《21世纪大学英语应用型长篇阅读(3)/“十二五”普通高等教育本科规划教材》是为21世纪大学英语应用型系列配套的长篇阅读教材。依据《21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程》的主题,编写出为学生提高阅读能力和应试能力的阅读教程。《21世纪大学英语应用型长篇阅读(3)/“十二五”普通高等教育本科规划教材》围绕综合教程中的单元主题,分为8个单元,每单元设3篇课文,并配以新四、六级考试题型。

Unit 1 Hero and Courage
Passage 1 Muhammad Ali Became a Big Brother to Me-And to All African Americans
Passage 2 Why China"s Pop Culture Icons Matter
Passage 3 Journeying from Evil to Heroism

Unit 2 Communication
Passage 1 How Immigration Changes Language
Passage 2 Can We Talk to the Animals
Passage 3 The Emoji (表情符号) Have Won the Battle of Words

Unit 3 Stress
Passage 1 Worriers vs. Warriors
Passage 2 Sleepless StressedAnxious Exhausted
Passage 3 Stress May Be Good for You

Unit 4 Study Abroad
Passage 1 Chinese Overseas Need to Be Integrated
Passage 2 The Joys of Culture Shock
Passage 3 Why Expats (移居国外者) Marry Foreigners and then What Happens

Unit 5 Consumption
Passage 1 The Power of Buying Less by Buying Better
Passage 2 Having It All-A History of Global Consumption
Passage 3 Inconspicuous Consumption (非炫���性消费)

Unit 6 Ageing Society
Passage 1 Why I Hope to Die at 75
Passage 2 Making Ageing Positive
Passage 3 A Billion Shades of Grey

Unit 7 Charity
Passage 1 Why the Rich Don"t Give to Charity
Passage 2 Where Does Foreign Aid Go
Passage 3 Class Divide in Chinese-Americans" Charity

Unit 8 Leadership
Passage 1 Why Are American Colleges Obsessed With "Leadership"
Passage 2 What Makes a Great Leader Today.
Passage 3 Few Women at the Executive Top

Appendix Keys and Answers