阅读(B学生用书)/新世纪研究生公共英语教材

王哲、王善平、赵伟礼主编的《阅读(B学生用书 )》以我国传统精读教材的练习形式为基础，吸收了 国外同类阅读教材的优点，将练习分为读前与读后。 在每单元课文前均配有读前练习，要求学习者在阅读 课文前，先根据自己已有的知识，发挥联想思维，思 考课前问题，然后再阅读原文。这种阅读方法有助于 调动学习者的主动性，提高学习者的阅读理解能力， 令学习者更好地了解作者的思想观点及思维过程。全 书共四十五篇文章，全部选自国外出版的教材、书籍 以及权威的报刊杂志，内容涉及政治、经济、社会、 语言、文化、科技等，从各个侧面反映了国际社会具 有代表性的思想文化，具有一定的深度。

UNIT ONE Warm-up Text: Party Politics Supplementary Readings: A. Slips of the Tongue B. Conversation and Context UNIT TWO Warm-up Text: The New Singles Supplementary Readings: A. One's Company: Is There Something Unnatural About Living Alone? (1) B. One's Company: Is There Something Unnatural About Living Alone? (2) UNIT THREE Warm-up Text: Doctor's Dilemma: Treat or Let Die? Supplementary Readings: A. Computer Violence: Are Your Kids at Risk? B. The Art of Darkness UNIT FOUR Warm-up Text: The Cultural Patterning of Space Supplementary Readings: A. Imagery and Memory B. Space as a Factor in Intercultural Contact UNIT FIVE Warm-up Text: Can You Raise a Polite Kid in This Rude World? Supplementary Readings: A. Manners, Morals, and Civility B. Adolescents: Dealing with Normal Rebellion UNIT SIX Warm-up Text: The New American Dreamers Supplementary Readings: A. The American Dream: What Teens Really Want B. How America Can Make Brotherhood Work UNIT SEVEN Warm-up Text: A Son's Restless Journey Supplementary Readings: A. Enjoying the Ex-Presidency? Never Been Better B. The Things He Leaves Behind UNIT EIGHT Warm-up Text: Sex Roles Supplementary Readings: A. Gender Roles in Cross-Cultural Contexts B. Gender Politics in the Age of Dot-corns UNIT NINE Warm-up Text: Animal Emotions Supplementary Readings: A. Pets and Their Humans B. Take Charge of Your Life with Flower Essences .. UNIT TEN Warm-up Text: Is Science Dangerous? Supplementary Readings: A. Embryos and Real Lives : B. Can Souls Be Xeroxed? UNIT ELEVEN Warm -up Text: Global Anti-Americanism Supplementary Readings: A. What We Think of America B. Waking Up from the American Dream UNIT TWELVE Warm-up . Text: Technology Remakes the Schools Supplementary Readings: A. Goodbye to the Nanny? B. America's Exam Anxiety UNIT THIRTEEN Warm-up Text: Invasion of Privacy Supplementary Readings: A. How You're Spied On B. Nobody's Business UNIT FOURTEEN Warm-up Text: High Stakes Are for Tomatoes Supplementary Readings: A. The False Crisis in Science Education. B. On Testing for Common Sense UNIT FIFTEEN Warm-up Text: The Lord of the Rings Supplementary Readings: A. Unnatural Exposure B. The Rainmaker