邓红编著的《人文英语阅读教程(学生用书上)/ 大学英语拓展课程系列》所选题材跨越占今、纵横中外，从古希腊古罗马神话到圣经故事，从名句名篇到人物传记，从人文地理到传统习俗，从历史事件到社会热点，集广泛性、典型性和趣味性为一体。
     本书从不同角度对学生进行阅读技能、阅读理解、语篇分析和词库建构等方面的训练，以“问题驱动 ”和“输出驱动”为导向，既让学生学到语言知识，又启发学生独立思考，从而培养其自主学习能力。
     本书围绕课文主题，扩展知识面，精选名人名言、格言警句，进一步激发学生的学习兴趣，开阔学生视野，在提高学生语言技能的同时，又突出了人文素质教育的主旋律。 

Unit 1 Myths Tales
Section A The Creation of the World
Section B The Birth of the Messiah
Section C The Olympian Gods
Section D The Trojan War
Unit 2 Moments in History
Section A The Splendour of Greece
Section B Renaissance
Section C The Hundred Years' War and Joan of Arc
Section D Early Settlements
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities
Section A Winston Churchill
Section B Charles Darwin
Section C Diana, Princess of Wales
Section D Michael Jordan, a Global Icon Unit 1 Myths & Tales
  Section A The Creation of the World
  Section B The Birth of the Messiah
  Section C The Olympian Gods
  Section D The Trojan War
Unit 2 Moments in History
  Section A The Splendour of Greece
  Section B Renaissance
  Section C The Hundred Years' War and Joan of Arc
  Section D Early Settlements
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities
  Section A Winston Churchill
  Section B Charles Darwin
  Section C Diana, Princess of Wales
  Section D Michael Jordan, a Global Icon
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation
  Section A Hamlet
  Section B Of Beauty
  Section C Three Days to See
  Section D President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address
Unit 5 Customs & Traditions
  Section A Special Origin of Christmas
  Section B Unique Traditions from the UK
  Section C Wedding Customs and Traditions
  Section D History of Football
Unit 6 Cultural Geography
  Section A Ancient Scots and Stonehenge
  Section B The Beauty of Britain
  Section C Niagara Falls
  Section D The Serengeti National Park
Unit 7 Panorama of Life
  Section A Finding Your Niche
  Section B Can We Live Without Our Mobile Phones?
  Section C Nice to Meet You, Chicago
  Section D Yoga Health Secrets
Unit 8 Global Focus
  Section A Remembering, Never to Forget
  Section B Security Council Reform: Mission Impossible?
  Section C The Kyoto Protocol& Global Warming
  Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity?
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