大学英语泛读教程

Skills

Introduction

UNIT 1： Trends in Living

Chapter 1 A Cultural Difference： Being on Time

In some cultures， it is important to be on time. But“on time”can

have different meanings in different cultures.

Chapter 2 Changing Lifestyles and New Eating Habits

The way you live affects the way you eat. Sometimes when people

change their lifestyles， they change their eating habits， too.

Chapter 3 Dreams： Making Them Work for Us

Do you have bad dreams？ Nightmares？ You can learn to change

bad dreams into good dreams， and feel better， too.

UNIT 2： Issues in Society

Chapter 4 Language： Is It Always Spoken？

Babies learn to communicate in different ways. For babies who are

hearing-impaired， there are other ways to “speak.”

Chapter 5 Loneliness： How Can We Overcome It？

Everyone feels lonely sometimes. But for some people， loneliness

can last a long time. This can be very dangerous to their health.

Chapter 6 The Importance of Grandmothers

Grandmothers are usually a very happy part of their grandchil-

drens lives. They are also very important for other reasons， too.

UNIT 3： Justice and Crime

Chapter 7 Innocent Until Proven Guilty： The Criminal Court System

The American court system protects the rights of the people. How

does the American court system work？

Chapter 8 The Reliability of Eyewitnesses

An eyewitness to a crime can be very important in solving that

crime. But sometimes even an eyewitness can make a mistake.

Chapter 9 Solving Crime with Modern Technology

Today， there are many improvements in crime technology. This

modern technology helps solve crimes faster and better.

UNIT 4： Science and History

Chapter 10 Ancient Artifacts and Ancient Air

Archeologists make important discoveries about people who lived

a long time ago. This knowledge of the past can help us in the

future.

Chapter 11 How Lunar Eclipses Have Changed History

People did not always understand how lunar eclipses happen.

Because of this， superstitions about lunar eclipses had some impor-

tant effects on history.

Chapter 12 Mars： Our Neighbor in Space

There are some surprising similarities between the Earth and Mars.

Future missions to Mars may help us answer some interesting

questions about our own planet， too.

Word List

《普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材·大学英语泛读教程2（第2版）》旨在提高学生的阅读能力、巩固所学词汇、激发学生对不同话题的兴趣，为今后阅读学术、技术文献奠定基础。适合非英语专业一年级下半学期的学生使用。
全书共4个单元，每个单元由3章组成。其特点主要体现在以下几个方面：重视培养学生阅读文献的能力和技巧；教材编写贴近学生的现实生活，真实、丰富、有趣；重视词汇的复现和反复操练；重视学习与现实生活、新技术的联系，培养学习能力。