人文英语

本教材在广泛调研的基础上，依据语言学习与人文专业知识相结合的原则，在选材上注重内容的趣味性、信息性、可思性和前瞻性，同时也注重语言的规范性、实用性和文体的多样性，充分重视对学生综合文化素养的培养。全书共计14个单元，每个单元围绕一个主题，由词汇拓展、3篇精读文章及练习题、2篇泛读文章及文化知识拓展组成，另附有每个单元练习的参考答案。本书所选文章均为原版材料，题材广泛，体裁多样，内容丰富，难度适中，充分体现培养学生的思辨能力和应用能力。

 

 

本教材针对新时期大学英语教学的发展方向，积极服务地方高校转型发展和应用型、技能型人才培养需要，将语言学习与人文素养的培养紧密结合。内容涉及哲学、语言、历史、文化、艺术等人文学科经典主题，选材集趣味性、广泛性、典型性和时代性为一体，围绕单元主题，激发学生的学习兴趣，开阔学生视野。全书共有14章，供一个学期使用。每章由5部分组成，包括引言、词汇拓展、精读篇章、泛读篇章和中外文化常识。每章后附有各个部分练习的参考答案，书后附有课文中重要单词短语汇总，所以本教材既适用于大学英语的课堂教学，也是一套很好的英语自学课本。

王焱，教授，博士，现任沈阳大学外国语学院院长。担任辽宁省翻译学会副会长，辽宁省高校外语教学研究会副会长等。2013年获得了辽宁省教学成果二等奖。近年来主编外语教学与研究出版社《跨文化大学英语阅读与翻译教程》等教材及教辅用书等20余部，其中两部主编教材荣获辽宁省本科“十二五”规划教材。被评为“全国宝钢优秀教师”，“辽宁省教学名师”等称号。

Unit 1 
Psychology     001

Useful Words and Expressions I 002

Intensive Reading I 003

Text A 
Does Color Affect How You Feel? I 003

Text B 
To Compromise or Not to Compromise I 006

Text C Using Reverse Psychology Effectively
I 009

Extensive Reading I 012

Text D   
Do Not Forget a Name A伊inI 012

Text E 
Color Psychology and Your Bess I 014

Culres 
to Know I 016

Keys to Unit 1 I 018

 

Unit 
2 Laniage 020

Useful Words and Expressions I 021

Intensive Reading I 022

Text A 
WEmciB me a New Le? / 022

Text B Why Do Languages Die? I 025

Text C 
Man Language and Punghua / 028

Extensive 
Readg / 032

Text D Languages inAmerica I 032

Text E Nonverbal Cαnmunication I 034

Cultures to Know I 036

Keys to Unit 2 I 039

 

Unit 3 Health 041

Useful Words and Expressions I 042

Intensive Reading I 043

Text A Acupuncture I 043

Text B  
Risks and Dangers: Plastic Surgy / 046

Text C What Are eHeal Benefits of Yoga I
049

Extensive Reading I 052

Text D 
Tu Youyou 皿.dArtemisinin I 052

Text E Is Obesity a Mental Health Issue? I
054

Culres to Know  I 056

Keys to U / 059

 

Unit 4 Istory 061

Use Words and Expressions I 062

Intensive Reading I 063

Text A  
The Renaissce / 063

Text B 
lty Is ItImportant to Study History? I 066

Text C 
The Silk Road I 069

Extensive Reading I 012

Text D Why the Americans Won the
Revolutionary War? I 072

Text E 
Apollo 11: First Men on the Moon I 074

Cultures to Know I 076 Keys to Ut  / 079

 

081 Unit 5 Celebrity

Useful Words and Expressions I 082
Intensive Reading I 083

T回t A  Bill Gates: A History at Microsoft I 083

Text B 
The Inspiring Life Story of Alibaba Founder Jack Ma I 086 Text C A Short
E丑story of 岛缸rk Zuckerberg I 089

Extensive Reading I 093

Text D 
Warren Buffett: The Road to Riches / 093

Text E τbe Phil扭曲ropic
Legacy of Sir Run Run Shaw I 095 Cultures to Know I 098

Keys to Unit 5 / 100

 

