內容大鋼
本教程選材立足於「少而精、廣而博」，內容覆蓋面寬、知識性強，科技、人文相映成趣，文章具有可讀性和可思性。通過不同風格、體裁的選材，讓學生有機會接觸不同形式的英語文章，提高學生的英語閱讀水平，接受不同國家文化的熏陶。
本教程選材廣泛，內容新穎，語言規範。材料涉及生活、教育、文化、歷史、傳記、生物、科技等各個方面，具有趣味性、實效性、文化性和可思性。英語學習者能夠更好地了解我國的悠久歷史、燦爛文化和現代文明。體裁包括記敘文、說明文和議論文，便於學生熟悉各種文體。文章難度適中，超綱辭彙在文中標有漢語註釋。每篇文章註明辭彙總量，便於學生掌握閱讀速度，適度擴大辭彙量。練習題型與四、六級考試閱讀理解的題型一致，包括理解中心思想題、與中心思想相關的重要細節題、通過上下文猜測詞義題等，具體如下：
每單元A篇為段落信息匹配題和選詞填空題，B篇為單選題，C篇為單選題和Questions for Furcher Understanding（每單元兩道題）。每單元結尾處設計針對本單元主題的思考題，均為當下大學生關心的熱點話題，引導學生進行深度思考，增強學生的思辨能力和跨文化交際意識。
目錄
Unit 1 Culture
Text A A Sweet Art--Sugar Painting
Text B Chinese Calligraphy
Text C Cross Cultural Presentations
Unit 2 Sports
Text A Is Walking Enough of a Workout
Text B Famous Basketball Players
Text C Baseball
Unit 3 Diet
Text A Addressing Climate Change Through Diet
Text B Eating Healthy When Those Around You Don't
Text C How to Avoid Gaining the Freshman 15
Unit 4 Fashion
Text A China's First Lady Sparks Homegrown Fashion Frenzy
Text B Steps to Become a Fashion Designer
Text C China's Hanfu Costumes Trigger Pervasive Fever
Unit 5 Animals
Text A Do Our Pets Dream?
Text B Beautiful Friendship
Text C The Mysteries of Migration and the Earth Magnetic Field
Unit 6 Gardens and Parks
Text A Yellowstone National Park: Great Beauty, and a Sleeping Volcano
Text B The Lost Gardens
Text C Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Unit 7 Jobs and Career
Text A Best Career for the Future Jobs for 2025 and Way Beyond!
Text B 7 Steps to Prepare for Your Future Career
Text C The Marriage of Career and Personality
Unit 8 Medical Care and Health
Text A Health Care and Epidemics
Text B Stress Management
Text C China to Refine Financial Services, Promote Steady Development of Personal Insurance
Unit 9 Science and Technology
Text A How will 5G Technologies Influence the Film Industry?
Text B Mind-reading Robot Teachers Keep Students Focused
Text C AI Transforming the World
Unit 10 A Community of Shared Future for Mankind
Text A China's Fight against COVID-19: A Sense of Responsibility to the World
Text B China's Green Transition Matters to the World
Text C Confronting COVID-19 with Humility, Reflection and Gratitude
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