《新视野大学英语：读写教程3》在选材上注重趣味性、信息性、可思性、时代性和前瞻性，题材广泛，内容丰富，主要涉及语言、文化、习俗、伦理、信息、科学、社会焦点等等。每一单元侧重于讨论一个话题，但三篇课文的体裁不尽相同，体现文体的多样性。课文绝大部分选自20世纪八九十年代出版的英美报刊书籍，也有新世纪刚刚问世的作品。

《新视野大学英语：读写教程3》绝大部分选自20世纪八九十年代出版的英美报刊书籍，也有新世纪刚刚问世的作品，每篇课文控制在900词左右，重点培养学生读、写、译的技能。《新视野大学英语：读写教程3》每个单元的开首均有Preview。Preview的词数在100词左右，言简意赅地点出本单元的中心主题，是本单元的导读篇，既可以辅助预习，也可以在撰写本单元的summary时作为参考。

Unit 1

 Section A The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams

 Section B The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert

 Section C For the Want of a Telephone Call

Unit 2

 Section A Iron and the Effects of Exercise

 Section B Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

 Section C Exercise For the Old

Unit 3

 Section A Where Principles Come First

 Section B Cultural Differences in Western and Japanese DecisionMaking

 Section C The Pressure to Succeed from an Earlier Age

Unit 4

 Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture

 Section B Engelbreit's the Name, Cute Is My Game

 Section C Life in Low-Grade Terror

Unit 5

 Section A Graceful Hands

 Section B Decisions of the Heart

 Section C Generations

Unit 6

 Section A How to Prepare for Earthquakes

 Section B Changes in the Balance of Nature

 Section C Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Unit 7

 Section A A Rose Is a Rose

 Section B The Chunnel

 Section C Suggested Technique to a Speedy Recovery

Unit 8

 Section A Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning

 Section B Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning

 Section C Twins Six Years Apart

Unit 9

 Section A Premarital Agreements

 Section B Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk?

 Section C A Male Nanny

Unit 10

 Section A The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon

 Section B The Ride of My Life

 Section C Easy Ride in a Taxi

Appendix

 Glossary

 Word Counting

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