英美報(bào)刊選讀

前言

　　應(yīng)華中科技大學(xué)出版社之約，為“高等學(xué)校英語專業(yè)規(guī)劃教材”編寫其中的“英美報(bào)刊選讀”一書，自2007年底開始構(gòu)思至2I：309年2月脫稿，歷時(shí)一年半始得完成?！　　坝⒚缊?bào)刊選讀”是一門比較傳統(tǒng)的課程。所謂“傳統(tǒng)”，是指該課程在我國高校英語專業(yè)的教學(xué)大綱上早已列出，許多院校均開設(shè)此課程，對(duì)提高學(xué)生的英語水平和增加閱讀量、擴(kuò)大知識(shí)面等都有幫助?！　∽x報(bào)和讀書一樣是語言教學(xué)的一種重要手段。堅(jiān)持閱讀英語報(bào)刊對(duì)于我國學(xué)習(xí)英語的學(xué)生來說，不僅是入門的時(shí)候提高興趣、增加詞匯的好辦法，也是在學(xué)習(xí)中不斷訓(xùn)練閱讀技巧、擴(kuò)大詞匯量的必經(jīng)過程，更是學(xué)成以后溫習(xí)英語、獲取信息和了解世界的好助手。因此，本書并不一定只適用于理工科院校、綜合院校和師范類院校的英語專業(yè)學(xué)生，它應(yīng)該對(duì)所有希望學(xué)好英語的學(xué)生都有用?！　”緯闹饕攸c(diǎn)應(yīng)該說有兩個(gè)方面：第一，選材注重豐富多彩及擁有足夠的信息量，同時(shí)具有時(shí)代性；第二，從英語新聞學(xué)的角度介紹了閱讀英語報(bào)刊的一些基本知識(shí)，而不是簡(jiǎn)單談?wù)撻喿x理解的方法。本書共選了54篇新聞，按內(nèi)容分成18個(gè)單元。每篇新聞的長(zhǎng)度在700～900個(gè)詞之間，對(duì)于比較長(zhǎng)的新聞均做了節(jié)選，但保留原文的主要內(nèi)容，使選文和標(biāo)題保持一致。每篇新聞的生詞在20～30個(gè)之間，個(gè)別可能會(huì)多一些。全書共有2000左右詞匯?！　木幣朋w例來講，每篇新聞后面都附有兩大類的內(nèi)容。第一類屬于幫助學(xué)生理解文章的，如生詞、重要的專有名詞、內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)和句子翻譯，已用中文寫出，因?yàn)槲覈鴮W(xué)生的母語絕大部分是漢語。第二類的內(nèi)容屬于“考”學(xué)生的，也就是“練習(xí)”，題目不多，一道題是閱讀理解題，以選擇題形式回顧新聞的主要內(nèi)容；另一道題是詞匯題，從新聞中選出約10個(gè)詞，重復(fù)出現(xiàn)，幫助學(xué)生溫習(xí)、記憶，最后學(xué)會(huì)應(yīng)用這些詞；最后一道題是討論和寫作題，可以在課堂上進(jìn)行，也可以布置給學(xué)生在課后完成，不論采用哪種形式，題目都是與文章的內(nèi)容密切相關(guān)的。因此，練習(xí)是緊扣文章的。　　另外，每個(gè)單元后面附上一幅生動(dòng)的漫畫或一張新聞?wù)掌?，可讓學(xué)生在輕松的氣氛中獲得信息，理解文章并得到提高。同時(shí)還有報(bào)刊英語常識(shí)介紹。　　最后是關(guān)于使用本書教學(xué)的小建議。每位老師都有自己的習(xí)慣和風(fēng)格，課堂教學(xué)形式也是多樣的。本書可用一個(gè)學(xué)期，每周2～4節(jié)均可。如要使用一學(xué)年，最好就是結(jié)合形勢(shì)，補(bǔ)充一些當(dāng)前的新聞，或讓學(xué)生上網(wǎng)閱讀有關(guān)新聞。無論采用什么方式進(jìn)行教學(xué)，重要的是不僅要講課文，還要使學(xué)生掌握課文的語言材料，同時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)查找相關(guān)信息，獲取即時(shí)新聞。至于具體的教學(xué)方法，可由任課老師充分發(fā)揮。

