本系列书为引进改编教材,全系列共4本,改编自《Reading Master》。每本书的每个单元基本包括阅读准备、阅读文章、阅读复习、阅读分析、创新思维、词汇技巧、英汉互译、批判思维、单词填空等几个部分。全系列的选材比较广泛,题材多样,有很多大学生关注的时兴问题。本系列教材可以供高等院校非英语专业学生作为泛读教程使用,也可以供社会英语爱好者学习使用。本书为第三册。
UNIT O1 The Concrete Jungle
1. Reading: Unwanted Tenants: Inside the World of Squatters
2. Further Reading: Hopping Mad in the City
UNIT 02 A Question of Taste
1. Reading: Defining Art
2. Further Reading: The Master Forger
UNIT 03 Keeping in Touch.
1. Reading: The Art of the Squillo
2. Further Reading: Getting the Message—— Eventually!
Review 1 (Units 1-3)
UNIT 04 When the Curtain Falls
1. Reading: Famous Movie Firsts
2. Further Reading: Give Me the Gossip:
TMZ Brings Entertainment Fans the Latest Celebrity Scandals
UNIT o5 In the Mood for Love
1. Reading: Love and Happiness
2. Further Reading: Looking for a Little Romance
UNIT 06 The Origin of Species
1. Reading: Denying Evolution: Arguments That Fly in the Face of Science
2. Further Reading: Metamorphosis
Review 2 (Units 4-6)
UNIT 07 Life's Songbook.
1. Reading: The Beatles: Pop Music's Great Trendsetters
2. Further Reading: Music to My Ears
UNIT 08 The Life of Riley
1. Reading: The World's Happiest Nations
2. Further Reading: A Life without Money
UNIT 09 Lost in Space
1. Reading: Watery Past?
Curiosity Rover Findings Hint at Possibility of Life on Mars
2. Further Reading: Famous First Words
Review 3 (Units 7-9)
UNIT lo Just Business
1. Reading: The World's Richest Men
2. Further Reading: Two Start-ups to Keep Your Eye On
UNIT 11 The Deep Blue.
I. Reading: Overfishing Threatens the World's Oceans
2. Further Reading: All at Sea: Endangered Marine Life
UNIT 12 The Next Big Thing.
1. Reading: Do You Remember When We Used to ?
Three Bizarre Fads from History
2. Further Reading: Going Viral:
The Internet Memes That You Just Can't Avoid
Review 4 (Units 10-12)
Glossary