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大学英语（College English）读写译教学大纲归属单位人文学院课程编号0640150开课学期第一至第四学期总学时数136学分16适用专业全体非英语专业本科生首选教材新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版），郑树棠主编，外语教学与研究出版社（2008年2月）本课程与其他课程的联系：属于公共基础课中的必修课，具有较强的理论性和实践性，无前续课程，后续课程为各专业的专业英语。一、课程的性质大学英语-读写课程教学是高等教育的一个有机组成部分，大学英语-读写课程是大学生的一门必修的基础课程。大学英语是以外语教学理论为指导，以英语语言知识与应用技能、跨文化交际和学习策略为主要内容，并集多种教学模式和教学手段（课堂教学和网络课堂教学）为一体的教学体系。本课程属于全校公共基础课中的必修课，面向全校各专业学生。二、课程的地位、作用和任务大学英语的教学作用和任务是培养学生英语综合应用能力，使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面的信息交流，同时增强其自主学习能力、提高综合文化素养，以适应我国经济发展和国际交流的需要。三、课程教学的基本要求我校大学阶段的英语读写教学要求分为两个层次，即一般要求和较高要求。一般要求是我校非英语专业普通班本科生应达到的基本要求。较高要求是我校非英语专业快班应争取达到的要求。根据我校实际情况和办学定位，我校大学阶段的英语读写教学要求分为两个层次，即一般要求和较高要求。一般要求是我校非英语专业普通班本科生应达到的基本要求。较高要求是我校那些英语起点水平较高、学有余力的快班学生应该达到的要求。两个层次的英语能力要求如下：一般要求：1阅读理解能力：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。2. 书面表达能力：能完成一般性写作任务，能描述个人经历、观感、情感和发生的事件等，能写常见的应用文，能在半小时内就一般性话题或提纲写出不少于120词的短文，内容基本完整，中心思想明确，用词恰当，语意连贯。能掌握基本的写作技能。 3. 翻译能力：能借助词典对题材熟悉的文章进行英汉互译，英汉译速为每小时约300个英语单词，汉英译速为每小时约250个汉字。译文基本准确，无重大的理解和语言表达错误。6. 推荐词汇量：掌握的词汇量应达到约4795个单词和700个词组（含中学应掌握的词汇），其中约2000个单词为积极词汇，即要求学生能够在认知的基础上在口头和书面表达两个方面熟练运用的词汇（见附3:大学英语参考词汇表）。 较高要求：1. 阅读理解能力：能基本读懂英语国家大众性报刊杂志上一般性题材的文章，阅读速度为每分钟7090词。在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度适中的材料时，阅读速度达到每分钟120词。能阅读所学专业的综述性文献，并能正确理解中心大意，抓住主要事实和有关细节。 2. 书面表达能力：能基本上就一般性的主题表达个人观点，能写所学专业论文的英文摘要，能写所学专业的英语小论文，能描述各种图表，能在半小时内写出不少于160词的短文，内容完整，观点明确，条理清楚，语句通顺。3. 翻译能力：能摘译所学专业的英语文献资料，能借助词典翻译英语国家大众性报刊上题材熟悉的文章，英汉译速为每小时约350个英语单词，汉英译速为每小时约300个汉字。译文通顺达意，理解和语言表达错误较少。能使用适当的翻译技巧。4. 推荐词汇量：掌握的词汇量应达到约6395个单词和1200个词组（包括中学和一般要求应该掌握的词汇），其中约2200个单词（包括一般要求应该掌握的积极词汇）为积极词汇（见附3:大学英语参考词汇表）。四、课程教学内容第一学期 新视野大学英语读写教程 IUnit One Text A Learning a Foreign LanguageThis passage tells how one student learned English using a computer.Key words and expressions: be well worth doing, positive, not onlybut also, far from, unlike, a couple of, intimidated, opportunity, access, virtual, commitment, discipline, minimum, embarrass, feel like giving up, reaped, benefits, trade for, insight, participate in, now that, reach out to, bridge the gapGrammar focus:a. A clause, usually an adverbial clause, can be replace with a present participle phrase: Model: I eagerly answered all the questions I could, because I never worried much about making mistakes.- I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about making mistakes.b. When a clause started with “Not only” is place at the beginning o f a sentence, the clause should be partially reversed.Model:Learning another language taught me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture.- Not only did learning another language teach me the value of hard work, but it also gave me insights into another culture.Text B Keys to Successful Online LearningKey words and expressions:play a role, community, expand, be aware of, unique, ideal, visual barriers, hinder, reflect on, critical, perspective, arise, absolutely, explicit, comment, experience, reinforce, assimilate, allow forUnit Two Text A Deep ConcernThis passage explores the generation gap through contrasts between how a daughter and her parents experience the same situation.Key words and expressions: click, blast, along with, as, turn off, burst into, over and over, rhythm, definitely, horrible, message, reach for, turn up, stand, offensive, turn down, hurry up, turn on,feel, wake up, bang, dry off, put on, as usual, a piece of , Im down, disgusting,annoyed, that much, bolt out, hear formGrammar focus:a. “As” can introduce a time clause, which is happening at the same time as the main clause.Sandy sang along with the words. At the dame time, she lay listening to her favorite radio station.- Sandy sang along with the words as she lay listening to her favorite radio station.b. A time clause happening at the same time as the main clause can be replaced with “while + -ing”.Model:She ate a piece of toast while she stood by the sink.