内容简介: 本书作为英语专业基础阶段的阅读教材旨在扩大学生的词汇量,增强英语语感,丰富文化知识,提高人文素质,并培养学生的逻辑思维和形象思维能力,训练略读、寻读、细读、评读等阅读技巧。为满足扩充词汇量、拓展知识面的需要,本书选题范围较广,内容丰富;为提高学生的思辨能力和阅读欣赏能力,优先选择具有经典意义和收藏价值的文章, 有助于学生从西方传统文化和现当代文化中汲取精华部分,了解其独特的精神内涵。配套练习旨在引导学生去解读、思考、分析、批评,并激发学生更强烈的阅读欲望。 目录: Unit One Text A Essay on America Text B Western Civilization, Our Tradition Unit Two Text A French and English Text B The American Character Unit Three Text A Professions for Women Text B The Beauty Industry Unit Four Text A The Road to Happiness Text B Entropy Unit Five Text A Philistines and Philistinism Text B The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life Unit Six Text A Expressing One's Individuality Text B Defining the Authentic Self Unit Seven Text A The Worker as Creator or Machine Text B Where I Lived, and What I Lived for Unit Eight Text A On the Sense of Humor Text B On Human Nature and Politics Unit Nine Text A Creativity Will Dominate Our Life Text B Unlock Your Own Creativity
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