u4 passage1大学英语报刊阅读摘要
Abstract of “View from China’s Vice President”
Following is the answer of Vice President Xi Jinping of China to the questions from Washington Post in advance of his visit to the White House.
ON CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS SINCE 1972: After forty years’ development, China-U.S. Relations have become one of the most important, dynamic and promising bilateral relationships in today’s world, which is crucial for both countries and for peace, stability and prosperity of Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.
ON CHINA-U.S. BUSINESS COOPERATION: Mutual benefit is the defining feature of China-U.S. Business, which ensure sustained, rapid growth in the interdependent economic relations. We should handle frictions and difference in our economic and trade interaction though coordination bases on equality mutual benefit, mutual understanding and mutual accommodation. We hope the U.S. will take substantive active steps as we do.
ON THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: China and the United State have more converging interests in the Asia-Pacific region than in anywhere else.What the Asia-Pacific countries care most is to maintain economic prosperity and build on the momentum of economic growth and regional cooperation. We hope that the United States as a constructive roll will fully respect ans accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COOPERRATION: In recent years, China and the United States have conducted effective coordination and cooperation in addressing major international and regional issues and meeting global challenge. It is all the more important in today’s circumstances for China and the United States to work together.
ON PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES: Mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples provides a solid foundation and an inexhaustible driving force for the growth of China-U.S. Relations. I am convinced that, with the backing of the 1.6 billion Chinese and American people, our relationship will bring greater peace, prosperity and development to world.
ON SPORTS: We all need to strike a balance between work and relaxation. And NBA games are very popular in China, which I do watch in free time.
英语报纸时文阅读
时文阅读1.低头一秒，家毁人亡！ 随着科技遍布全世界，智能手机成为了“通讯神器”。但是对于那些精力不集中的司机、骑行者和行人来说，手机在他们手里就是一把上膛的枪 Alexander Heit, a 22-year-old college student with good grades and a quick wit?[w?t]（智力，才智）, was driving in Greeley, in the US state of Colorado, when he decided to reply to a text message on his phone. "Sounds good my man, see ya soon, I'll tw" We don't know the rest. The message was interrupted by a crash. Heit died. While the young man was distracted, he drifted into oncoming traffic, according to the International Business Times. On my cycling trips around Beijing, I often think about the many tragic cases like Heit’s that I’ve read about in my home country over the years. I am astounded by the number of my fellow cyclists and also scooter riders who I see not only carrying on phone conversations but also only reading text on their phones. Their heads are down, eyes transfixed by a small luminous screen, oblivious to the world they’re rushing toward.Of course, the faster you’re going, the quicker a distraction can become a tragedy.。 Studies show that staring at a cellphone for 3 seconds while driving at 60 kilometers an hour is as dangerous as driving blind for 50 meters, according to Xie Caifeng, a fellow at the research office of Shunyi Court in Beijing, writing in a column published by China Daily last year.Xie wrote that official statistics showed that “the use of cellphones while driving was the top reason for traffic accidents leading to death in Zhengzhou, Henan province”. It is also illegal. According to the national traffic code, it is illegal to use hand-held phones while driving, and an offender can lose points on their license and receive a fine of up to 200 yuan ($29.75), Xie wrote.Penalties are one deterrent, but education and social pressure also are important. Two years ago, the Shanghai office of the media company Havas designed a campaign for the Global Road Safety Partnership using 350 smashed cell phones that had been in the hands of people who had died while texting in China, showing their last words.They were mounted on black slabs（板子）like gravestones(墓碑) as part of an installation for Road Safety Day in 2015, which was made into a film,?SMS Last Words. It showed heart-rending last exchanges like this one:： Driver: Don't worry, I'll be home quickly.
