新编大学英语阅读教程 1PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Food Culture 1

Passage One Eating in Canada 1

Passage Two What does Coffee Means to the French 4

Passage Three A Foreigner Encounters Chinese Food Culture 9

Unit 2 Customs 15

Passage One Body Language Across Cultures 15

Passage Two Gestures 18

Passage Three Dining Customs in America 23

Unit 3 School Life 29

Passage One Rules in the College Classroom 29

Passage Two The Best Years of Your Life? 32

Passage Three He's Copying My Answers 38

Unit 4 Famous People 44

Passage One Li Ka Shing and His Foundation 44

Passage Two Alfred Nobel—a Man of Contrasts 48

Passage Three Bill Gates in His Boyhood 54

Unit 5 Historical Event 59

Passage One A Historical Event for the Chinese Nation 59

Passage Two The Death of Hitler 62

Passage Three Terror Strikes Heart of US 68

Unit 6 Travel 73

Passage One I Hate Flying 73

Passage Two Yunnan Province:A Tourists Paradise 76

Passage Three Tourism—the Global Challenge 81

Unit 7 Fashion 87

Passage One Cannes:Orgy of Glitz? 87

Passage Two New Economy Dressing for Success 90

Passage Three "Korea Fever"Smeeping Asias Pop Culture Scene 96

Unit 8 Holidays 101

Passage One Golden Week Holiday Boosts Tourism Market 101

Passage Two April Fools'Day 105

Passage Three Halloween 110

Unit 9 Disasters 116

Passage One Tsunami 116

Passage Two Hurricane 119

Passage Three Focus on Bomb Suspect Brings Tears and a Plea 125

Unit 1O Media 130

Passage One Newspapers in the US 130

Passage Two Radio andTelevision Ministry 133

Passage Three Replay TV 137

Appendix:Reference Keys to Exercises 143