于敏、张秀峰主编的《英语阅读教程(新世纪高等学校本科教材)》是专门针对英语阅读课所编写的教材,适用于各级各类英语阅读的教学。该教程采取理论与实践相结合的方式,以现代外语教学理论为基础,以语言学、心理学等相关学科理论为辅助,以现代英语阅读理论为指导,聚焦阅读课的中心任务,精选国外英语阅读素材,通过系统的设计编排和大量有针对性的阅读实践,有效提高学生获取信息的能力和阅读理解能力,并注重人文主义教育,选取经典名篇,使学生在学习语言的同时提高其鉴赏能力,提升其人格素养。本书包括理论篇、认知篇和鉴赏篇。
Part I Reading Theory
Chapter 1 Refine Your Reading Style
1 Some Misconceptions about English Reading
2 Some Techniques to Help Refine Your.Reading Style
3 Reading Style Flexibility
Chapter 2 Rapid Word and Phrase Recognition
1 Rapid Visual Perception of Words
2 Rapid Visual Perception of Phrases
3 Rapid Word Meaning Recognition
Chapter 3 Context
1 Using Context Clues for Word Meanings
2 Context Clues:Direct Definition and Explanation
3 Context Clues:General Sense of the Sentence
4 Context Clues:Contrast
5 Putting Context Clues to Work
Part II Reading eractice
Chapter 4 Word Parts
1 111e Structure of English Words
2 Prefixes
3 W0rd Roots
4 Suffixes
5 Comprehensive Exercises
Chapter 5 Reading Sentences
1 ore Parts of a Sentence
2 Multiple Subjects and VerbS
3 Finding More Than One Essential Thought
4 Finding the More Important Thought
5 Reading Punctuation
Chapter 6 Reading Paragraphs
1 Structure of a Paragraph
2 Leain to Recognize the Elements
3 Finding Topics
4 From Topic to Main Idea
5 Locating the Topic Sentence
6 Two——Step Topic Sentences
7 Locating Supporting Details
8 Locating Implied Main Ideas
Chapter 7 Recognizing Patterns of Organization
1 The Patterns of Organization
2 SizrIple Listing Pattern
3 Sequence Pattern
4 Compare and Contrast Pattern
5 Cause and Efiect Pattem
6 Four Patterns of Organization
7 Mixed Patterns of Organization
Chapter 8 Reading Longer Selections
Moving Beyond the Paragraph
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Part III Reading Appreciation
Passage 1 Change Has Come to AmeriCa
Passage 2 Three Stories from My Life
Passage 3 The Driftwood Queen
Passage 4 The Philosophy of Composition
Passage 5 nbw io Change Habits
Passage 6 Babies Are Far Smarter than What You Thihk
Passage 7 What Makes People Unhappy
Passage 8 Thirteen Virtues
Passage 9 Doing the Best for Our Kids
Passage 10 Whaf Use Is PhilosopIhy
Passage 11 The Gift of the Magi
Passage 12 The Little Mermaid
Passage 13 The Origin of the BookThe Power of Now
Passage 14 Twenty一throe Things You Never Knew about Your Brain