大学英语人文素质阅读教程(上学生用书大学英语综合应用能力选修课系列教材)

外教社全面贯彻 关于《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神，策划并 推出适合各高校师生选用的大学英语提高阶段实用性选修课系列教材，包括 语言技能类、应用类、语言文化类和专业英语类等课程。 《大学英语人文素质阅读教程》为系列之一，具有以下特点： 所选题材跨越古今、纵横中外，从古希腊古罗马神话到圣经故事，从名 句名篇到人物传记，从人文地理到传统习俗，从历史事件到社会热点，集广 泛性、典型性、趣味性和时代性为一体； 从不同角度对学生进行阅读技能、阅读理解、语篇分析和词库建构等方 面的训练，以“问题驱动”和“输出驱动”为导向，既让学生学到语言知识 ，又启发学生独立思考，从而培养其自主学习能力； 围绕课文主题，扩展知识面，精选名人名言、格言警句，进一步激发学 生的学习兴趣，开阔学生视野，在培养学生语言技能的同时，又突出了人文 素质教育的主旋律。

Unit 1 Myths & Tales Section A The Creation of the World Section B The Birth of the Messiah Section C The Olympian Gods Section D The Trojan War Unit 2 Moments in History Section A The Splendour of Creece Section B Renaissance Section C The Hundred Years' War and Joan of Arc Section D Early Settlements Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities Section A Winston Churchill Section B Charles Darwin Section C Dicta, Princess of Wales Section D Michael Jordan, a Global Icon Unit 4 Classics Appreciation Section A Hamlet Section B Of Beauty Section C Three Days to See Section D President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address Unit 5 Customs & Traditions Section A Special Origin of Christmas Section B Unique Traditions from the UK Section C wedding Customs and Traditions Section D History of Football Unit 6 Cultural Geography Section A Ancient Scots and Stonehenge Section B The Beauty of Britain Section C Niagara Falls Section D The Serengeti National Park Unit 7 Panorama of Life Section A Finding Your Niche Section B Con We Live Without Our Mobile Phones? Section C Nice to Meet You, Chicago Section D Ycga Health Secrets Unit 8 Global Focus Section A Remembering, Never to Forget Section B Security Council Reform: Mission Impossible? Section C The/Yi/oto Protoco/& Global Warming Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity? Glossary