内容提要 本书以《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》为指导,严格按照选修课的课时要求和学生水平的实际需要,强调培养学生的语言技能。本书分为Society,Economics,Fashion,Science & Technology,Spots,Entertainment,Psychology,Figures八个单元,每个单元包括课文简介、课文(包括难点注释)、课后练习、背景资料及报刊语言特色介绍。本文选材精炼,练习设计实用多样,适合修读完大学英语四级并开设选修课的学生使用。 目录 Unit 1 Society Lesson 1 In Britain, Brown's Take on Organ Donation Boosts New Credo Lesson 2 We' re Not Luddites. We Just Hate Mobile Phones Lesson 3 Craig Was a Bright Boy from a Loving Family. How Did It Go Wrong? Press English FeatureUnit 2 Economics Lesson 4 Fed Shrugged as Subprime Crisis Spread Lesson 5 A Recession, If It Comes, Could Be Worse Than Those of Recent Past Lesson 6 Eyes on Google, Microsoft Bids $ 44 Billion for Yahoo Press English FeatureUnit 3 Fashion Lesson 7 To PRAV and' Chav not Lesson 8 Lolita' s Closet Lesson 9 The Mall Had Its Day; Now It' s the Web' s Turn Press English FeatureUnit 4 Science & Technology Lesson 10 Who Killed the Newspaper? Lesson 11 The Big Question: Do We Need a More Reliable Online Encyclopedia Than Wikipedia? Lesson 12 Karaoke 24/7 Press English FeatureUnit 5 Sports Lesson 13 If My World Record Had to Go, I Am Glad It Was Claimed by a True Artist Lesson 14 The Game that Lost Its Glory Lesson 15 When Sports Becomes a Head Game Press English FeatureUnit 6 Entertainment Lesson 16 The Secrets of Star Wars' Success Lesson 17 7 Stress-Busting Techniques Lesson 18 Oprah Deal Latest Salvo in Satellite Radio Battle Press English FeatureUnit 7 Psychology Lesson 19 When Ties to a Parent Are Cut by the Other Lesson 20 Shall I Tell You How Awful Things Are? No, Mustn' t Grumble Lesson 21 In the Mood for (over) Eating Press English FeatureUnit 8 Figures Lesson 22 Lessing' s Law : You' re Never Too Old to Be Outrageous Lesson 23 All That Glitters Is Gold for America' s Man on a Mission Lesson 24 For Chinese Schools, a Creative Spark Press English FeatureKey to the Exercises 作者介绍
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