“新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材·阅读教程”是为全国英语专业本科一二年级学生编写的英语泛读教材。全套共分四册，供一二学年四个学期使用。本套教材是在“主题为基础”、“协作学习”的原则下编写的。学生通过阅读同一主题下各种体裁的文章，从不同角度深化自己对每个相关主题的理解；“协作学习”将学习者从传统的学习模式中解放出来，变被动为主动，提高学习兴趣，达成知识共享，学会从多角度看待和理解问题，同时加强提出问题和解决问题的能力。本教材将阅读和思维结合在一起，从而帮助学生更好地掌握所学内容、更有效地习得目的语。

本书为该从教材的第二册，主要供全国英语专业本科二年级学生使用。

UNIT ONE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Win-win Strategy

    Reading Two: Don't Call Me Names

    Reading Three: How to Get Their Attention

    Reading Four: How Well Can We Listen?

SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT TWO: GROWING-UP PAINS

SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: The Needs of Teenagers

    Reading Two: The Right Attitude

    Reading Three: The Baffling Question

    Reading Four: Unconditional Mum

SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT THREE: BODY IMAGE

 SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

 SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Looking Good

    Reading Two: Fat Fears Weigh Heavily on Kids

    Reading Three: "Gabby, You're Sooo Skinny"

    Reading Four: The Supermodel in a Size 14

 SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT FOUR: SLEEP AND DREAMS

 SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

 SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Still Can't Sleep?

    Reading Two: Dreams: What Do They Mean?

    Reading Three: lnterpretation of Dreams

    Reading Four: Diving into Dreams World

 SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT FIVE: YOUR HEALTH

 SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

 SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Why Tai Chi Is the Perfect Exercise

    Reading Two: Heal Yourself

    Reading Three: It's O.K. to Cry

    Reading Four: Skin Cancer's Return: How Big a Threat?

 SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT SiX: FRIENDSHIP

 SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

 SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: What Is Friendship

    Reading Two: The Day We Became Brothers

    Reading Three: Tinfoil and a Hair Ribbon

    Reading Four: Time Brings New Openings to Friendship

SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNIT SEVEN: CULTURE AND CUSTOMS

SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Culture and Food Habits

    Reading Two: A Cultural Difference: Being on Time

    Reading Three: Adapting to the New World

    Reading Four: The Struggle to Be an All American Girl

SECTION THREE: POST-READING

UNiT EIGHt: ABOUT LANGUAGE

SECTION ONE: PRE-READING

SECTION TWO: IN-READING

    Reading One: Towards a Global Language

    Reading Two: Language Acquisition

    Reading Three: Singapore English  One Brand of English

    Reading Four: Learn to Speak Body Language

SECTION THREE: POST-READING

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