大学英语快速阅读新导学（第2册）

出版时间：2009-8  出版社：浙江大学出版社  作者：蔡碧霞　总主编，端木敏　分册主编  页数：130  译者：端木敏静  

前言

　　大学英语教学的目的是培养学生具有较强的阅读能力和一定的听说读写译能力，使他们能用英语交流信息。大学英语教学应帮助学生打下扎实的语言基础，掌握良好的语言学习方法，提高文化素养，即具有较强的英语综合应用能力，以适应社会发展和经济发展的需要。教育部颁发的英语教学大纲中，阅读的基本要求（四级）是：能顺利阅读语言难度中等的一般性题材的文章，掌握中心大意以及说明中心大意的事实和细节，并能进行一定的分析、推理和判断，领会作者的观点和态度，阅读速度达到每分钟70词。在阅读篇幅较长、难度略低、生词不超过总词数3％的材料时，能掌握中心大意，抓住主要事实和有关细节，阅读速度达到每分钟100 词。　　阅读理解始终都是各类测试的最重要内容，所占分数比重大。阅读理解既是英语学习和英语测试的重要手段，又是英语学习的终极目的之一。英语阅读是一种创造性的思维劳动，它不仅涉及语音、语法、词语这些最基本的语言要素，而且还包括许多非语言因素，如文化知识背景、思维习惯等。　　现有的大学英语教材虽然种类繁多，但能真正帮助学生、针对性较强地解决学生阅读能力的教材却寥寥无几。在多年的教学实践中，我们深深感到，要有的放矢地提高学生的英语阅读能力，必须有相适应的英语阅读教材。其特点必须是由浅人深、体裁广泛、文体多样、趣味性强，既可作教材，在课堂内使用，更重要的是，还可由学生在课外自主阅读。阅读量课内外的比例应是1：4左右。而由于课时原因，阅读不可能全部在课堂内进行，还必须在课外加强。这就要求我们必须给学生准备大量的快速阅读及泛读材料。　　鉴于以上种种因素，我们在总结几十年教学经验的基础上，并根据学生的实际情况，殚精竭虑编写了这套《大学英语快速阅读新导学》。其目的就是让学生接触到大量以英语国家为背景的社会、人文、政治、经济、娱乐等方方面面的文字材料，创造出一个模拟的英文环境，在老师的帮助下，拓宽学生的视野。我们的编写原则是强调材料的数量及多样性。

内容概要

《大学英语快速阅读新导学(第2册)》讲述了：大学英语教学的目的是培养学生具有较强的阅读能力和一定的听说读写译能力，使他们能用英语交流信息。大学英语教学应帮助学生打下扎实的语言基础，掌握良好的语言学习方法，提高文化素养，即具有较强的英语综合应用能力，以适应社会发展和经济发展的需要。

书籍目录

Unit 1 Humor　Passage 1 The Search Team　Passage 2 Wanted: Superwoman　Passage 3 Super Technical Watch　Passage 4 Wrong NumberUnit 2 Travel　Passage 1 Barcelona　Passage 2 New York Tours　Passage 3 A Trip to Iceland　Passage 4 TorontoUnit 3 Inspiration　Passage 1 Sneakers　Passage 2 Dell's Story　Passage 3 The Window　Passage 4 Interview with Zhao XiaolanUnit 4 Fashion　Passage 1 Blogging　Passage 2 I Love Blogging　Passage 3 Getting Dressed for the Office　Passage 4 Fashion VictimUnit 5 Work　Passage 1 Are You Having Fun at Work?　Passage 2 How to Lose Your Fear of Being Fired　Passage 3 Love the Job You Have　Passage 4 How to Take Initiative at WorkUnit 6 Mental Health　Passage 1 Facing the Enemies Within　Passage2 Managing Your Stress　Passage 3 Seasonal Affective Disorder　Passage 4 Eight Steps Toward a More Satisfying LifeUnit 7 Cultural Differences　Passage 1 Aspects of English Life: Weather-speak　Passage 2 Hospitality　Passage 3 Friendship in Different Cultures （1）　Passage 4 Friendship in Different Cultures （2）Unit 8 Learning Style　Passage 1 Chinese Schools Need More Trouble-makers　Passage 2 The Inhuman Teacher　Passage 3 Your Learning and Your Brain （1）　Passage 4 Your Learning and Your Brain （2）Key to the exercise

章节摘录

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