- She ate a piece of toast while standing by the sink.Text B Is There a Generation Gap?Key words and expressions:in peace and quiet, upset, old-fashioned, tuneless, make my blood boil, appeal to, get rid of, distract, section, teenager, identity, defy, expel, permanent, radical, identify,negative, influence, anyway, mature, rebel, go too far, drop out of, talk over, patience,anchorUnit Three Text A A Good Heart to Learn OnThis passage shows how even with persona; problems, all of us, if we use our courage, out imagining, and our giving nature can choose to make others lives better.Key words and expressions: learn on, keep my balance, adjust to, despite, make it, cling to, once, free of, amazed atsubject to, nor, now that, by which to judge, the times, unable to do, in some way, have a time, content to do, in frustration, join, see to it that, complain , envious ofGrammar focus:a. “Even though” can be used to introduce a concessive clause: Model: He borrowed my laptop computer, even though I told him not to.b. An adverbial clause can be replaced with a past participle phrase, when it shares the same subject with the main clause and it is in passive voice:Model:Once it had been finished, the task seemed quite simple.- Once finished, the task seemed quite simple.Text B The Right Son at the Right TimeKey words and expressions:downtown, rush, call for, station, set out, urge, now and then, hold to, inform of/abouttooto, with that, turn out, proveUnit Four Text A How to Make a Good ImpressionThis passage offers many suggestions about how to master good communication signs in an English culture.Key words and expressions: make up ones mind, conscious, attitude, a chain of, range from, introduction to, interview, encounter, focus on, make apresentation, be committed to, so absorbed inimpress others with, fix your eyes on, drive everyone crazy, consistent, at ones bestaddress, communicate with, speaker, audience, not being, relax, enjoy, roar, take sth. seriously, Grammar focus:a. A clause shares the same subject with the main clause in active voice, can be replaced with a present participle phrase: Model: We show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes. At the same time, we cause a chain of actions.- We show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of actions.b. sothatModel:You were very absorbed in the moment. You lost all self-consciousness.- You were so absorbed in the moment that you lost all self-consciousness.Text B Body LanguageKey words and expressions:the minute, admit, at first sight, in relation to , keep a promise, assume, be acquainted with, it is/wasthat, overestimated, partially, pick up, account for, reactions to, give insights into, project ones self, promote, convictions, feel at home,be content with, a wealth ofUnit Five Text A The Battle Against AIDSThis passage tells how to protect yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors from AIDS.Key words and expressions: diagnosed with, in the late 1970s, infect, expect, constitute, alarm, in place of, emerge, combat, suffer from, publications, valuable, rate, illustrate, relate, risk, redefine, status,plague, emphasize, regardless of, represent, solution to, guard against, threaten, barrier, distractfrom, sign up, feel comfortableGrammar focus:a. attributive clause:Model: To solve this problem, ask people in the community who can draw well to create low-literacy AIDS education publications.b. despiteModel:Despite such alarming numbers, the federal and state governments have always been slow in implementing programs to stop the spread of AIDS.Text B The Last Dive at the OlympicsKey words and expressions:commence, thrust, apart, embarrassment, intense, bleed, haste, approach, trial, significant, spill, natural parents, adoption, explore, call me names, mug, have a shot atprior to, take first place, assist, intensely, triumph, find out, return, vaporized, for fear, compete, make it, scared, confident, leap, quitUnit six Text A The TrashmanThis text tells us “As long as you work hard and love each other , you will live a good life and be happy.” Key words and expressions: Considerable, album, colleague, surround, sympathize, respond, assert, restrain anniversary, accidentally, mission, messenger, share with, defineas, mistake for, fill ones need, bring up, save from Grammar focus:a. Clauses of concession are introduced by although, though, even though, even if, no matter, however and sometimes by whoever. b. Certain verbs ,such as insist, are followed by should + infinitive