本系列书为引进改编教材,全系列共4本,改编自《Reading Master》。每本书的每个单元基本包括阅读准备、阅读文章、阅读复习、阅读分析、创新思维、词汇技巧、英汉互译、批判思维、单词填空等几个部分。全系列的选材比较广泛,题材多样,有很多大学生关注的时兴问题。本系列教材可以供高等院校非英语专业学生作为泛读教程使用,也可以供社会英语爱好者学习使用。本书为第四册。
UNIT 01 AGreen Future.
1.Reading: Eco-Cities: Creating Green Urban Spaces
2.Further Reading: Brazil: A Tropical Breadbasket
UNIT 02 Under Watchful Eyes
1. Reading: A Database State
2.Further Reading: Hack Attack, How You Might Be a Target?
UNIT 03 By Repute
1.Reading: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Undeserved Reputations
2.Further Reading: When the Product Doesn't Count
Review 1(Units 1-3)
UNIT 04 Greener Pastures
1.Reading: Replacement Migration:Some Nations Must Face Reality or Accept Declining Population
2.Further Reading: From Refugees to Rulers:Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright
UNIT 05 The Letter of the Law
1.Reading: Bending the Rules
2.Further Reading: Civil Disobedience
UNIT 06 Doing the Right Thing
1.Reading: The Little Voice
2.Further Reading: The Root of Morality
Review 2(Units 4-6)
UNIT 07 The Learning Curve
1. Reading: Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On:
Young Koreans Encouraged to Skip College
2.Further Reading: Smarty Pants: The Stars with Big Brains
UNIT 08 Networking
1. Reading: Facebook Turns 1o: Can Social Networking Site Woo Youth?
2.Further Reading: Sina Weibo Struggles in Face of Competition and Censorship
UNIT 09 Stereotypes
1. Reading: Making Assumptions
2.Further Reading: India's Caste System Continues to Affect Society
Review 3(Units 7-9)
UNIT 10 International Relations
1.Reading:Sports Diplomacy
2.Further Reading: The World Moderators:U.N.Secretaries-General Past and Present
UNIT 11 War and Conflict
1.Reading: Return from the Cage
2.Further Reading: Hone Your Conflict Resolution Skills
UNIT 12 The End
1. Reading: Facing Death
2.Further Reading: You Have to Be Kidding Me!
Review 4(Units 10-12)
Glossary