《英语综合高级教程(下册)》是“国家精晶课程”的依托教材,由四川外语学院组织编写。《英语综合高级教程》是英语专业本科高年级阶段的精读教材,也可作为非英语专业学生、英语爱好者达到四级、六级水平后,进一步提高英语语言能力、发展言语能力的精读教材。《英语综合高级教程》特点:注重引导学生养成语篇鉴赏以及批判性思维能力。注重灵活运用词汇短语。设置词汇短语填空练习、派生词汇练习、释义练习、辞手段识别练习等。根据tem-8考试特点,设置有人丈知识练习和校对练习。text one为示范性话语材料,供教师学生课堂分析讨论。text two为学生独立学习之用。题材、体裁、难易程度与text one基本一致,便于学生模仿学习,建构相应话语,形成相应图式。
unit one language
section a text one you are what you say
text two the story of human language
section b text one the world of doublespeak
text two sexism and language
unit two society
section a text one the cost of starting families first
text two balding, wrinkled, and stoned
section b text one what makes new yorkers tick
text two looking for a few good snitches
unit three economy
section a text one unretired: retirees are back, looking for work
text two tex-mix
section b text one all change, no change
text two dahn yoga: body, brain and wallet
unit four philosophy
section a text one a definition of philosophy
text two against happiness
section b text one in praise of idleness
text two an apology for idlers
unit five chinese culture
section a text one a chinese philosopher
text two the spirit of the chinese people
section b text one confucianism in china
text two ancestor worship
unit six politics and military affairs
section a text one the other side of the coin: reading the politics of the 2008 financial tsunami
text two the third race
section b text one conflict without victory: the iran-iraq war
text two henry kissinger s jewish immigrant experience in the cold war
unit seven international relations
section a text one the psychology of power and weakness
text two us primacy in the international system
section b text one intemational relations after the cold war
text two east asia: a region of focus and transformation