constructions. When the infinitive is be, the should is sometimes omitted. Text B The Company ManKey words and expressions:haul, continuously, register, spontaneously, monster, garbage, yell, originally, employment, contrary, frankly, philosopher, plumber, economist, make the rounds, go with, boast about, stay away from, be in for, hold water, call for Unit Seven Text A Face to Face with GunsNow, modern communication repeatedly shows and reports the wrong use of guns in frequent news and entertainment stories. Education in general has failed to control this mind changing communication. What do you think of the problem.Key words and expressions: cautious, exception, unshaven, shrub, pad, pistol, contrive, toss, instinctively, sideways, enlarge, polish, unexpectedly, victim, mercy, span, eternity, foundation, presently, face to face with, pull into, attach to, have mercy on someone, get to ones feet, look through, be out of control, eat (away) atGrammar focus:a. The have + object + past participle construction can be used to express more neatly sentences of the type I employed someone to do something for me. b. About the expression “rather than”Text B Should I Have a Gun?Key words and expressions:handle, advocate, odd, ignorance, crime statistics, previously, violence, affect, capable of, confront, intentionally, dominate, female, reveal, automatically, guilt, bet, be immune to, believe in, at the sight of Unit Eight Text A Birth of Bright IdeasIn this unit, you will meet many examples of imaginative thinking which show that famous people do not succeed without this essential quality.Key words and expressions: satisfactory, flash, particularly, mystery, reasonable, psychologist, intensify, genius, dramatic, fling, recognize, orchestral, surge, enthusiasm, representative, element, sleep on sb., a gift from the gods, depend on, write down, be occupied with, seek for, as though, take shape, put into, at work, search for, fill sb. with sth. Grammar focus:c. Relative pronoun whom can be used in defining relative clauses. And whom also can be the object of a preposition. The preposition is normally placed before whom.d. Learn about the + comparative the + comparative Text B Ways of Increasing CreativityKey words and expressions:applaud, decade, enquiry, convince, capacity, impulse, potential, reservoir, concrete, carriage, scarcely, fortunately, evaluate, productive, inventor, claim, pendulum, principle, enhance, fascinate, right away, act upon, come ones way, fall asleep, take advantage of, at once, set sth. In motion, back and forth, tap dancingUnit Nine Text A College Success Made EasyWhat an exciting time to be alive! A new century lies before us like an artists sketch book with hardly a mark in it. What will we do with these blank pages? What will our footprints show 100 years from now? How will we handle our unique opportunity to make our world a better place? We will create our future based on what we do today. “Look well therefore to this day,” as the famous Sanskrit poem advises. Key words and expressions: Futurist, publish, impose, fate, volunteer, arithmetic, predict, performance, interactive, alternative, toll, connection, household, security, facility, database, globe, purchase, widespread, percentage, career, profit, ban, siege, prescribe, impose on, pay for, bill for, start up, on average, at risk, change from, under siege Grammar focus:a. If + should can be used in conditional sentences to indicate that the action, though possible, is not very likely. And should can be placed first and the if omitted.b. Learn about the structure of “make it +adj. for somebody to do something” Text B A Major Question of Majors Key words and expressions:expert, pose, data, surveys, tend, factor, alcohol, pollute, planet, decline, grain, disaster, efficient, utilize, fossil, alter, outstanding, available, recycle, chemical, highway, ease, breakthrough, surgery, cancer, indifference, accomplish, at an alarming rate, wash away, involve in, Unit ten Text A Being Honest and Opencurrently, morals are very confusing, even not wanted by many people. Televisions and films have helped change present standards of right and wrong behavior. Usually, feelings dictate decisions: if