本书为《大学英语》系列教材精读教程第六册,供大学英语六级学生使用。
本册课文全部选用原文,个别地方作了少量的删改。选材时注意了文章的趣味性、知识性和可思性。
本册仍为十个单元,供一学期使用。每一单元的内容编排与前几册大致相同,但也有所改动。总的原则是在前几册学习的基础上,加强综合练习。
课文注释仍以介绍有关背景知识为主,对个别难理解的词句也作了解释,供学生预习时参考。
每课课文后配有理解问题和讨论题。
本册的词汇练习包括两部分内容:一是操练课文中出现的活用词,一是操练短语动词。后者的做法与第五册相同,即每课选两个常用动词,对围绕这两个词所构成的短语动词分别归纳整理,择要介绍,并进行操练。
为了培养学生综合运用语言的能力,本册保留完形填空(CLOZE)和成段文章的改错练习。这些练习均有一定的难度,教师需加以适当的启发和引导。
本册新增了句子和成段的汉译英练习。成段翻译难度较大,学生需在熟练掌握课文中的常用词和词组及常用句型的基础上做此练习。
阅读练习部分,每一单元配有一篇内容与课文相近的阅读材料,并附理解题若干。新增的科普阅读文章,主要供学生自学,老师也可

UNIT 1
Text:Research Reports for Business and Technical Writing
Study & Practice
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
Physical Effects of Marijuana Use
Writing Practice:Short Paper Writing
UNIT 2
Text::The beginning of a career
Study & Practice
Reading Aloud
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
A Letter
Writing Practice:Letter Writing
UNIT 3
Text:The Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Study & Practice
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
The Case for UFOs
Writing Practice:Abstract Writing
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science
The Future of Computing
UNIT 4
Text:The Library Card
Study & Practice
Reading Aloud
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
The Ethics of Living Jim Crow
Writing Practice:Composition Writing
UNIT 5
Text:How Could Anything That Feels So Bad Be So Good?
Study & Practice
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
Our Way of Life Makes Us Miserable
Writing Practice:Abstract Writing
TEST YOURSELF:TEST PAPER 1
UNIT 6
Text:The Monster
Study & Practice
Reading Aloud
Comprehension Questions
Topics for Discussion
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Translation
Reading Activity
Isaac Newton
Writing Practice:Letter Writing
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science
Memory
UNIT 7
UNIT 8
UNIT 9
UNIT 10

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