《新起航大学英语(阅读2)》的主要特点是:①选材广泛:内容涉及社会、文化、科技、教育、人文、环境、生态等各个学科领域;②选材真实、地道,趣味性强:教程在选材上注重语言的真实性和规范性,题材以反映现实生活为主。大多数材料选自英美**近期出版物,内容新颖,语言地道,趣味性强;③练习丰富,启发思维:练习的编写融快速阅读、深度阅读及词汇练习等多种有效阅读方法为一体,突出批判性思维能力的培养;④注重中华文化的传播:每个单元设有“英语话中国”栏目,旨在让学生用英语学习中华文化,了解中国的政策和建设成果,培养他们对外传播中华文化的能力。

Unit 1 Want to Understand Your Mind?
Patt Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 2 Technology a Blessing or a Curse?
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 3 Let Soul Go Travelling
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 4 Environmental Protection
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 5 Professional Women vs. Stay-at-home
Mother
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅲ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 6 Have a Healthy Diet
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 7 Life in Slow Lane
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

Unit 8 How to Grow Old
Part Ⅰ Long Passages
Part Ⅱ Short Passages
Part Ⅲ Read China in English

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