內容簡介
劉乃銀主編的《英語泛讀教程》是普通高等教育“十一五”國家級規劃教材,供高等學校英語專業一、二年級學生使用,也適用於同等程度的英語自學者。全套教材共4冊。本書為第三冊,共15個單元。每單元一般分為四部分:第一部分為閱讀課文及練習,練習包括判斷課文中心思想、閱讀理解、課堂討論題和辭彙練習;第二部分為閱讀技巧,重點介紹各種閱讀技巧,並配有相應的練習;第三部分為快速閱讀練習,提供3篇短文,要求在規定的時間內完成;第四部分為課外閱讀,提供和課文長度相當的語言材料,配有閱讀理解題和思考題。
《英語泛讀教程》第三版替換了第二版的部分內容,並根據難易程度調整了單元順序,使閱讀文章題材更加廣泛、更具有時代感。
目錄
Unit 1
Text The Art of Creative Thinking
Reading Skills Newspapers and Headlines
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Mapping Creativity
Unit 2
Text The English Reserve and Politeness
Reading Skills Understanding Headline Vocabulary
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading The American Character
Unit 3
Text Bursting the Magic Bubble
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading What Is So Funny About Humor?
Unit 4
Text Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On
Reading Skills The Newspaper Lead
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading The Commencement Address at Stanford
Unit 5
Text It's Tough at the Top
Reading Skills Reading the News Story
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Visions on Ice
Unit 6
Text Right Drug, Wrong Patient
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Hidden Dangers of Over-the-Counter Drugs
Unit 7
Text A Room of One's Own
Reading Skills Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Aptitude Aplenty
Unit 8
Text Three Days to See
Reading Skills Popular Magazines and Magazine Articles
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Intelligence
Unit 9
Text Are Dreams as Vital as Sleep?
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Mind Over Time
Unit 10
Text The Credibility Principle
Reading Skills Reading Advertizements
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Nurture Your Nature
Unit 11
Text Nonverbal Communication
Reading Skills Reading Instructions
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Your Actions Speak Louder
Unit 12
Text Why Are You So Smart?
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading The Different Ways of Being Smart
Unit 13
Text Morals, Apes and Us
Reading Skills Reading Scholarly Writing
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Pepperberg's Parrots
Unit 14
Text How Do You Know It's Good?
Reading Skills Reading the Administrative Language
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading How We Listen to Music
Unit 15
Text Love of Life (Ⅰ)
Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Home Reading Love of Life (Ⅱ)
Sources of Reading Masterials