吳英麗主編的《新課程大學(xué)英語綜合教程(附光盤2)》八個(gè)單元組成,每一單元有三篇文章,圍繞一個(gè)主題,內(nèi)容彼此聯(lián)系。選文力求新穎、睿智、勵(lì)志、經(jīng)典。體裁豐富多樣,既有經(jīng)典的文學(xué)佳作,也有優(yōu)美的時(shí)文。語言地道,內(nèi)容新穎,貼近學(xué)生生活,反映時(shí)代潮流。從教材特色上來看,本教材每篇課文都設(shè)計(jì)了精練的導(dǎo)讀,使學(xué)生整體把握課文的提要,盡快進(jìn)入該課文的主題。每一單元中的第二篇和第三篇文章前設(shè)置了閱讀速度自測,以幫助學(xué)生監(jiān)控自己的閱讀速度,培養(yǎng)其閱讀策略,提高其閱讀技能和自主學(xué)習(xí)能力。每一單元的三篇文章難度合理,并具有梯度性,其中第一篇文章為精讀課文,第二篇和第三篇為泛讀課文,但難度不同,方便不同層次的學(xué)生使用。同一級(jí)別的學(xué)生也可以根據(jù)不同材料實(shí)現(xiàn)精讀、泛讀等不同閱讀目的,充分滿足了個(gè)性化、分層外語教學(xué)的需求,方便教師根據(jù)不同層次的教學(xué)對象合理選擇,并靈活實(shí)施不同的教學(xué)方案。課后練習(xí)題的設(shè)計(jì)從學(xué)生的實(shí)際水平出發(fā),遵循循序漸進(jìn)的原則,著重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的聽、說、讀、寫、譯等各項(xiàng)技能。多項(xiàng)練習(xí)與現(xiàn)行的大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試題型緊密結(jié)合,以幫助學(xué)生提高語言應(yīng)用的綜合能力和應(yīng)試能力。
Unit 1 Discover Yourself
Text A Power of Personal Attitudes
Text B Alone Again, Naturally
Text C Learn to Understand Your Own Intelligence
Unit 2 Health
Text A The Frugal Way to a Healthier Diet
Text B Is Stress Catching?
Text C About Sub-health
Unit 3 Creativity
Text A The Secret to Creativity
Text B Creative Living
Text C The Sylvia Plath Pattern of Creative Flow
Unit 4 Love and Marriage
Text A Essay on Love
Text B First Love Unit 1 Discover Yourself
Text A Power of Personal Attitudes
Text B Alone Again, Naturally
Text C Learn to Understand Your Own Intelligence
Unit 2 Health
Text A The Frugal Way to a Healthier Diet
Text B Is Stress Catching?
Text C About Sub-health
Unit 3 Creativity
Text A The Secret to Creativity
Text B Creative Living
Text C The Sylvia Plath Pattern of Creative Flow
Unit 4 Love and Marriage
Text A Essay on Love
Text B First Love
Text C Detour to Romance
Unit 5 Human Ufe
Text A The Meaning of Life
Text B The Art of Living
Text C Every Men's Natural Desire to Be Somebody Else
Unit 6 Cyberspace
Text A Alienation and the Internet
Text B Pity the Historians of a Deleted Digital Age
Text C The Exciting PC Decade
Unit 7 Friendship
Text A The Nature of Friendship
Text B A Sand Hill Girl
Text C A Friend Born Laughing
Unit 8 Art
Text A Art as a Human Activity
Text B Art and Life
Text C My Favorite Painting