something feels good, do it. And acquiring money blinds people so much, they do not even recognize that morals no longer exist. However, careful, continual use of responsible moral standards such as those discussed in this unit can benefit our common good.Key words and expressions: conscience, clarify, inevitable, progressive, concede, ensure, integrity, component, genuine, convenience, assure, demonstratesell out, demand of, stand for, account for, consist of, at hand, middle point, in short supply, the bottom line, do fine, give (the)credit, engage in, wind the dayGrammar focus:a. Pay more attention to the clause directed by “where” and “what” .b. There are many idiomatic expressions in this unit, whose meanings should be defined by contexts, which makes passages more difficult to understand. Text B Website Resources: The Best Aid for CheatingKey words and expressions:strategy, ultimate, expense, contemporary, structure, readily, property, appropriate, semester, incline, perceive, issuedo the trick, get/have access to, be inclined to, figure out, hail as, for free, hand over, sort of, make the most of, a little bit, get off第二学期 新视野大学英语读写教程 IIUnit One Section A Time - Conscious AmericansTo ask students to know that understanding a culture of different countries is always the others responsibilities.Key words and expressions:budget, restless, leisurely, acute, assess, surroundings, elbow, fulfill, replace, compete, obtain, Conduct, result in, nothing but, account for, sand in the hour glass, in a rush, under pressure, go with, work at, save for, at hand, in person, due to, be worthy ofGrammar focus:The usage of conjunction word whereas, much less.Section B Culture ShockReading Skills: Reading for the Main Idea in a ParagraphUnit Two Section A Learning the Olympic Standard for Love To ask students to know the importance of the environmental protection throughout the world Key words and expressions:Awareness, undertake, abundant, ambitious, diversity, contaminated; concern with, regardless, spring up, take measures to, as a result of, aim at, agree to, set up, lead to, cash crop, birth control.Grammar focus:The usage of remain to , together with .Section B The Standard for Olympic Excellence Reading Skills: Finding out Word MeaningsUnit Three Section AMarriage Across NationsTo ask students to understand how to deal with the problems that two different races bring to a marriage.Key words and expressions:Tolerance, counsel, mutual, confirm, overlook, cancel, hesitate, subsequent, comprise, prejudice, proceed; ups and downs, work out, for a time, meet with, all along, have nothing to do with, at ones worst, learn of take care of.Grammar focus:The usage of never too.to.Section B Rich Meeting His Future Mother- in LawReading Skills: Recognizing Differences Between Facts and OpinionsUnit Four Section A Test of True LoveTo ask students to know that things are not always as easy as they look.Key words and expressions:Domestic, fluent, descend, accustom, authority, await, abroad, command, departure, grant, adaptAt first glance, as long as, live through, dream of, plan on, depend on, hit the target, in the event of,Take on, lack of, take along, to ( ones ) capacity, leave behind, from then on, in turnGrammar focus:it is used as the formal subject; as long as.Section B Love under the NazisReading Skills: Reading for the Key Idea in a SentenceUnit Five Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter To ask students to think about how to improve communications in many negative parent-child relationships.Key words and expressions: Harden, largely, slim, weaken, poisonous, swallow, bunch, drag; close at hand, pick up, be grate for, couple with, lean on, direct at, starve of, struggle to do,.Grammar focus: The usage of for and the so. That.Section B Stop Spoiling Your Children Reading Skills: Understanding Figurative LanguageUnit Six Section A As His Name is, So is He!To ask students to learn about the kinds of prejudices associated with names, appearance, shoes, etc.Key words and expressions:Reserve, confess, application, substitute, confidence, qualify, characteristic, approval, prominent, extent, label, award; for better or worse, convey to, attach sth. to sth., even s