外教社全面贯彻教育部关于《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神，策划推出适合各高校师生选用的大学英语提高阶段实用型选修课系列教材，包括语言技能类、应用类、语言文化类和专业英语类等课程。
所选题材跨越古今、纵横中外，从古希腊古罗马神话到圣 经故事，从名句名篇到人物传记，从人文地理到传统习俗，
从历史事件到社会热点，集广泛性、典型性、趣味性和时 代性为一体。
从不同角度对学生进行阅读技能、阅读理解、语篇分析和词库建构等方面的训练，以“问题驱动”和“输出驱动”为导向，既让学生学到语言知识，又启发学生独立思考，从而培养其自主学习能力。
围绕课文主题，扩展知识面，精选名人名言、格言警句，进 一步激发学生的学习兴趣，开阔学生视野，在培养学生语言技能的同时，又突出了人文素质教育的主旋律。

上册
Unit 1 Myths & Tales
Section A The Creation of the World
Section B The Birth of the Messiah
Section C The Olympian Gods
Section D The Trojan War
Unit 2 Moments in History
Section A The Splendour of Greece
Section B Renaissance
Section C The Hunched Years' Wor and Joan of Pro
Section D Early Settlements
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities
Section A Winston Churchill
Section B Charles Darwin
Section C Diana, Princess of Wales
Section D Michael Jordon, a Global Icon
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation
Section A Hamlet
Section B Of Beauty
Section C Three Days to See
Section D President George W. Bush's Inaugural I:Uckess
Unit 5 Customs & Traditions
Section A Special Origin of Christmas
Section B Unique Traditions from the UK
Section C Wedding customs and Traditions
Section D History of Football
Unit 6 Cultural Geography
Section A Flnclent Scots and Stonehenge
Section B The Beauty of Bitain
Section C Niagara Falls
Section D The Serengeti National Park
Unit 7 Panorama of Life
Section A Finding Your Niche
SecttonB Con We Live Without Our Mobile Phones?
Section C Nice to Meet You, Chicago
Section D Yoga Health Secrets
Unit 8 Global Focus
Section A Remembering, Never to Forget
Section B Security Council Reform: Mission Impossible?
Section C The Kuoto Protoco/& Global
Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity?
下册