英语文化选读

本书编写根据3条主线平 行展开：首先，突出主题 ，围绕中西文化差异组成 15个单元，每个单元包括 与主题相关的习语以及说 明性、记叙性文章各1篇， 力争知识性与趣味性相结 合；其次，从词到句，从 段落到篇章，从主题、中 心思想到阅读方法，系统 介绍阅读技巧和方法，且 阅读理沦与实战演练相结 合；此外，配套练习内容 与单元主题相融合，题型 与英语专业四、八级、国 内研究生英语入学考试、 托福、雅思、GRE题型接 轨。编者匠心独到且认真 ，内容丰富且新颖，习题 多样且精湛，是一本难得 的英语文化助读教材。

Unit 1 Cultural Differences Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context I Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A American Values and Assumptions Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap? Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 2 Education and Examinations Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context II Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A TOEFL and IELTS Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt) Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context III Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest Section B Needing and Wanting are Different Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 4 Time and Punctuality Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation I Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation II Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?". Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family Part 1 Reading Skills SectionA Understanding Sentences Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings