本系列書為引進改編教材,全系列共4本,改編自《Reading Master》。每本書的每個單元基本包括閱讀準備、閱讀文章、閱讀復習、閱讀分析、創(chuàng)新思維、詞匯技巧、英漢互譯、批判思維、單詞填空等幾個部分。全系列的選材比較廣泛,題材多樣,有很多大學生關注的時興問題。本系列教材可以供高等院校非英語專業(yè)學生作為泛讀教程使用,也可以供社會英語愛好者學習使用。本書為第四冊。
UNIT 01 AGreen Future.
1.Reading: Eco-Cities: Creating Green Urban Spaces
2.Further Reading: Brazil: A Tropical Breadbasket
UNIT 02 Under Watchful Eyes
1. Reading: A Database State
2.Further Reading: Hack Attack, How You Might Be a Target?
UNIT 03 By Repute
1.Reading: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Undeserved Reputations
2.Further Reading: When the Product Doesn't Count
Review 1(Units 1-3)
UNIT 04 Greener Pastures
1.Reading: Replacement Migration:Some Nations Must Face Reality or Accept Declining Population
2.Further Reading: From Refugees to Rulers:Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright
UNIT 05 The Letter of the Law
1.Reading: Bending the Rules
2.Further Reading: Civil Disobedience
UNIT 06 Doing the Right Thing
1.Reading: The Little Voice
2.Further Reading: The Root of Morality
Review 2(Units 4-6)
UNIT 07 The Learning Curve
1. Reading: Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On:
Young Koreans Encouraged to Skip College
2.Further Reading: Smarty Pants: The Stars with Big Brains
UNIT 08 Networking
1. Reading: Facebook Turns 1o: Can Social Networking Site Woo Youth?
2.Further Reading: Sina Weibo Struggles in Face of Competition and Censorship
UNIT 09 Stereotypes
1. Reading: Making Assumptions
2.Further Reading: India's Caste System Continues to Affect Society
Review 3(Units 7-9)
UNIT 10 International Relations
1.Reading:Sports Diplomacy
2.Further Reading: The World Moderators:U.N.Secretaries-General Past and Present
UNIT 11 War and Conflict
1.Reading: Return from the Cage
2.Further Reading: Hone Your Conflict Resolution Skills
UNIT 12 The End
1. Reading: Facing Death
2.Further Reading: You Have to Be Kidding Me!
Review 4(Units 10-12)
Glossary