內(nèi)容概要

　　《英美報(bào)刊選讀》有以下兩個(gè)方面的特點(diǎn)：一是選材豐富多彩，具有時(shí)代性，信息量豐富；二是從英語新聞學(xué)的角度介紹了閱讀英語報(bào)刊的一些基本知識(shí)，而不是簡(jiǎn)單談?wù)撻喿x理解的方法?！队⒚缊?bào)刊選讀》共選了54篇新聞，按內(nèi)容分成18個(gè)單元。每篇新聞的長(zhǎng)度在700～900個(gè)詞之間，全書共有生詞2000左右。每篇新聞后面都附有兩大類內(nèi)容。第一類幫助學(xué)生理解文章，如生詞、重要的專有名詞、內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)和句子翻譯，用中文寫出。第二類屬于“考”學(xué)生，也就是“練習(xí)”，包括閱讀理解、詞匯訓(xùn)練及一道討論和寫作題。不論采用哪種形式，練習(xí)都緊扣文章。最后，每單元還附有一幅生動(dòng)的漫畫或新聞?wù)掌?，可讓學(xué)生在輕松的氣氛中獲得信息，理解文章，并得到提高。此外，還有報(bào)刊英語常識(shí)介紹。

書籍目錄

Unit 1 Hot Issues in Todays World1. Israel to Intensify Strikes if Rocket Fire Continues2. Afghan Soldiers Battle Taliban as NATO Leader Warns of Perils to Nations Stability3. N. Korea Shifts toward Engagement with WorldUnit 2 Violence and Terrorism Worldwide1. Terrorists Hijack 4 Airliners， Destroy World Trade Center， Hit Pentagon; Hundreds Dead2. "I Saw Bodies Falling Out —— Oh， God， Jumping， Falling"3. "The Worst Thing Ive Ever Seen"Unit 3 The Irag War1. Back to Irag2. Blinded by War： Injuries Send Troops into Darkness3. Around the Globe， Elation-and Tension-over CaptureUnit 4 Politics —— the American Scene1. Majority Favor Changing Immigration Laws， Poll Says2. Minorities Often a Majority of the Population under 203. A Defiant Look at What Little Lies aheadUnit 5 The American Presidential Election 20081. Barack Obama Becomes Heir to JFK as He Sweeps to Victory in South Carolina2. As McCains Road Gets Steeper， Obama Warns of Overconfidence3. Once again， the Greatest Show on EarthUnit 6 Political Issues in Britain and Europe1. Sarkozy Wins Battle to Loosen 35-hour Workweek2. Right of Households to Rubbish Bin Collection by Councils to be Abolished3. German City Wonders How Green is too GreenUnit 7 Economic Issues1. Slowing Economy Gives Way to Global Role Reversals2. Threat of Recession Amid Double Decline in Services and Industry3. Markets Shaken as Two Big Banks FalterUnit 8 Business and Business Management1. How US Airways Vaulted to First Place2. At Freddie Mac， Chief Discarded Warning Signs3. Companies Cut Holes in CEOs Golden ParachutesUnit 9 Natural Disasters1. At a Resort， Harrowing Tales of Survival， Loss and Grief2. Powerful Quake Ravages China， Killing Thousands3. Texans Take Shelter， Feel First Effects of IkeUnit 10 Energy and the Environment1. The Preservation Predicament2. EPA wont Act on Emissions This Year3. Coal Carves a Place in the Future of Global EnergyUnit 11 Science and Technology —— Developments and New Ideas1. Birds Do It， Bees Do It， Dragons don t Need to.2. Uncovering Evidence of a Workaday World along the Nile3. A Reality Check on Dreams for Space： the RepairsUnit 12 Computer Technology is Changing Our Life1. The Web is the Most Conservative Force on Earth2. Nomads at Last3. Demand for Data Puts Engineers in SpotlightUnit 13 New Thoughts and Directions in Todays Education1. Good Grades Pay off- Literally2. Authors Unite against Drive for Toddler Literacy3. Does New S. A.T. Help with Admissions Decisions？Unit 14 The 2008 Olympics in Beijing1. Games in Beijing Open with a Lavish Ceremony2. After Glimmer of Glory for China， U.S. Pulls away3. In the 100， a Show of Flash after a Burst of SpeedUnit 15 News Stories on Daily Life Issues1. Do Teenagers Need Full-time Mums？ One Mothers Skepticism2. Bliss Arrives in Icy， Creamy Scoops3. A Speck of Sunlight is a Towns Yearly Alarm ClockUnit 16 The British Pub and Drinking Culture1. A Pub Crawl through the Centuries2. Still the Moon under Water3. Tackling "Booze Britain"Unit 17 Entertainment News1. And the Plot Thinned...2. James Miller： the New Lost Boys3. In "American Gangster"， True Crime doesnt Pay offUnit 18 People in the News1. Mandelas Birthday Message： Rich should Help Poor2. The Giant of Russian Literature3. The Patron Saint of Plastic BagsKey to exercises參考文獻(xiàn)

