圖書簡介
本教材針對新時期大學英語教學的發展方向，積極服務地方高校轉型發展和套用型、技能型人才培養需要，將語言學習與人文素養的培養緊密結合。內容涉及哲學、語言、歷史、文化、藝術等人文學科經典主題，選材集趣味性、廣泛性、典型性和時代性為一體，圍繞單元主題，激發學生的學習興趣，開闊學生視野。全書共有14章，供一個學期使用。每章由5部分組成，包括引言、辭彙拓展、精讀篇章、泛讀篇章和中外文化常識。每章後附有各個部分練習的參考答案，書後附有課文中重要單詞短語彙總，所以本教材既適用於大學英語的課堂教學，也是一套很好的英語自學課本。
作者簡介
王焱，教授，博士，現任瀋陽大學外國語學院院長。擔任遼寧省翻譯學會副會長，遼寧省高校外語教學研究會副會長等。2013年獲得了遼寧省教學成果二等獎。近年來主編外語教學與研究出版社《跨文化大學英語閱讀與翻譯教程》等教材及教輔用書等20餘部，其中兩部主編教材榮獲遼寧省本科“十二五”規劃教材。被評為“全國寶鋼優秀教師”，“遼寧省教學名師”等稱號。
編輯推薦
本教材在廣泛調研的基礎上，依據語言學習與人文專業知識相結合的原則，在選材上注重內容的趣味性、信息性、可思性和前瞻性，同時也注重語言的規範性、實用性和文體的多樣性，充分重視對學生綜合文化素養的培養。全書總計14個單元，每個單元圍繞一個主題，由辭彙拓展、3篇精讀文章及練習題、2篇泛讀文章及文化知識拓展組成，另附有每個單元練習的參考答案。本書所選文章均為原版材料，題材廣泛，體裁多樣，內容豐富，難度適中，充分體現培養學生的思辨能力和套用能力。
目錄
001 Unit1Psychology
UsefulWordsandExpressions/002
IntensiveReading/003
TextADoesColorAffectHowYouFeel/003
TextBToCompromiseorNottoCompromise/006
TextCUsingReversePsychologyEffectively/009
ExtensiveReading/012
TextDDoNotForgetaNameAgain/012
TextEColorPsychologyandYourBusiness/014
CulturestoKnow/016
KeystoUnit1/018
020 Unit2Language
UsefulWordsandExpressions/021
IntensiveReading/022
TextAWillEmojiBecomeaNewLanguage/022
TextBWhyDoLanguagesDie/025
TextCMandarinLanguageandPutonghua/028
ExtensiveReading/032
TextDLanguagesinAmerica/032
TextENonverbalCommunication/034
CulturestoKnow/036
KeystoUnit2/039
041 Unit3Health
UsefulWordsandExpressions/042
IntensiveReading/043
TextAAcupuncture/043
TextBRisksandDangers:PlasticSurgery/046
TextCWhatAretheHealthBenefitsofYoga/049
ExtensiveReading/052
TextDTuYouyouandArtemisinin/052
TextEIsObesityaMentalHealthIssue/054
CulturestoKnow/056
KeystoUnit3/059
061 Unit4History
UsefulWordsandExpressions/062
IntensiveReading/063
TextATheRenaissance/063
TextBWhyIsItImportanttoStudyHistory/066
TextCTheSilkRoad/069
ExtensiveReading/072
TextDWhytheAmericansWontheRevolutionaryWar/072
TextEApollo11:FirstMenontheMoon/074
CulturestoKnow/076
KeystoUnit4/079
081 Unit5Celebrity
UsefulWordsandExpressions/082
IntensiveReading/083
TextABillGates:AHistoryatMicrosoft/083
TextBTheInspiringLifeStoryofAlibabaFounderJackMa/086
TextCAShortHistoryofMarkZuckerberg/089
ExtensiveReading/093
TextDWarrenBuffett:TheRoadtoRiches/093
TextEThePhilanthropicLegacyofSirRunRunShaw/095
CulturestoKnow/098
KeystoUnit5/100
103 Unit6Arts
UsefulWordsandExpressions/104
IntensiveReading/105
TextATheCulturalSpiritofAncientChineseArchitecture/105
TextBHollywoodMovieIndustry/109
TextCMonaLisa/112
ExtensiveReading/116
TextDChineseMartialArts/116
TextEImportantGenresofPopularMusic/118
CulturestoKnow/120
KeystoUnit6/123
125 Unit7Education
