●UNIT1
●Part One: Literary Reading~Poetry (Ballad) 1
●Part Two: News Article Reading―Political News 4
●Part Three: Popular Culture Reading~Harry Potter9
●Part Four: Practical Text Reading~~Want Ads 13
●UNIT 2
●Part One: Literary Reading―Poetry (Sonnet) 16
●Part Two: News Article Reading―Entertainment News 19
●Part Three: Popular Culture Reading~Shanghai World Expo23
●Part Four: Practical Text Reading―Movie Ads 29
●UNIT 3
●Part One: Literary Reading~Poetry (Free Verse) 33
●Part Two: News Article Reading~Disaster News 35
●Part Three: Popular Culture Reading―Disaster Films40
●Part Four: Practical Text Reading―Rent Ads 44
●UNIT 4
●Part One: Literary Reading~Robert Bums's Poetry48
●Part Two: News Article Reading~Sports News 50
●Part Three: Popular Culture Reading―Extreme Sports 54
●Part Four: Practical Text Reading―Humour60......
內容簡介
本書是針對高校英語專業本科一年級學生編寫的拓展閱讀教材。
基於《高校英語專業英語教學大綱》(2000版)的精神和要求,本書具有以下特色:
● 多樣性--包括文學作品(小說、詩歌),新聞(新聞報道、新聞短評),時尚文化(敘述文體、科普文體)以及應用文(廣告、菜單等);
● 新穎性--選材均來自近期新出版的報紙雜志和圖書,可以學習近期新和很鮮活的英語;
● 互動性--使學生在相互幫助、輕松的氛圍中學習並掌握近期新英語的表達法,充分體現以社會文化理論為依據的"支架"教學理念的特點。