《普通高等教育"十一五"国家级规划教材:新通用大学英语进阶阅读(1)》内容简介：本系列教材采用了多技能大纲的编写原则，以全面提高学习者的英语交际能力为目标，以交际主题为线，意义构建为本，以活动为导向，任务为驱动，通过多样化的交际活动与探究式学习来进行知识建构。以形成性评价作为教学的重要评价方法，培养学生的综合分析台旨力和跨文化交际能力。本系列教材由《综合教程》、《视听说教程》、《阅读教程》、《综合技能训练》、《教学参考书》、《进阶阅读》、电子教案、网络课程和基于教学内容的语料库等构成了完备的一体化的教学解决方案。

UNIT ONE Getting to Know People 1
Passage 1 Michael Jackson's Wonderful Performance
Passage 2Making Friends at College
UNIT TWO Going Out 7
Passage 1 Let's Run Through the Rain
Passage 2 American Hospitality
UNIT THREE Talking About Family 13
Passage 1 A True Gift of Love
Passage 2The DayIBecame a Mom
UNIT FOUR Modern Technology 19
Passage 1 American Movies （1）
Passage 2 American Movies （2）
UNIT FIVE Eating—in and Eating—out 25
Passage 1 Strategies for a Healthy Diet
Passage 2Stopping Overeating
UNIT SIX Staying in Shape 31
Passage 1 Building a Better Bodylmage
Passage 2 Achieving Your Goal of Gettingin Shape
UNIT SEVEN Diet 37
Passage 1 A Healthy Relationship with Food
Passage 2 Reasons WhyWe Love Chocolate
UNIT EIGHT Affection 43
Passage 1 Just Two for Breakfast
Passage 2 Cats and the Meaning ofTrue Friendship
UNIT NINE Gender 49
Passage 1 Are Men Romantic？
Passage 2 Gender Roles Learned from Childhood Toys
UNIT TEN Dream 55
Passage 1 Creating a Dream
Passage 2 Dreanung the Impossible Dream
UNIT ELEVEN Transportation 61
Passage 1 Great Tips to Keep You Safe on the Road
Passage 2 Convention Travel
UNIT TWELVE Shopping Smart 67
Passage 1 Shopping Online Has a Great ManyAdvantages
Passage 2 Smart Shopping Tips
UNIT THIRTEEN Statesmen 73
Passage 1 KofiAnnan
Passage 2 Some Fun Facts About U.S.Presidents
UNIT FOURTEEN Tourism 79
Passage 1 Entertainmentin London
Passage 2 Fascinating Beaches for Romantic People
UNIT FIFTEEN Savings 85
Passage 1 What Is the Difference Between a Saving Account and
a Current Account？
Passage 2 The Attitude of Saving
UNIT SIXTEEN The Nobel Prize 91
Passage 1 The Nobel Prize： Most Cherished Award
Passage 2 The Ig Nobel Prizes
Answer Key 97