新编大学英语 2

Unit 1 Food 1

Part One Preparation 2

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 5

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 8

In-Class Reading Food and Culture 8

After-Class Reading 13

Passage I The Menu 13

Passage II The Nutrients in Food 20

Part Four Further Development 26

Unit 2 Personality 29

Part One Preparation 30

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 33

In-Class Reading The Misery of Shyness 35

Patt Three Reading-Centered Activities 35

Atfer-Class Reading 41

Passage I Two Ways of Looking at Life 41

Passage II You Are What You Think 47

Part Four Further Development 53

Unit 3 Career Planning 55

Part One Preparation 56

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 58

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 60

In-Class Reading Carrer Planning 60

Arter-Class Reading 68

Passage I Summer Job Planning 68

Passage II Which Career Is the Right One for You? 74

Part Four Further Development 80

Unit 4 Learning Skills 85

Part One Preparation 86

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 87

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 90

In-Class Reading Study Habits 90

Atfer-Class Reading 97

Passage I Take Charge of Your Learning 97

Passaeg II Myths and Misconceptions about Reading 103

Part Four Futher Development 109

Unit 5 Language 113

Part One Preparation 114

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 115

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 117

In-Class Reading How I Discovered Words 117

Passage I Foreign Accents 125

Atter-Class Reading 125

Passage II Not Just Parrot-Talk 130

Part Four Further Development 136

Unit 6 Nature and Nurture 138

Part One Preparation 139

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 140

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 142

In-Class Reading Twins, Genes, and Environment 142

After-Class Reading 148

Passage I Science Looks Twice at Twins 148

Passage II Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter 154

Part Four Further Development 159

Unit 7 Music 160

Part One Preparation 161

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 166

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 168

In-Class Reading Music to Your Gears 168

After-Class Reading 175

Passage I The Beatles 175

Passage II Mozart Makes the Brain Hum 180

Passage III Songs of Love 185

Part Four Further Development 192

Unit 8 Creativity 194

Part One Preparation 195

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 196

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 198

In-Class Reading The Case for Creativity-Encouraging Children to Think 198

Passage I A Long March to Creativity (I) 204

After-Class Reading 204

Passage II A Long March to Creativity (II) 210

Part Four Further Development 215

Unit 9 Cender Differences 217

Part One Preparation 218

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 220

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 222

In-Class Reading Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspecive 222

After-Class Reading 229

Passage I Boys Are Teachers Pets 229

Passage II Stereotypes and Individual Differences 235

Part Four Further Development 241

Unit 10 Risks 244

Part One Preparation 245

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 247

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 249

In-Class Reading Risks and You 249

After-Class Reading 255

Passage I Health Risks 255

Passage II Risks from Nature and Technology 261

Part Four Further Development 267

Unit 11 College Life 269

Part One Preparation 270

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 271

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 274

In-Class Reading Essay I The Commencement Speech You ll Never Hear 274

Essay II College: An All-Forgiving World? 274

Passage I Those College Finals 283

After-Class Reading 283

Passage II Fall from University Grace 291

Part Four Further Development 298

Unit 12 Time 301

Part One Preparation 302

Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 303

Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 305

In-Class Reading How to Take Your Time 305

After-Class Reading 312

Passage I Social Time:The Heartbeat of Culture 312

Passage II The Voices of Time 318

Part Four Further Development 324

Test Yourself (College English Band Two) 327

Index of New Words 341