英語文化選讀(2012年浙江大學出版社出版的圖書)

《英語文化選讀》是2012年浙江大學出版社出版的圖書，作者是劉育文。

基本介紹

• 書名：英語文化選讀
• 作者：劉育文
• 出版社：浙江大學出版社
• 出版時間：2012年12月 
• 頁數：289 頁
• 開本：16 開
• ISBN：730810639X, 9787308106399
• 外文名：Selected Readings on English Culture
• 語種：簡體中文, 英語

內容簡介

《英語文化選讀》由16個單元組成，根據3條主線同時展開。第一條主線根據16個主題介紹中西文化差異，含三部分：與主題有關的習語、說明性（議論性）和記敘性文章各1篇；第二條主線從詞到句、段再到篇章介紹閱讀技能；第三條為隱性主線，即配套練習題型與英語四、六、八級、托福、雅思、GRE等接軌。

《英語文化選讀》的編寫以滿足學生需求、適應市場需要為出發點。針對日益高漲的考研熱、出國熱，本教材練習的編排儘量與國內研究生入學考試、國外的托福、雅思、GRE或GMAT等重大考試接軌，以激發學生強烈的閱讀熱情。閱讀在各類考試中所占比重都較大，通過對學生進行系統的閱讀測試訓練，可以幫助他們全面提高閱讀水平和閱讀能力，從而獲得進一步深造的機會。《英語文化選讀》編寫根據3條主線平行展開：首先，突出主題，圍繞中西文化差異組成15個單元，每個單元包括與主題相關的習語以及說明性、記敘性文章各1篇，力爭知識性與趣味性相結合；其次，從詞到句，從段落到篇章，從主題、中心思想到閱讀方法，系統介紹閱讀技巧和方法，且閱讀理淪與實戰演練相結合；此外，配套練習內容與單元主題相融合，題型與英語專業四、八級、國內研究生英語入學考試、托福、雅思、GRE題型接軌。《英語文化選讀》編者匠心獨到且認真，內容豐富且新穎，習題多樣且精湛，是一本難得的英語文化助讀教材。

圖書目錄

Unit 1 Cultural Differences

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context I

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A American Values and Assumptions

Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap?

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 2 Education and Examinations

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context II

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A TOEFL and IELTS

Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt)

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅲ

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest

Section B Needing and Wanting are Different

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit4 Time and Punctuality

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅰ

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies

Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅱ

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe

Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?"

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family

Part 1 Reading Skills

SectionA Understanding Sentences

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Liking, Loving and Lust

Section B Story of Regret

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 7 Food and Table Manners

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A FoodTaboos

Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Finding the Topic Sentence

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program

Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gatherses

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 9 Health and Medicine

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Patterns of Details I

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Medicine's Bright Future

Section B It Takes Courage

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 10 Trade and Economy

Part 1 Readi.g Skills

Section A Pattem of Details Ⅱ

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A The Right Approach

Section B Colors and Their Associations

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Pattern of Details Ⅲ

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Public Holidays in the United States

Section B A Moving Story

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 12 Music and Movies

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Outlining

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

SectionA Hollywood and Los Angeles

Section B How about China's Hollywood?

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 13 Equality and Independence

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Skimming

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights

Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me "I Am Strong"

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 14 Crime and Punishment

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Scanning

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News

Section B Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test

Unit 15 Baliefs and Religions

Part 1 Reading Skills

Section A Detailed Reading

Section B Practice

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings

Part 3 Reading Passages

Section A Early History of Christianity

Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test