宋宏亮,男,中共党员,北京化工大学副教授。吉林大学外国语言学及应用语言学专业硕士毕业,美国Cleveland State University访问学者。北京市高等教育学会大学英语研究分会第十一届理事会理事,北京高等学校成人高等学历教育英语口语竞赛评委。近30年来长期从事外语教学与研究工作,原全国大学英语四、六级考试命题组成员,长期参与并负责大学英语四、六级评卷工作。同时,长期从事北京地区成人高等学历教育学位英语考试的教学和辅导工作。目前,共参与国家级及教育部科研和教改立项6项,全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会科研立项3项,校级教改立项10余项。另外,发表相关论文12篇,编写并出版各类教材20余部。其中,普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材1部,北京市高等教育精品教材1部。曾两次获得北京化工大学“大宝奖教金”,2006年获北京化工大学优秀教学成果奖一等奖(排名第三)。目前,是北京市优秀教学团队—北京化工大学大学英语课程教学团队成员(排名第四);北京市高等学校精品课程—北京化工大学大学英语核心组成员;北京化工大学优秀教学团队成员(排名第三)。
目录
Contents
Unit 1 Animal Protection
Warm-Up…………………………………………………………………………………2
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………3
Passage A Saving Sharks ……………………………………………………3
Passage B Polar Bears in Danger…………………………………11
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………19
Wild Pandas No Longer an Endangered Species…………19
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………27
介词(Preposition )……………………………………27
Unit 2 Women in Society
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………36
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………37
Passage A Women in Politics ……………………………………………37
Passage B Dr. James Barry………………………………………………44
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………51
Wang Yaping: China''s First Women Spacewalker ……51
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………58
代词I(Pronoun I…………………………………………58
Unit 3 Ways of Thinking
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………………66
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………67
Passage A Gender Differences in Dealing with Bad Moods………………………………………………………………………67
Passage B Whitewashing in the Publishing Industry…75
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation………………………83
Confucianism………………………………………………………………83
Part Three Grammar……………………………………………………………92
代词Ⅱ(Pronoun Ⅱ)……………………………………92
Unit 4 Recreational Sports
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………100
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………101
Passage A New Sport for Paris 2024 ………………………101
Passage B The Benefits of Sports……………………………………109
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………117
Tai Chi Chuan……………………………………………………………………117
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………124
被动语态(Passive Voice)……………………………124
Unit 5 Taste of Arts
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………132
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………133
Passage A Why Is Mona Lisa So Famous?…………………133
Passage B Some Students Have Limited Access toArts Instruction………………………………………………141
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………149
Chinese Calligraphy………………………………………………………149
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………156
时态(Tense )…………………………………………156
Unit 6 Nature and Wonder
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………………166
Part One Reading……………………………………………………………167
Passage A Is Australia an Island?…………………………………167
Passage B Sea Exploring Technolog……………………………174
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation…………………182
The Great Wall……………………………………………………………………182
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………190
动名词(Gerund)………………………………………190
Unit 7 A Path to Wellness
Warm-Up……………………………………………………………………200
Part One Reading………………………………………………………201
Passage A Medical Tourism …………………………………………201
Passage B Can Coffee Help You Live Longer?…………209
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………217
Popularity of TCM……………………………………………………217
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………225
分词(Participle )……………………………………225
Unit 8 Technology in Our Life
Warm-Up………………………………………………………………234
Part One Reading………………………………………………………………235
Passage AU.S. Schools Are Blocking ChatGPT………235
Passage B Schools Go Solar………………………………………………242
Part Two Chinese Culture Appreciation……………………249
Chinese Payment Platforms in the Word ………………249
Part Three Grammar…………………………………………………………257
状语从句(Adverbial Clause )………………………257
New Word …………………………………………………………………………265
Phrases & Expressions ………………………………………………285