章節(jié)摘錄

　　Thailand is still coming to grips with the scale of the disaster that engulfed its southerncoast, including the major resort of Phuket, which receives about a third of the 12 milliontourists a year who visit the country.　　By late Monday officials estimated a death toll of at least 1 000. The fatalities includePoom Jensen, 21, the Thai-American grandson of King Bhumbol Adulyadej. But PrimeMinister Thaksin Shinawatra said more than 1 000 other people remained unaccounted for,and the number of dead is expected to rise.　　Tourists evacuated from Phi Phi island and other locations by helicopter and boat werearriving by the thousands in Phuket on Monday, many visibly stunned, limping with cuts andbruises, some searching for missing relatives. At the city hall, where diplomats from a dozenor more countries set up desks to help their citizens replace lost documents, medical workersin a first aid room comforted shocked and grieving survivors.　　“Grief counseling and bandages and hugs are what we have been doling out,” saidDebbie Cairns, 49, a nurse from Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, who has lived here forseveral months and is helping out.　　William and Amanda Robins of Sacramento, who chose to spend part of theirhoneymoon on Phi Phi, sensed that something was wrong when they heard screams of terroroutside their hotel from tourists coming off the ferry from the Thai mainland.　　At first they feared a terrorist strike. They jumped a low counter and hid in a small roomfull of computers.　　“We got down and started to pray,” Mr. Robins said. The building started shaking, theyheard a roar like a bulldozer and within seconds they were being swept away by a torrent ofwater of astounding force. “We were in the water fighting for our lives,” said Mr. Robins,26, a pro golfer.　　The water wrenched them apart, battered them with concrete blocks and other debrisfrom the hotel and dragged them at high speed more than 150 yards out to sea. Just as Mr.Robins feared that his lungs could not hold out any longer, he said, he surfaced. Mrs.Robins bobbed up a few feet away, and a boat nearby pulled them from the water.　　Although Mrs. Robins suffered a fractured pelvis and her husband a broken collarboneand a nearly severed ear, they said they were grateful to be alive.　　“If we can get through one of the strongest tsunamis in history, we can get throughpractically anything,” Mr. Robins said from his hospital bed here. “You think,　Why am Ibroken and bruised？ then you hear about people who are missing their husbands or wives,and you think, Who am I to complain？ ” （700 words）

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　　《英美報(bào)刊選讀》的主要特點(diǎn)應(yīng)該說有兩個(gè)方面：第一，選材注重豐富多彩及擁有足夠的信息量，同時(shí)具有時(shí)代性；第二，從英語新聞學(xué)的角度介紹了閱讀英語報(bào)刊的一些基本知識(shí)，而不是簡(jiǎn)單談?wù)撻喿x理解的方法。

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