本书共 12 个单元,编写原则以实用性与拓展性为主,兼顾专业知识的扩充与外语能力的提升。书后附有每个单元的练习答案,可用于学生的课堂学习和自主学习。本书的编写内容涵盖科技与商贸、哲学与社会、教育与人文、机械工程、文学艺术、经济与管理、信息技术、财经与金融等领域。每个单元的 A 篇和 B 篇分别用于精读和泛读,焦点分别集中于语言综合能力的培养和专业知识的扩展。
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目录 Unit 1 Technology and Trade 1 Text A EBay and the Rise of Micro-Multinationals 1 Text B The Global “Idea” Market 10 Unit 2 Philosophy 17 Text A Philosophy and Science 17 Text B Are Philosophers Responsible for Global Warming? 27 Unit 3 Education 33 Text A Madame Curie 33 Text B Alfred Nobel 41 Unit 4 Society 47 Text A Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb 47 Text B Is Your Smartphone Interfering With Your Marriage? 55 Unit 5 Engineering 60 Text A An Up-and-Down Career: Roller Coaster Engineer 60 Text B What Is Mechanical Engineering? 71 Unit 6 Arts 81 Text A Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa: Painting’s Artistic Merit and Mystery Woman 81 Text B How Art Appreciation Improves Quality of Life 92 Unit 7 Finance 99 Text A Talking to Your Children About Money 99 Text B Citizenship Is for Sale to the World’s Globe-trotting Elite 107 Unit 8 Information and Technology 112 Text A How Technology Habits Have Altered Our Minds 112 Text B Internet Is a Bane for Developing Economies 120 Unit 9 Culture 126 Text A A History of Britain in Its Pub Signs (Part I) 126 Text B A History of Britain in Its Pub Signs (Part II) 134 Unit 10 Literature 141 Text A A Rose for Miss Caroline 141 Text B The Romance of a Busy Broker 149 Unit 11 Management 155 Text A The Last Kodak Moment? 155 Text B Exorcising Steve Jobs 163 Unit 12 Economics 169 Text A The Founder’s Dilemma 169 Text B How Holiday Inn Changed the Way We Travel? 177 References 183 Suggested Answers 186