《新概念大学英语阅读教程》精选体现时代特征和社会需求的文章30篇,按校园生活、东西方文化、全球化、娱乐、能源等主题编入10个单元,涉及中西方文化对比、网上购物、人工智能、食品安全、环保等话题,旨在帮助学习者拓展知识的同时,提升其阅读能力,从而有效提升语言运用能力。
《新概念大学英语阅读教程》适用于“应用型本科”院校、高职类院校的英语专业学生,也可供非英语专业学生作为提升素养的“拓展”课程教材使用。
Unit 1 College Life
Part A Thinking Critically: The Most Important Skill for Students' Success
Part B Is College Really Necessary for All High School Graduates?
Part C Top Five Money Mistakes College Students Make
Unit 2 Culture
Part A Multi-Culturalism or World Culture?
Part B American Culture
Part C What Should I Absolutely Not Do When Visiting Your Country?
Unit 3 E-commerce and Logistics
Part A Electronic Business
Part B Online Shopping
Part C Logistics
Unit 4 Entertainment (Including Tourism)
Part A Chinese Film Industry Expects Big Action
Part B A Movie That Moves
Part C How to Travel on a Budget?
Unit 5 Globalization
Part A WTO Accession, Globalization, and a Changing China
Part B An Overview of Globalization and Its Positive and Negative Aspects
Part C Globalization Isn't Dead, It's Only Just Beginning
Unit 6 New Materials
Part A Nanotechnology
Part B Superconductivity
Part C Biomaterial
Unit 7 Food Safety
Part A Gene Revolution and Food Security
Part B Dieting does Make Us Depressed——Even Though We're Healthier
Part C Why Could Ramen Noodles Cut Your Life Short?
Unit 8 New Energy
Part A Can Renewable Energy Save the World?
Part B The Myth of Renewable Energy
Part C A New Dimension for Solar Energy
Unit 9 Environment Protection
Part A China-US Joint Announcement on Climate Change
Part B The Chinese Scientific Revolution Aims to Tackle Climate Change
Part C Eating Less Meat Essential to Curb Climate Change, Says Report
Unit 10 Artificial Intelligence
Part A Why Should We Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence?
Part B Why Can't My Computer Understand Me?
Part C Artificial Intelligence Is Here——and It's Nothing to Fear (Yet)
Key to Exercises