UsefulWordsandExpressions/126
IntensiveReading/127
TextAHowDoWeValueUniversities/127
TextBTheHighCostofTruancy/130
TextCGoingBacktoNaturewithForestKindergartens/134
ExtensiveReading/138
TextDTheIvyLeagueSchools/138
TextEWhyMobileLearningAppsAretheFutureofEducation/140
CulturestoKnow/142
KeystoUnit7/145
147 Unit8Life
UsefulWordsandExpressions/148
IntensiveReading/149
TextAHowYourFaceBetraysYourPersonalityandHealth/149
TextBWhatCausesaYawn/152
TextCWhySomeCulturesLovetheTastesYouHate/155
ExtensiveReading/159
TextDDogsLookLikeTheirOwners/159
TextEABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh/161
CulturestoKnow/163
KeystoUnit8/165
167 Unit9Culture
UsefulWordsandExpressions/168
IntensiveReading/169
TextACultureShock:AFishoutofWater/169
TextBTheHistoryofNewYork’sChinatown/172
TextCSpreadingtheVoicesofChina—theConfuciusInstitute/175
ExtensiveReading/179
TextDBambooandChineseCulture/179
TextE“Revolutionary”FashionofModernHistory/181
CulturestoKnow/183
KeystoUnit9/186
188 Unit10Literature
UsefulWordsandExpressions/189
IntensiveReading/190
TextAFantasyKungFu/190
TextBShakespeare’sImpact:LastingForever/193
TextCWhyLiteratureMatters/196
ExtensiveReading/199
TextDWhyHarryPotterIsGreatLiterature/199
TextEErnestHemingway/201
CulturestoKnow/204
KeystoUnit10/206
208 Unit11Tourism
UsefulWordsandExpressions/209
IntensiveReading/210
TextATheWorldIsOurOyster/210
TextBCanTourismKillaDestination/213
TextCBritishPub/216
ExtensiveReading/220
TextDMixedFeelingsAboutChineseTourists/220
TextEDisneyland:AReflectiononAmerica/222
CulturestoKnow/225
KeystoUnit11/227
229 Unit12Speech
UsefulWordsandExpressions/230
IntensiveReading/231
TextAThePowerofIntroverts/231
TextBLet’sStickTogether/234
TextCQueenElizabethChristmasMessage2015/237
ExtensiveReading/240
TextDPresidentXi’sNewYearMessage/240
TextERemarksbyPresidentObamainMissionInnovation/242
CulturestoKnow/244
KeystoUnit12/247
249 Unit13Society
UsefulWordsandExpressions/250
IntensiveReading/251
TextATheSmartPhoneAddiction/251
TextBWhyDoWomenLiveLongerThanMen/254
TextCFoodFirmsandFat-Fighters/257
ExtensiveReading/260
TextDPopulationAginginChina:AMixedBlessing/260
TextETheE-wasteDilemma/262
CulturestoKnow/265
KeystoUnit13/267
269 Unit14Philosophy
UsefulWordsandExpressions/270
IntensiveReading/271
TextATwoGreatPhilosophers:SocratesandPlato/271
TextBReneDescartes:FatherofModernPhilosophy/274
TextCConfucianism/277
ExtensiveReading/280
TextDThePursuitofHappiness/280
TextETheFatherofTaoism/282
CulturestoKnow/284
KeystoUnit14/287
289 Appendix
