作者简介
訾缨 李芝 ---------------------------- 訾缨，北京林业大学外语学院教授。 在高校英语教学21年中，先后主讲过英语专业、涉外专业和大学英语各专业的英语精读、泛读、视听说、语法与考试指导、英美概况、大学英语、研究生综合英语、成人英语等课程。主编《英语综合技能培养与提高》《大学英语四级考试教程》等教材、工具书和教学参考书18部。主持过教改课题5项。 发表研究论文12篇。曾获省部级优秀社科专著三等奖一项、优秀论文二等奖3项。 李芝，北京林业大学外语学院教授、院长、博士、硕导，美国麻省理工学院访问学者。北京市研究生英语教学研究分会常务理事、北京高校英语专业委员会委员、中国英汉语比较研究会外语教育技术专业委员会理事。研究方向为二语习得、语料库语言学，外语教育。主持教育部人文社科基金项目、教育部新文科研究与改革实践项目、教育部考试院与剑桥大学应用联合项目及北京市精品视频公开课等项目，参加并完成国家社科基金2项，教育部人文社科基金项目1项；出版专著2部，教材20多部，发表学术论文30多篇。获得北京市高等教育学会研究生英语教学研究分会“第六届青年教师基本功比赛”特等奖。
目录
Unit 1 Talking About China ..................................................................................................... 1
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................... 1
Text 1 General Survey ....................................................................................................... 1
Text 2 Geographic Overview ............................................................................................ 3
Section B Listening and Speaking .......................................................................................... 7
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Chinese History ................................................................... 7
Text 4 Cities to See in China ........................................................................................... 10
Unit 2 Chinese People ............................................................................................................. 18
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 18
Text 1 Han People ........................................................................................................... 18
Text 2 A Glimpse of Chinese 55 Ethnic Minorities ......................................................... 20
Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 25
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Modern Chinese Youth ...................................................... 25
Text 4 Mosuo People—A Matriarchal Society ............................................................... 27
Unit 3 Chinese Language and Literature ............................................................................. 36
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 36
Text 1 Jin Yong, a Literary Swordsman .......................................................................... 36
Text 2 White Deer Plain .................................................................................................. 38
Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 42
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: An Interview of Liu Cixin .................................................. 42
Text 4 A Talk on Chinese Literature in the 20th Century .................................................. 44
Unit 4 Chinese Education ....................................................................................................... 52
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 52
Text 1 Reforming Chinese Education ............................................................................. 52
Text 2 Online Education: Ushering in a New Era of China’s Education ......................... 54
Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 58
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: China’s Education .............................................................. 58
Text 4 Tao Xingzhi ........................................................................................................... 60
Unit 5 Economy, Science and Technology ............................................................................. 71
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 71
Text 1 A New Legend for an Ancient City ....................................................................... 71
Text 2 China Is Pushing Ahead in New Fronts of Science and Technology Development ........................................................................................................ 73
Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 79
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: China’s Manned Submersible ........................................... 79
Text 4 A Tour Guide Commentary on Qinghai-Tibet Railway ........................................ 81
Unit 6 Chinese Holidays and Folk Customs ......................................................................... 89
Section A Reading and Writing ............................................................................................. 89
Text 1 Chinese New Year in the Modern World: A Traditional Chinese Holiday Today ...................................................................................................... 89
Text 2 Dragon Boat Festival ............................................................................................ 91
Section B Listening and Speaking ........................................................................................ 95
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Our Traditional Holidays―Still Meaningful? ................... 95
Text 4 A Speech on Double Seventh Festival ................................................................... 97
Unit 7 Land of Splendor ....................................................................................................... 107
Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 107
Text 1 The Yellow River ................................................................................................ 107
Text 2 The Great Wall .................................................................................................... 110
Section B Listening and Speaking ...................................................................................... 114
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: The Summer Palace ......................................................... 114
Text 4 Sacred Mountains of China: Four Great Mountains of Buddhism ..................... 116
Unit 8 Chinese Food Culture ............................................................................................... 126
Section A Reading and Writing ........................................................................................... 126
Text 1 The Principles of Chinese Cuisine ..................................................................... 126
Text 2 Regional Cuisines ............................................................................................... 128
Section B Listening and Speaking ..............................................
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