shí)際需求編寫(xiě)的。它體現(xiàn)了短期外語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化教學(xué)“大劑量、高時(shí)效、重交際、講靈活”的十二字教學(xué)主導(dǎo)方針,為學(xué)生在短期內(nèi)實(shí)現(xiàn)外語(yǔ)水平的迅速提高提供了有效的平臺(tái)。中級(jí)系列教材于九七年面世,共包括閱讀、快速閱讀、寫(xiě)作、聽(tīng)力、聽(tīng)力測(cè)試閱讀測(cè)試等六本。縱橫銜接,循序漸進(jìn),有利于學(xué)習(xí)者全面、快捷地提高英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)讀寫(xiě)各項(xiàng)技能。經(jīng)過(guò)十多年的使用,在征求廣大讀者以及使用單位師生意見(jiàn)之后,編者感到原有中級(jí)閱讀教材內(nèi)容有些陳舊,已不能滿足二十一世紀(jì)讀者的要求。因此,我們重新編寫(xiě)了閱讀教材、新編寫(xiě)的教材具有以下特點(diǎn):內(nèi)容新穎、覆蓋面廣《中級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀教程》共編錄了25篇文章,內(nèi)容涉及英語(yǔ)國(guó)家的社會(huì)、文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治、科技、教育等方方面面,既可以幫助讀者提高對(duì)英語(yǔ)原版文章的閱讀理解能力,又可以擴(kuò)大視野,了解國(guó)外風(fēng)情。
內(nèi)容新穎 覆蓋面廣
體裁多樣 語(yǔ)言實(shí)用
編排合理 循序漸進(jìn)
練習(xí)充實(shí) 靈活多樣
短期英語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化培訓(xùn)教材是西安外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)出國(guó)留學(xué)人員培訓(xùn)部的教師針對(duì)出國(guó)留學(xué)人員、在校大學(xué)生、研究生、及廣大英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)愛(ài)好者在較短時(shí)間內(nèi)提高英語(yǔ)應(yīng)用能力而編寫(xiě)的教材。
該系列教材是我們?cè)诳偨Y(jié)多年來(lái)短期英語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化培訓(xùn)教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的基礎(chǔ)上,根據(jù)國(guó)家教育部“出國(guó)留學(xué)人員英語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化教學(xué)大綱”修訂本及我國(guó)留學(xué)生在英語(yǔ)國(guó)家學(xué)習(xí)、工作、生活的實(shí)際需求編寫(xiě)的。它體現(xiàn)了短期外語(yǔ)強(qiáng)化教學(xué)“大劑量、高時(shí)效、重交際、講靈活”的十二字教學(xué)主導(dǎo)方針,為學(xué)生在短期內(nèi)實(shí)現(xiàn)外語(yǔ)水平的迅速提高提供了有效的平臺(tái)。
中級(jí)系列教材于九七年面世,共包括閱讀、快速閱讀、寫(xiě)作、聽(tīng)力、聽(tīng)力測(cè)試閱讀測(cè)試等六本?v橫銜接,循序漸進(jìn),有利于學(xué)習(xí)者全面、快捷地提高英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)讀寫(xiě)各項(xiàng)技能。
經(jīng)過(guò)十多年的使用,在征求廣大讀者以及使用單位師生意見(jiàn)之后,編者感到原有中級(jí)閱讀教材內(nèi)容有些陳舊,已不能滿足二十一世紀(jì)讀者的要求。因此,我們重新編寫(xiě)了閱讀教材、新編寫(xiě)的教材具有以下特點(diǎn):
一、內(nèi)容新穎、覆蓋面廣
本書(shū)共編錄了25篇文章,內(nèi)容涉及英語(yǔ)國(guó)家的社會(huì)、文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治、科技、教育等方方面面,既可以幫助讀者提高對(duì)英語(yǔ)原版文章的閱讀理解能力,又可以擴(kuò)大視野,了解國(guó)外風(fēng)情。
Unit 1 The Crying Shame
Unit 2 In Grey BritainItS Always Your Fault
Unit 3 Use It or Lose It:Keeping the Brain Young
Unit 4 Confession of a Nicotine Addict
Unit 5 Speaking of English:了he British and the Americans
Unit 6 Spoilt for Choice
Unit 7 Why We Are Youched by the Sound of Music
Unit 8 0lder Parents:Good for Kids?
Unit 9 Embassies for Sale
Unit 10 The Tonguetied Americans
Unit 11 An Open and Shut Marriage
Unit 12 Hurry Sickness
Unit 13 EverythingS Coming Up Rosetinted
Unit 14 Making Parenta!Leave a Right
Unit 15 Fighting AIDS Discrimination
Unit 16 Requiem for the Typewriter
Unit 17 Art Treasures
Unit 18 Putting on Their Game Faces
Unit 19 Nuclear Power Plots a Comeback
Unit 20 The "Moral Rights" of Artists
Unit 21 Seduced in the Supermarket
Unit 22 Why Are You Laughing
Unit 23 Science and the People at Large
Unit 24 Search for the Wolf
Unit 25 Genes Versus Society
Keys to the Exercises
1 Office workers Bob Kearns and Helen Bell were both upset bythe bosss news. They had just been told the news that, despiteearlier promises, they would not be promoted for another sixmonths. The man Kearns shouted at the boss~ the woman Bellcried.
2 The office was abuzz with Kearns reaction. "Did you hearwhat he shouted at the boss?" He was a minor hero for a day.But, if anyone spoke of Bells behaviour, it was in hushed tones.She had committed the unforgivable sin of crying at work.
3 If Dr. William Frey had been there, though, Bell would havebeen the one to be applauded. "A lot of people shout and yell atwork. Thats not very constructive... Its very good for people tocry. Its very important to allow yourself to cry to alleviatestress," says Frey, a biochemist who works at the Dry Eye andTears Research Center in the American state of Minnesota.