本書(shū)是在2010年第二版教材的基礎(chǔ)上修訂而成。新版教材在沿用原有編寫(xiě)理念的同時(shí)在文章選材、板塊設(shè)計(jì)、練習(xí)編排等方面進(jìn)行了修訂。本書(shū)按主題分為8個(gè)單元,每單元包括1篇新聞,3篇文章,所選文章漸進(jìn)地增加閱讀長(zhǎng)度和難度,其后附上一定的閱讀理解和詞匯練習(xí),以及適量的寫(xiě)作練習(xí),適合大中專(zhuān)院校中已完成英語(yǔ)初級(jí)階段學(xué)習(xí)的非英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)者使用,所選閱讀文章均來(lái)自近年來(lái)原版英文報(bào)刊雜志,題材多樣。此外,為方便使用, 本書(shū)附有練習(xí)答案。
本書(shū)同樣適合大中專(zhuān)院校中水平較高的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者和大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)、研究生入學(xué)考試及TOFEL、GRE等各類(lèi)考生備考使用。
目的明確:文章編排及練習(xí)設(shè)計(jì)圍繞訓(xùn)練學(xué)生主動(dòng)索取信息的習(xí)慣和能力這一主要目的,而非包羅萬(wàn)象。
方法獨(dú)特:用問(wèn)答式(問(wèn)題解決)閱讀方法,提高學(xué)生主動(dòng)閱讀和準(zhǔn)確理解語(yǔ)言的能力,訓(xùn)練其快速獲取信息的能力。
信息量大: 8 個(gè)主題及其文章與生活和社會(huì)緊密結(jié)合,豐富學(xué)生科學(xué)、文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)等方面的背景知識(shí),了解時(shí)事,擴(kuò)大其知識(shí)面。
時(shí)代性強(qiáng):文章選自近兩年原版英文報(bào)紙雜志,綜合考慮內(nèi)容的持久性和語(yǔ)言的典型性。
實(shí)踐性強(qiáng):學(xué)生在進(jìn)行大量閱讀后可進(jìn)行寫(xiě)作、討論和口頭報(bào)告等活動(dòng)。
《英語(yǔ)報(bào)刊選讀教程》首版于2003 年,2010 年修訂出版
第二版。
報(bào)刊文章(包括紙媒與網(wǎng)絡(luò))有其明顯的時(shí)效性,瞬息萬(wàn)
變的世界形勢(shì)必然帶來(lái)思維及語(yǔ)言的變化,為保證語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者
的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)及知識(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)與時(shí)俱進(jìn),故選編第三版。
第三版在課文編排及練習(xí)設(shè)計(jì)上仍保持前兩版的教學(xué)理念
與基本格局,但在以下幾方面做了修訂:
1. 文章內(nèi)容方面,更換了所有新聞文章及三分之二的課文,
以保持其時(shí)效性強(qiáng)的特點(diǎn)。
2. 單元設(shè)計(jì)方面,調(diào)整了主題順序, 第六單元的主題
Society 改為Global Development, 以期更好地反映世界發(fā)展的正
能量現(xiàn)象。
3. 板塊設(shè)計(jì)方面, 每篇文章的課后練習(xí)都增加了
From Reading to Writing/Speaking,增加基于輸入的輸出訓(xùn)練,
以提高學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言應(yīng)用能力,同時(shí)也為整體語(yǔ)言技能訓(xùn)練提供
更多可能。本練習(xí)的設(shè)計(jì)理念為訓(xùn)練學(xué)生真正的日常及學(xué)術(shù)交
際能力(口頭與書(shū)面),包括信息描述、摘要寫(xiě)作、觀點(diǎn)陳述,
以 及有效提問(wèn)等能力。
編 者
2017 年12 月于清華園
Unit 1 Education .1
Part A Lead-in .2
News Reading Schoolchildren Fearful about Future since EU
Referendum, Say Heads 2
Part B Reading 4
Reading 1 Will Online Learning Replace the Classroom? . 4
Reading 2 No Grades, No Timetable: Berlin School Turns
Teaching Upside Down . 15
Reading 3 Hire Education: A Vocational Model Succeeds . 22
Part C Unit Assignments .28
Unit 2 Science and Technology .29
Part A Lead-in .30
News Reading Go Humans: Lee Sedol Scores First Victory Against
Supercomputer 30
Part B Reading 33
Reading 1 Navigate the Jungle of Tech Ecosystems 33
Reading 2 The Robots Are Coming . 43
Reading 3 The Simple, Free Solution to Asias Myopia Epidemic 51
Part C Unit Assignments .57
Unit 3 Disasters .59
Part A Lead-in .60
News Reading Yangtze Basin Hit by Flooding with Storms Spanning
1,000 Miles 60
Part B Reading 62
Reading 1 Different Natural Disasters, Same Risky Human Habits 62
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Reading 2 Midwest Floods Leave Red Cross in the Red . 70
Reading 3 Humans Add to Natural Disaster Risk 76
Part C Unit Assignments .82
Unit 4 Sports .83
Part A Lead-in .84
News Reading Li Jianrou Wins 500m Gold 84
Part B Reading 88
Reading 1 Brexit Wins: How Will British Sport Be Affected? 88
Reading 2 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge 99
Reading 3 Grudge Match . 105
Part C Unit Assignments .112
Unit 5 Global Development 113
Part A Lead-in .114
News Reading World Health Organisation Reports Dramatic Fall
in Malaria Deaths 114
Part B Reading 117
Reading 1 Who Owns You? . 117
Reading 2 The Feelgood Factor . 126
Reading 3 Woman Challenges Tradition, Brings Change to
Her Kenyan Village . 132
Part C Unit Assignments 139
Unit 6 Environment 141
Part A Lead-in 142
News Reading Climate Protesters Invade UKs Largest Opencast
Coalmine . 142
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Part B Reading 145
Reading 1 How Do You Junk Your Computer . 145
Reading 2 Climate Change Lights the Touchpaper on TerrorWe
Must Fight Them Together 156
Reading 3 A Tree Grows in Kenya . 164
Part C Unit Assignments .170
Unit 7 Politics 171
Part A Lead-in .172
News Reading UK Must Be Involved in EU Anti-terrorism Measures,
Says Keith Vaz 172
Part B Reading 175
Reading 1 Win-win Governance 175
Reading 2 The New Words of War . 184
Reading 3 Progress Against Corruption . 191
Part C Unit Assignments .197
Unit 8 Economics 199
Part A Lead-in .200
News Reading Tax Havens Have No Economic Justifi cation, Say Top
Economists 200
Part B Reading 204
Reading 1 The Problem with Profi ts 204
Reading 2 Evaluating Good Corporate Citizenship . 215
Reading 3 Banker Who Lends to the Poor Wins Nobel Peace
Prize .221
Part C Unit Assignments .226
Key to the Exercises 227