《大学英语交互阅读教程(1)》原著Mary Lee Wholey。

阅读能力是在大量实践中培养起来的。《大学英语交互阅读教程》1-4册提供了大量阅读文章，本教材以主题划分单元，每册6个单元，每个单元包含2个章节，每个章节选有3．6篇与主题相关的文章。单元主题导入部分采用引文、照片或者图片的方式，调动学习者的兴趣，引发学习者个人相关体验的回忆，图文并茂，生动活泼。选文以当代英语常见语体或文体的典型样本为素材，语言清新、真实地道；内容丰富，体裁多样，有随笔、访谈、故事、杂感、短评等。文章内容涉及文化、科学、环境、经济、体育、艺术等，信息性、趣味性、时代性强，兼具科学性、合理性和实用性。通过对文章的分析阅读，学习者不仅可以较快地提高语言水平，而且还可以扩大知识面，了解诸多学科的相关背景知识，在学习语言的同时获取知识与信息。

《大学英语交互阅读教程(1)》原著Mary Lee Wholey。

《大学英语交互阅读教程1》教育部于2007年7月颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》中对阅读理解能力的一般要求为“能基本读懂一般性题材的英文文章，阅读速度达到每分钟70词。在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度略低的材料时，阅读速度达到每分钟100词。能就阅读材料进行略读和寻读。能借助词典阅读本专业的英语教材和题材熟悉的英文报刊文章，掌握中心大意，理解主要事实和有关细节。能读懂工作、生活中常见的应用文体的材料。能在阅读中使用有效的阅读方法。”为满足新形势下学习者的学习需求，进一步推动大学英语阅读教学的发展，根据高等教育出版社独家引进的由美国圣智学习出版公司出版的readingmatters系列改编而成的《大学英语交互阅读教程》以外语教学理论为指导，遵循“以人为本”的理念，重视开发学习者的潜能，帮助学习者开拓视野，提高阅读速度，培养独立阅读和广泛阅读的能力。

本教材内容及特色如下:

1.选篇经典，题材多样，内容丰富

2.练习设计精巧，形式多样，寓学于乐

3.两全多种技能，培养阅读策略，授人以渔

reading matter 1: overview

acknowledgments

introduction to the second edition

unit 1 communication: talking to each other

chapter 1 reading body language

what language does our body speak?

is vour face an open book?

chapter 2 communication across cultures

1 sharing our worlds

twelve languages in one apartment building

2 sharing our words

speaking “spanglish”in nueva vork

chapter 3 leave me a message

notes for anyone, anywhere, anytime

creative notes

unit 2 the mysteries of sleep

chapter 4 sleep: how much is not enough?

sleeping less in the twenty-first century

sleep tips

chapter 5 sleep problems

1 how snoring ruined one woman's life

ask dr. snow: ann's sleep problem

2 sleeping all day and staying up all night

ask dr. snow: 3onathan's sleep cycle problem

chapter 6 ujhg do uje dream?

the mystery of dreams (1)

the meaning of dreams (2)

unit 3 relationships

chapter 7 ts dating still the same?

dating: what's changed and what hasn't

chapter 8 learning to live together

1 preparing for a roommate

writing“the roommate rules”

2 preparing for marriage

what's your marriage iq?

sam telap's wedding

chapter 9 neighbors

in the neighborhood: modern success stories

co-housing: a model for the suburbs

unit 4 the challenge of sports todag

chapter 10 the challenge of the triathlon

getting ready for the“ironman”

the ironman 133

chapter 11 looking for excitement

1 in the winter: the thrill of snowboarding

a thrilling sport catches on

2 in the city: climbing the wall

overcoming fear

the thrill of boarding —— winter and summer

chapter 12 training for the olgmpics todag: what does it take?

reaching for olympic gold: past and present

the difference between winning and succeeding

unit 5 technologg for todag's world

chapter 13 food for the twentg-first centurg

what's for dinner?

a: wheeling water

b: a solar cooker

chapter 14 new wags to keep in touch

1 cell phones: the pros and cons

celt phones: a communications revolution

2 e-mail: the pros and cons

is e-mail for everyone?

new car comforts

chapter 15 the internet offers an ege on your world

you're only a click away

unit 6 leisure

chapter 16 todag's workweek: do we need time out?

the growth of work

taking a trip to“the strip”

chapter 17 entertainment choices

1 at home with the tv

confessions of a couch potato

2 out at the movies

confessions of a movie fan

a hobby for life

chapter 18 meeting at the mall: america's grouuing leisure activitg

it's a mall world after all

word list