《新征程大学英语通用阅读教程》立足课程思政，弘扬中华传统文化，是一套符合时代需求的新型教材。主要特色有：

     1. 以2020.10.18日发布的《大学英语教学指南》为依据，内容设置上增加课程思政、弘扬中华传统文化和社会主义价值观的比重。

    2. 参考《中国英语能力等级量表》给出的各项能力标准，降低教材难度，贴近学生实际水平。聚焦四六级考试，重现重点题型，精讲难点易错点，提升应试素养。

    3. 站在学生角度，选择符合现代社会的、学生用得上的内容，主题与素材符合新时代打学生的认知和兴趣。1-4册由浅入深，篇章字数逐渐增加。

    4. 每章节设置一个主题，围绕此主题，从课程思政、中华传统文化、跨文化交流、世界科技新进展、歌曲电影TED多个方面进行学习，讲好中国故事，把中国智慧、中国文化介绍给世界。培养学生辨证思维、多文化思维、包容并立思维。

    5.立足阅读，课内课外相结合，夯实语法知识、提升阅读技巧。

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ····································· 2
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ············· 3
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ······································································· 5
On Significance of Books ··········································································· 5
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ······················································ 8
Is College a Worthy Investment? ······························································· 8
Section 3 Reading in Depth ······························································· 12
A Special Offer Refused ··········································································· 12
Can Engineering and Liberal Arts Mix into One? ····································· 14
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ······ 17
British Education Minister Tells Schools to Copy China ··························· 17
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ······ 22

Unit 2
Joys and Pains of Growing  少年心事当拏云 谁念幽寒坐呜呃

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ··································· 26
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ··········· 27
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ··································································· 29
Children’s Growth Like the Blooming of a Flower ···································· 29
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ···················································· 32
That’s Enough, Kids ················································································ 32
Section 3 Reading in Depth ······························································· 37
Giving Kids Space to Grow ······································································ 37
Paying Children an Allowance for Doing Housework? ····························· 40
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ············43
Mama Zhang Guimei: a Great Teacher and Mother of over 1,800 Girls from
the Mountain ··································································································· 43
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ············46

Unit 3 
Eat Well to Live Well  民以食为天 食以安为本

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ·········································50
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ·················51
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ·········································································53
Discovering the Earliest Evidence of Beer Brewing in China ························· 53
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ··························································56
British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New ······················································· 56
Section 3 Reading in Depth ·····································································61
A Suggestion Offered to Reduce Over-Consumption of Junk Food ·············· 61
Chocolate Can Be Beneficial to Health ·························································· 64
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ············66
Top 10 Popular Chinese Dishes on Foreigners’ Tables ································· 66
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ···········72

Unit 4
Making Friends   桃花潭水深千尺 不及汪伦送我情

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ·········································76
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ·················77
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ·········································································79
High Mountain and Running Water ································································ 79
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ··························································82
Ways to Maintain Lifelong Friendships ··························································· 82
Section 3 Reading in Depth ·····································································86
Concerns in Friendship ·················································································· 86
Connected, but Alone? ··················································································· 88
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ············91
On Tea and Friendship (Excerpt) ··································································· 91
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ············94

Unit 5
College Life  意气风发展宏图 勤学笃行济沧海

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ·········································98
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ·················99
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ·······································································101
Beijing Imperial Academy ············································································ 101
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ·······················································105
College—the Best Time and Place ······························································ 105
Section 3 Reading in Depth ···································································109
Things You Should Know before Starting College ········································ 109
What Should We Do for College Students? ·················································· 112
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ··········115
A Lecture on Love Went Viral ······································································· 115
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ··········118

Unit 6
The Internet  云端共享乾坤阔 荧屏节制是非明

Part A Lead-in
Section 1 Cross-cultural Critical Competence ·······································122
Section 2 Get Prepared to Improve Reading Comprehension ···············123
Part B Focus Reading
Section 1 Banked Cloze ·······································································125
China’s Internet Development ····································································· 125
Section 2 Skimming and Scanning ·······················································129
Caught in the Web ························································································ 129
Section 3 Reading in Depth ···································································133
Impact of the Internet ··················································································· 133
Privacy Invaded on Facebook ······································································ 136
Section 4 Extended Reading: Telling China’s Story to the World ··········139
Women Driving Growth of Online-to-Offline Business in China ···················· 139
Part C Reading Power Bank
Detailed Analysis and Translation of Great Sentences in the Unit ··········142