综合大学英语

章节摘录

　　Current events， as depicted by the news media， bombarded our consciousness with one catastrophe after another， reinforcing a "victim" mentality. Reporters and newscasters endlessly parade， for our literary or visual consumption， the bodies of those killed， maimed or noticeably diminished by war， disease， violent crime， economic recession， poor parenting， drug or alcohol addiction， sexual abuse， food poisoning， train wrecks， air crashes， automobile collision， tornadoes， hurricanes， floods and the like. Although we remain attentive， we numb ourselves， trying to put some distance between us and the brutality of those onslaughts. In the evening， we wonder how we made it through the day in one piece or， worse yet， how we will survive the unseen catastrophes of tomorrow.　　We could decide， fiat out， to stop watching and listening to the news..， and to stop reading it， too. We have made an addiction out of being“informed”， as if knowledge of disasters could somehow contribute to our sense of well-being and serenity. Our lives will never be enriched by the gloomy pronouncements of unhappy people， fearing and judging all that they see. They follow fire engines racing toward billowing black clouds of smoke and ignore the smiling youngster helping an elderly woman carry her grocery bags. One dramatic traffic accident on a major highway sends reporters scurrying， while the stories of four hundred thousand other vehicles that made it home safely go unnoticed. Newscasters replay over and over again a fatal plane crash captured on videotape but rarely depict the tenderness of a mother nurturing her new-born infant.　　Simple acts of love， safe arrivals， peaceful exchanges between neighboring countries and people helping each other are noteworthy events. The media bias toward sensationalism and violence presents a selective， distorted and， in the final analysis， inaccurate portrait of the state of affairs on this planet. No balance here. We feed our minds such bleak imagery， then feel lost， depressed and impotent without ever acknowledging fully the devastating impact these presentations have on our world view and our state of mind.

前言

　　《综合英语教程》第五册根据国家教育部新编《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》的要求而编写，适用于已掌握英语基础知识的高年级学生。　　本册书以拓宽人文和科技的知识面为指导思想，课文的选材和练习的配置注重培养获取知识的能力，独立思考的能力，较强的思辨能力和创新能力。课文内容涉及语言、文化、哲学、教育、经济、心理学、医学、环境、交际方法、思维方式、科学研究方法等方面。课文均选自英语国家原文出版物，个别地方有删改。　　第五册课文由与主题相关的引导段落、主课文和扩展阅读三部分组成，各部分后面都配有阅读理解的问题。课文难句释义（Paraphrasing）、翻译（Translation）等练习的目的是检验学生对课文的理解，巩固和提高学生的语言理解能力。名人观点集萃（Viewpoints and Insights）集中介绍各界人士对课文主题的观点，以拓宽学生的视野，打开学生的思路。每个单元都配有修辞练习（Rhetoric Studies），涉及在课文中出现的修辞现象，以提高学生对英语修辞的认识和对语言的鉴赏力。口语和写作练习（Speaking and writing As-sighnments）包括两至三个由易到难的任务，学生围绕课文内容展开综合性练习，循序渐进；学生充分吸收输入的语言（阅读课文）之后，最终落实到输出能力（说、写）的训练上。　　第五册编写小组由电子科技大学外国语学院的四位教师组成，具体分工如下：邸爱英老师参与拟定编写原则，负责编写样课，承担第一、第二、第五、第九、第十一和第十二等六个单元课文的选文及练习的编写工作；张杨老师负责第三、第四、第七和第十等四个单元课文的选文、练习的编写以及电子文本的合成工作；刘立辉老师负责第六和第八两个单元课文的选文、练习的编写工作；冯斗教授拟定编写原则，负责与其他分册的协调，并对全册做了审校。　　由于编者水平有限，书中缺点错误在所难免，敬请使用者提出批评建议。

书籍目录

Unit One Mass MediaUnit Two Gender RolesUnit Three CloningUnit Four The Making of HistoryUnit Five Understanding Life & PeopleUnit Six Fiction ReadingUnit Seven The Murder of Julius CaesarUnit Eight Money and SocietyUnit Nine What Is Style?Unit Ten The Universe Unit Eleven ThinkingUnit Twelve The Rage to KnowGlossary

作者简介

《综合大学英语(5)》是一套供高等院校英语专业本科学生使用的精读教材，共分8册。其巾1-4册供基础阶段使用，5-8册供高年级阶段使用。本系列教程的主要特色：基础阶段（1-4册）系统传授语言基础知识，注重对学生进行全面严格的基本技能训练着重增强学生运用语言的能力，培养良好的学习习惯和学习方法；扩大学生的知识面。增强对文化差异的敏感性。

高年级阶段（5-8册）继续加强基本功的训练，进一步扩大知识面，提高人文知识的修养强化学生的语言综合技能，巩固和提高语言交际能力。

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