新编大学英语阅读教程

出版时间：2008-8  出版社：东华大学出版社  作者：欧阳俊林 编  页数：209  

内容概要

　　《新编大学英语阅读教程（1级）》广泛收集了现代英语，特别是近十年来英美社会的多式样语言文本。话题覆盖了当今政治、经济、文化、科技、教育、心理、人文、社会等诸多方面，帮助读者了解当今国际各领域的发展动态和问题，并从接触真实语料入手，学习和掌握语言形式、功能和用法，加深语言理解，从而全面提高学生英语语言的阅读水平，增强学生参加新体制下的大学英语四、六级考试的应试能力。

书籍目录

Unit 1Holidays and FestivalsPassage 1 The Lantem Festival and the Mid-Autumn FestivalPassage 2 Mother's Day and Father's DayPassage 3 Christmas DayUnit 2Learning and DevelopmentPassage 1 Learning DisabilitiesPassage 2 Rock Solid ReadersPassage 3 Do You Expect Too Much of Your KidsUnit 3 College EducationPassage I GraduationPassage 2 Educational Equality in AmericaPassage 3 Colleges Encourage Students to Stay on Four-Year TrackUnit 4Sports and Recreation Passage 1Women in SportsPassage 2 Parachuting —— a Popular SportPassage 3Why Women Can't Play Games7Unit 5Environment and Human LifePassage 1 Talkin' TrashPassage 2 Cleaner Cooking Fuels Cut GreenhouseGases， Save LivesPassage 3 Air PollutionUnit 6BiographyPassage 1 Mary KayPassage 2 The Diana DecadesPassage 3 Gwendolyn BrooksUnit 7MarriagePassage I Marriage in Medieval TimesPassage 2 The Story of an HourPassage 3 God Changed My PerspectiveUnit 8EntertainmentPassage I TitanicPassage 2 The Open WindowPassage 3 What Makes a Great Film?Unit 9Media and CommunicationPassage 1 History of CommunicationPassage 2 American MediaPassage 3 Tears Without Darkness……

章节摘录

　　1 When asked which is his favorite school subject， Jason Abrams， 11， doesn't hesitate "Lunch ！" The mischief in his voice gives away that he knows his answer will get a laugh. But his parents， Jane and Stuart， are concerned that Jason isn't taking school more seriously. They wonder if their son's marks —— good but not outstanding —— might keep him from getting accepted intoan advanced programme. "You want the best for your kids" says Jane. "We know Jason could do better if he applied himself. "　　2 But could he.'？ " Most parents make well-meant efforts to set high goals to motivate and stimulate their children's learning and good behaviour，" observes Sam Goldstein， a psychologist specializing in child development at the University of Utah. "But many don't understand their own child's limitations or strengths. " 　　3 In fact， many potentialities and limitations —— in intelligence， temperament and mental health —— are laid down prior to birth， says David Cohen， a recently retired psychology professor at theUniversity of Texas. We may want our son or daughter to do better than we did at thesame age， but if it's not in the cards， or coaxing will move them much beyond their natural gift. In fact， the pressure may have the opposite effect.　　4 Goldstein talks of Stdly， a shy eight-year-old whose mother was also quite as a child but hoped to help her daughter become more outgoing "Telling a child of this makeup to make friends is equivalent to asking a child unable to float to swim in two-metre-deep water！" Her mum's exhortations only added to Sally's anxiety. 　　……