本书是针对西部地区高校研究生英语教学的实际，及对研究生英语的要求，在开设研究生英语拓展课程的基础上，着眼提高研究生英语的阅读能力，分上下两册，每一学期一册，以学术交流英语为主干，配合阅读、
听力、口语的训练，选材丰富，时代性强，具有可读性，内容清晰，系统性强。此是上册，注重与大学英语的衔接，注重研究生英语能力的培养，非常适合中西部研究生英语教学需要。是一套有针对性、有实用性、有适
用性的英语教材。
Unit 1
In-class Reading
TextA The Death of the Moth
After-class Reading
Text B On Natural Death
Unit 2
In-class Reading
Text A Taking It
After-class Reading
Text B Darkness at Noon
Unit 3
In-class Reading
Text A Cognitive Transformation in the 4th Generation Warfare
After-class Reading
Text B Military Transformation and the Limits of Uncertainty: Two Views
Unit 4
In-class Reading
Text A The Love of Millennium
After-class Reading
Text B Successful Marriage
Unit 5
In-class Reading
Text A What Is a Great Book?
After-class Reading
Text B The Future of Books
Unit 6
In-class Reading
Text A The Qualities That Distinguish Women Leaders
After-class Reading
Text B The Story of an Hour
Unit 7
In-class Reading
Text A Making the Future
After-class Reading
Text B Do Wars Drive Technological Advancement?
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