本教材共含12单元课文和3套单元自测题。每一单元含相同或相关主题主、副课文各一篇。重点培养学生英语综合应用能力,使学生通过本教材的学习,做到这有所有,学以致用,以用促学,学用统一。本书含光盘。
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本教材专门为全国各高校艺术、体育类学生,民族地区学生和其他一些大学入学时英语基础相对薄弱的非英语专业大学生编写,编写体例、课文选材、练习设计等均体现了较强的针对性。
与国内其他优秀教材相比,本教材依据目标学生实际情况,教材编写不求大而全,突出其简约而实用的特点,各册既各有侧重,又有机相连。
本教材以《大学英语课程教学要求》为依据,重点培养学生英语综合应用能力,使学生通过本教材的学习,做到学有所用,学以致用,以用促学,学用统一。
本教材不仅注重激发学生学习兴趣,培养学生外语技能,更加注重学生综合人文素养的提升和积极人生观与价值观的培养,在潜移默化中,启迪思想,陶冶情操。
Unit One Unspoken Love
Text A Me,in Concert
Text B A Prodigy’s Early Years
Reading in Focus英语阅读的瓶颈一词汇多义性
Unit Two Championship
Text A A Dream Comes True
Text B Real Champions
Reading in Focus英语长、难句的阅读(1)
Unit Three Lifle in Art
Text A Clay Figurines
Text B New Year’s Wood Block Paintings
Reading in Focus英语长、难句的阅读(2)
Unit Four Hip—hop Culture
Text A Not Merely Music:The Phenomenon of Hip--hop
Text B What Is Hip—hop to Me
Reading in Focus 英语长、难句的阅读(3)
Keys to Test One
Unit Five Never Give Up
Text A Heart ofGold
Text B Run,Patti,Run!
Reading in Focus分词表示的逻辑关系
Unit Six City Symbol
Text A The Statue ofLiberty--A Diplomatic Gift
Text B The Manneken Pis
Reading in Focus 连词一意义承接的纽带
Unit Seven Ultimate Challenge
Text A Bungee Jumping
Text B Rock Climbing
Reading in Focus识别主题句
Unit Eight Stagecraft
Text A Beijing Opera
Text B Facial Makeups
Reading in Focus阅读特定信息一定义
Keys to Test Two
Unit Nine Sports in China
Text A Spots in China
Text B Football Games ofOld China
Reading in Focus英语阅读猜词技巧
Unit Ten Cartoon Stars
Text A Creation of Stars
Text B Barbie Doll’s Mom.Ruth Handler
Reading in Focus 指代一致一英语阅读的逻辑连贯
Unit Eleven Power of Music
TextA Keep on Singing
Text B Music Has Power
Reading in Focus英语句子中的省略
Unit Twelve Fans Forever
Text A World Cup Dad
Text B Roger Marls and Me
Reading in Focus语篇中概括句的识别
Keys to Test Three