《21世纪大学新英语长篇阅读(3)/“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材》旨在帮助学生进行系统的、有针对性的快速阅读(长篇阅读)训练,掌握基本阅读技能,培养良好阅读习惯,提高阅读效率。选材方面,我们力求所选文章兼备时代性、信息性、趣味性以及可读性,语言难度适中,其体裁和题材体现多样性,话题涵盖中西文化、教育、生活、媒介、历史、科技、哲学、文学等。
Unit 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING
Passage 1 "See Spot Run": Teaching My Grandmother to Read
Passage 2 Learning Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communications
Passage 3 15 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning
Unit 2 HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED
Passage 1 Finding a Good Volunteer Opportunity
Passage 2 A Joyful Philanthropist(慈善家)
Passage 3 The Overview of the Debate over Euthanasia(安乐死)
Unit 3 FRIENDSHIP
Passage 1 Friendship from the Animals
Passage 2 Is True Friendship Dying Away?
Passage 3 Importance of Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence(青春期)
Unit 4 HOBBIES
Passage 1 FDR's Stamp Collection: A Childhood Hobby Taken to the Oval Office
Passage 2 Music in My Family
Passage 3 Pet Owner to Pet Trainer - Transforming Your Pastime into a Profession
Unit 5 FAMOUS PEOPLE
Passage 1 Movie Stars Aren't Happy - The Public Struggles of Celebrity Perfomers Can Lead to Misery
Passage 2 The Inspirational Story of Steve Jobs
Passage 3 How to Overcome or Stop Celebrity Worship
Unit 6 SUCCESS
Passage 1 Is Education the Key to Success?
Passage 2 Character and Success
Passage 3 Honesty in Success
Unit 7 HONESTY
Passage 1 Lies Are Never a Part of Your Own Truth
Passage 2 How to Tell If Someone Is Lying to You?
Passage 3 Analysis of Ethics: Is Honesty the Best Policy?
Unit 8 ENVIRONMENT
Passage 1 Celebrating Earth Day - Celebrating Forty Years of Grassroots Efforts of Saving Our Earth
Passage 2 Walking and the Environment
Passage 3 Reflections: Saving the Environment
Appendix Keys and Answers