高级英语教程

nit 1 Decision Making …………………………………………………………… 1Reading A The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors …………………3Elements of Thought: Knowledge ……………………………12Reading B The Summoned Self …………………………………………13Elements of Thought: Skill ……………………………………19nit 2 Reading and Learning …………………………………………………… 21Reading A A Genial Explorer of Literary Worlds ……………………22Elements of Thought: Perspective ……………………………32Reading B Some Thoughts on the Pleasures of Being a Re-Reader ……33Elements of Thought: Thinking ………………………………39nit 3 Aesthetic Growth ………………………………………………………… 41Reading A Poetry for Everyday Life …………………………………42Elements of Thought: Figures of Speech ……………………51Reading B Poetry: Who Needs It? ……………………………………52Elements of Thought: Theme …………………………………61nit 4 Knowing a Word …………………………………………………………… 63Reading A Dr. Johnson’s Revolution …………………………………64Elements of Thought: Connotation …………………………72Reading B Redefi ning Defi nition ………………………………………73Elements of Thought: Denotation ……………………………80nit 5 The Outsourcing Culture ……………………………………………… 81Reading A The Outsourced Brain ………………………………………82Elements of Thought: Tone ……………………………………90Reading B The Outsourced Life ………………………………………91Elements of Thought: Linguistic Style ……………………… 101nit 6 Gift Giving ………………………………………………………………… 103Reading A Why We “Gift” ………………………………………………104Elements of Thought: Bias ……………………………………111Reading B Gratitude’s Grace Can Be Itself a Gift …………………112Elements of Thought: Perception ……………………………119nit 7 Work ……………………………………………………………………… 121Reading A Workers of the World, Relax …………………………… 122Elements of Thought: Paraphrasing ………………………131Reading B Working Hard at Nothing All Day …………………… 132Elements of Thought: Analogy ……………………………138nit 8 Social and Political Change ……………………………………… 139Reading A Two Theories of Change ……………………………………141Elements of Thought: Concept ……………………………149Reading B Improv Nation ………………………………………………150Elements of Thought: Generalization ……………………157nit 9 Time ……………………………………………………………………… 159Reading A Time Out of Mind …………………………………………160Elements of Thought: Assumption ………………………168Reading B Where Did the Time Go? Do Not Ask the Brain …… 169Elements of Thought: Inference …………………………177nit 10 The True Self …………………………………………………………… 179Reading A In Search of the True Self ……………………………… 180Elements of Thought: Value ………………………………190Reading B The Long and Short of It …………………………………191Elements of Thought: Belief ……………………………… 199