內容簡介
艾格平主編的《新視域英語時文閱讀》特點：選材廣泛、精細、實用；文章內容新穎、典型；語言質量上乘、真實準確、地道優美，符合現代英語語言趨勢；資料的知識含量豐富，所有文章都是近1年來有關社會發展熱點問題的報導，貼近大眾、貼近現實、貼近生活，是廣大英語學習者所關心和感興趣的各個領域的新聞報導，具有趣味性、實效性、準確性、新聞性等特點。另外，文章內容涉及生活的方方面面，集知識性、科普性、娛樂性於一體，能夠滿足英語學習者學習原汁原味英語的需求，是一本實用性較強的閱讀教材，也是可持續發展的大學英語改革中的語言技能類模組的主打和首選教材。
圖書目錄
目 錄
Unit 1 Current International News 國際快訊 1
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 2
Passage A US Faces the Gun and Tax Cliffs 2
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 13
Passage B Lost in Thailand: How a Lowbrow, Low-Budget Film Became China’sBiggest Hit 14
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 27
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 28
Unit 2 Economic Progress 經濟態勢 32
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 33
Passage A Why So Many Americans Don’t Have Bank Accounts 33
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 41
Passage B Is It Better to Rent or to Buy? 42
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 47
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 48
Unit 3 Technological Advance 科技望 51
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 52
Passage A Speeding up Work for People with Disabilities 52
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 61
Passage B How to Use Technology to Make You Smarter 61
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 66
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 68
Unit 4 Society of Humanity 人文長廊 71
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 72
Passage A Does “Blue Monday” Really Exist? 72
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 82
Passage B Dolphin-assisted Therapy Helps Children with Mental Disabilities 82
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 90
Section D Read after class 拓展閱讀 91
Unit 5 Education 教育專欄 95
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 96
Passage A Confucius Institutes Go beyond Borders 96
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 108
Passage B Is It Still Worth Going to University? 108
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 114
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 116
Unit 6 Environmental Protection 環境保護 119
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 120
Passage A India’s Air Pollution 120
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 131
Passage B UK Design to “Harpoon” Old Satellites 131
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 138
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 140
Unit 7 Green Life 綠色生活 142
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 143
Passage A It’s OK to Be a Crybaby: Why Crying is Good for Your Health 143
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 153
Passage B Does Chocolate Make You Clever? 154
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 164
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 165
Unit 8 Discovery 探索發現 170
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 171
Passage A Predicting Obesity at Birth 171
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 181
Passage B Your Digital Legacy：States Grapple with Protecting Our Data after We Die 181
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 187
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 188
Unit 9 Figures 人物掃描 191
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 192
Passage A Mo Yan——a Storyteller and the Nobel Prize Winner 192
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 204
Passage B Farewell to David Beckham, Footballer 204
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 214
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 215
Unit 10 Emotions 情愫漫語 218
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 219
Passage A How Manti Te’o Could Have Fallen in Love with Someone He Never Met 220
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 232
Passage B William and Kate: Scenes from a Fairy Tale 233
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 243
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 244
Unit 11 Sports & Recreation 文體娛樂 248
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 249
Passage A Being There 249
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 259
Passage B Sports Icons Who Lead a Change 259
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 265
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 266
Unit 12 Fashion 時尚潮流 269
Section A Read Fast 一睹為快 270
Passage A Does Listening to Mozart Really Boost Your Brainpower? 270
Section B Read Freely 品味賞閱 282
Passage B Gangnam Style: Korean Rapper PSY’s Social Commentary 282
Section C Practical Reading Skills 時文實用 291
Section D Read after Class 拓展閱讀 293
