《英語文化選讀》的編寫以滿足學生需求、適應市場需要為出發點。針對目前日益高漲的考研熱、出國熱，本教材練習的編排儘量與國內研究生入學考試、國外的托福、雅思、GRE或GMAT等重大考試接軌，以激發學生強烈的閱讀熱情。閱讀在各類考試中所占比重都較大，通過對學生進行系統的閱讀測試訓練，可以幫助他們全面提高閱讀水平和閱讀能力，從而獲得進一步深造的機會。《英語文化選讀》編寫根據3條主線平行展開：首先，突出主題，圍繞中西文化差異組成15個單元，每個單元包括與主題相關的習語以及說明性、記敘性文章各1篇，力爭知識性與趣味性相結合；其次，從詞到句，從段落到篇章，從主題、中心思想到閱讀方法，系統介紹閱讀技巧和方法，且閱讀理淪與實戰演練相結合；此外，配套練習內容與單元主題相融合，題型與英語專業四、八級、國內研究生英語入學考試、托福、雅思、GRE題型接軌。《英語文化選讀》編者匠心獨到且認真，內容豐富且新穎，習題多樣且精湛，是一本難得的英語文化助讀教材。
基本介紹
- 中文名：英語文化選讀
- 外文名：Selected Readings on English Culture
- 作者：劉育文
- 出版日期：2012年12月
- 語種：簡體中文, 英語
- ISBN：730810639X, 9787308106399
- 出版社：浙江大學出版社
- 頁數：289頁
- 開本：16
- 品牌：浙江大學出版社
內容簡介,圖書目錄,
內容簡介
《英語文化選讀》由16個單元組成，根據3條主線同時展開。第一條主線根據16個主題介紹中西文化差異，含三部分：與主題有關的習語、說明性（議論性）和記敘性文章各1篇；第二條主線從詞到句、段再到篇章介紹閱讀技能；第三條為隱性主線，即配套練習題型與英語四、六、八級、托福、雅思、GRE等接軌。
圖書目錄
Unit 1 Cultural Differences
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A American Values and Assumptions
Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap?
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 2 Education and Examinations
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context II
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A TOEFL and IELTS
Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt)
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅲ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest
Section B Needing and Wanting are Different
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit4 Time and Punctuality
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅰ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies
Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅱ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe
Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?"
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family
Part 1 Reading Skills
SectionA Understanding Sentences
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Liking, Loving and Lust
Section B Story of Regret
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 7 Food and Table Manners
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A FoodTaboos
Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Finding the Topic Sentence
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program
Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gatherses
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 9 Health and Medicine
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Patterns of Details I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Medicine's Bright Future
Section B It Takes Courage
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 10 Trade and Economy
Part 1 Readi.g Skills
Section A Pattem of Details Ⅱ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A The Right Approach
Section B Colors and Their Associations
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Pattern of Details Ⅲ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Public Holidays in the United States
Section B A Moving Story
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 12 Music and Movies
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Outlining
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
SectionA Hollywood and Los Angeles
Section B How about China's Hollywood?
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 13 Equality and Independence
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Skimming
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights
Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me "I Am Strong"
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 14 Crime and Punishment
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Scanning
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News
Section B Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 15 Baliefs and Religions
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Detailed Reading
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Early History of Christianity
Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A American Values and Assumptions
Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap?
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 2 Education and Examinations
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context II
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A TOEFL and IELTS
Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt)
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅲ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest
Section B Needing and Wanting are Different
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit4 Time and Punctuality
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅰ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies
Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅱ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe
Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?"
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family
Part 1 Reading Skills
SectionA Understanding Sentences
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Liking, Loving and Lust
Section B Story of Regret
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 7 Food and Table Manners
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A FoodTaboos
Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Finding the Topic Sentence
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program
Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gatherses
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 9 Health and Medicine
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Patterns of Details I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Medicine's Bright Future
Section B It Takes Courage
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 10 Trade and Economy
Part 1 Readi.g Skills
Section A Pattem of Details Ⅱ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A The Right Approach
Section B Colors and Their Associations
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Pattern of Details Ⅲ
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Public Holidays in the United States
Section B A Moving Story
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 12 Music and Movies
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Outlining
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
SectionA Hollywood and Los Angeles
Section B How about China's Hollywood?
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 13 Equality and Independence
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Skimming
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights
Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me "I Am Strong"
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 14 Crime and Punishment
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Scanning
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News
Section B Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
Unit 15 Baliefs and Religions
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Detailed Reading
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Early History of Christianity
Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger
Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