103 Unit 6 Arts

Useful Words and Expressions / 104
Intensive Reading / 105

Text A 
The Cultural Spirit of Ancient Chinese Archi能C阳西 /105 Text
B  Hollywood Movie Industry / l09

Text C 
Mona Lisa I 112

 

Extensive Reading / 116

Text D  
Chinese Martial Arts / 116

Text E  
Important Genres of Popular Music / 118

Cultures to Know / 120 Keys to Unit 6 / 123

125 Unit 7 Education

Useful Words and Expressions / 126
Intensive Reading / 127

Text A  
How Do We Value Universities? / 127 Text B   The High Cost of Truancy / 130

Text C  
Going Back to Nature with Forest Kindergartens / 134

Extensive Reading / 138

Text D  
The Ivy League Schools / 138

Text E  
Why Mobile Learning Apps Are the Future of Education / 140

Cultures to Know / 142 Keys to Unit 7 / 145

147 Unit 8 Life

Useful Words and Expressions / 148
Intensive Reading / 149

Text A  
How Your Face Betrays Your Personality and Health / 149 Text B   What Causes a Yawn? / 152

Text C  
Why Some Cultures Love the Tastes You Hate? / 155

Extensive Reading / 159

Text D  
Dogs Look Like Their Owners / 159

Text E  
A Big Mystery: Why Do We Laugh? / 161

Cultures to Know / 163 Keys to Unit 8 / 165

167 Unit 9 Culture

Useful Words and Expressions / 168 Intensive
Reading / 169

Text A  
Culture Shock: A Fish out of Water / 169 Text B   The History of New York’s Chinatown / 172

Text C  
Spreading the Voices of China—the Confucius Institute / 175

Extensive Reading / 179

 

Text D 
Bamboo and Chinese Culture I 179

T回t E “Revolutionary” Fashion of
Modem His伽y I 181 Cul阳res to Know / 183

Keys to U回t 9 / 186

 

188 Unit 10 Li臼rature

Useful Words and Expressions I 189
Intensive Reading / 190

Text A 
F皿.tasy Kung Fu I 190

Text B 
Shakespeare’sImpact: L创出g Forever I 193 Text C    Why
Li句m句re Matt町s / 196

Extensive Reading / 199

Text D 
Why Harry Potter Is Great Li饲rature I 199 Text
E  Ernest Hemingway I 201

Cul阳res to Know I 204
Keys to U回tlO / 206

 

208 Unit 11 Tourism

 

Useful Words and Expressions I 209
Intensive Reading / 210

Text A  
The World Is Our Oyster I 210

Text B C皿 Tourism Kill a
Destination? I 213 Text C British Pub I 216

Extensive Read扭g / 220

Text D 
Mixed F四lings About Chinese Touris也／220 Text E  Disneyland: AReflection on America I 222

Cultures to Know I 225 Keys to U国t 11 / 227

 

229 Unit 12 Speech

Useful Words and Expressions I 230
Intensive Reading I 231

Text A 
The Power of Introverts I 231

Text B 
Let’s Stick Toge也er / 234

Text C Queen Eli7.abe也 Christmas Message
2015 I 237 Extensive  Reading  /  240

Text D President Xi’sNew Year Message I 240

 

Text E  
Remarks by President Obama in Mission Innovation / 242

Cultures to Know / 244 Keys to Unit 12 /
247

249 Unit 13 Society

Useful Words and Expressions / 250 Intensive
Reading / 251

Text A  
The Smart Phone Addiction / 251

Text B  
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? / 254 Text C   Food Firms and Fat-Fighters / 257

Extensive Reading / 260

Text D  
Population Aging in China: A Mixed Blessing / 260 Text E   The E-waste Dilemma / 262

Cultures to Know / 265 Keys to Unit 13 /
267

269 Unit 14 Philosophy

Useful Words and Expressions / 270
Intensive Reading / 271

Text A  
Two Great Philosophers: Socrates and Plato / 271 Text B   Rene Descartes: Father of Modern Philosophy
/ 274 Text C   Confucianism / 277

Extensive Reading / 280

Text D  
The Pursuit of Happiness / 280 Text E  
The Father of Taoism / 282

Cultures to Know / 284 Keys to Unit 14 /
287

289 Appendix

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