《新概念大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教程》精選體現(xiàn)時(shí)代特征和社會(huì)需求的文章30篇,按校園生活、東西方文化、全球化、娛樂、能源等主題編入10個(gè)單元,涉及中西方文化對(duì)比、網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物、人工智能、食品安全、環(huán)保等話題,旨在幫助學(xué)習(xí)者拓展知識(shí)的同時(shí),提升其閱讀能力,從而有效提升語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力。
《新概念大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀教程》適用于“應(yīng)用型本科”院校、高職類院校的英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生,也可供非英語(yǔ)專業(yè)學(xué)生作為提升素養(yǎng)的“拓展”課程教材使用。
Unit 1 College Life
Part A Thinking Critically: The Most Important Skill for Students' Success
Part B Is College Really Necessary for All High School Graduates?
Part C Top Five Money Mistakes College Students Make
Unit 2 Culture
Part A Multi-Culturalism or World Culture?
Part B American Culture
Part C What Should I Absolutely Not Do When Visiting Your Country?
Unit 3 E-commerce and Logistics
Part A Electronic Business
Part B Online Shopping
Part C Logistics
Unit 4 Entertainment (Including Tourism)
Part A Chinese Film Industry Expects Big Action
Part B A Movie That Moves
Part C How to Travel on a Budget?
Unit 5 Globalization
Part A WTO Accession, Globalization, and a Changing China
Part B An Overview of Globalization and Its Positive and Negative Aspects
Part C Globalization Isn't Dead, It's Only Just Beginning
Unit 6 New Materials
Part A Nanotechnology
Part B Superconductivity
Part C Biomaterial
Unit 7 Food Safety
Part A Gene Revolution and Food Security
Part B Dieting does Make Us Depressed——Even Though We're Healthier
Part C Why Could Ramen Noodles Cut Your Life Short?
Unit 8 New Energy
Part A Can Renewable Energy Save the World?
Part B The Myth of Renewable Energy
Part C A New Dimension for Solar Energy
Unit 9 Environment Protection
Part A China-US Joint Announcement on Climate Change
Part B The Chinese Scientific Revolution Aims to Tackle Climate Change
Part C Eating Less Meat Essential to Curb Climate Change, Says Report
Unit 10 Artificial Intelligence
Part A Why Should We Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence?
Part B Why Can't My Computer Understand Me?
Part C Artificial Intelligence Is Here——and It's Nothing to Fear (Yet)
Key to Exercises