《英语报刊阅读》课程教学大纲
《英语报刊阅读》课程教学大纲 课程编码：30614003 学分：2 总学时：36 说明 【课程性质】 英语报刊阅读是全日制英语专业本科高年级阶段的一门专业任意选修课，开设时间为第五学期。 【教学目的】 1. 通过为学生提供一定数量的英美报刊阅读，使学生了解国际重大时事，获得最新信息，增加国际知识，提高独立阅读的能力。 2.通过课堂讲授，使学生了解世界主流英文报刊，了解英文报刊阅读常识，提高对信息分析、判断的能力。 3．通过课堂讲授与课后练习，提高学生阅读报刊文章并进行摘要写作的能力。 【教学任务】 此课程教学旨在使学生大致了解英美等英语国家报刊的基本特点，初步掌握阅读英语报刊的技能，学会运用各种工具书和各方面的知识，了解英语报刊的内容和实质，进而在提高学生语言能力的同时提高综合能力和知识水平。 【教学内容】 英语报刊阅读主要包括英语国家报刊简介、英语报刊中的术语、新闻的写作等报刊知识以及报刊文章选读，所选的文章主要来源于国内的21st Century 、China Daily 以及美国《读者文摘》、《今日美国》、《时代周刊》及《新闻周刊》等报刊以及部分互联网文章。选材注重思想性和代表性及学生的实际英语水平。 【教学原则和方法】 教学原则：在《英美报刊阅读》课程当中，强调学生思维能力的培养，我们要有意识地思维能力的培养有机地融合在英语专业技能、英语专业知识和相关知识课程的教学中。要努力为学生创造发表个人见解的机会，对不同的意见和看法要采取鼓励和宽容的态度。 教学方法：以讲授为主，辅以学生查阅相关资料，探究式学习。 【先修课程要求】 可以在第一、二、三、四学期开设了基础英语，以及第二，三学期的英语阅读课的基础上开设此课程。
英语报刊选读A及答案
《英语报刊阅读》试题（A 卷） …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Part Ⅰ Reconstruct the messages of the following headlines of news stories: (1% for each, 10%) Example: Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered ---An Italian Ex-Mayor Is Murdered 1. ________ US ________ told not exploit ________ Tibet issue. 2. Rubin ________ Greenspan ________ at odds. 3. Visitors ________ flocking to Mao ’s birth place. 4. ________ man ________ quizzed after ________ wife is knifed in ________ sports store. Part Ⅱ Read the following passage and answer the Questions A 5-34 (1% for each,30%) and B 35-44 (2% for each,20%) A Tuition Reform for Higher Education Chinese institutions of higher learning have quickened their pace of reform in recent years. Changing enrollment practices and higher tuition fees constitute and important part of the reform. Schools which once admitted students almost exclusively according to state plans are becoming more accepting of students sent by work groups for further training and those who pay their own fees. Regular universities and colleges plan to enroll about 786 200 students this year, up 158 200 or 25 percent over last year's figure. Of these, 216 000, or 27.4 percent, will be sent by their work groups or will pay their own way. In the past, the state paid all tuition and school fees for university students, a matter of policy since New China was established in 1949. Although this practice guaranteed the supply of qualified personnel, it brought a heavy burden to the sate, hindering further development of higher education. Since higher education is non —compulsory education in China, to charge appropriate fees will help improve school facilities and expedite the development of education in this stage. As an added benefit, paying their own way will encourage students to study harder. The reform will take effect in two directions. State —financed students will begin
高一英语报刊阅读每日5分钟 21doc
Into a world of dreams WHETHER we admit it or not, once we hid a dream in our hearts: to discover a new world, whether inside a wardrobe (衣橱) or on the other side of a mirror, and have an exciting adventure there. A girl called Alice does just this in Alice in Wonderland, a 3D film which comes out on March 5. The movie is more than a *remake of the children’s literary classic (文学经典). It features an imaginative twist (改编) on English writer Lewis Carroll’s beloved 1865 story. Carroll’s Alic e follows a talking white rabbit underground. There she jumps through a mirror to find a garden and meets many strange characters. But in the new film, Alice is 17 and is attending a party, at which she is proposed (求婚) to by a wealthy suitor (追求者). She runs away, following a rabbit into a hole and ends up in Wonderland, a place she visited many years before, but doesn’t remember. The rabbit says that she has returned because she is the only one who can save Wonderland from the Red Queen’s reign (统治) of terror. The new Alice story is as profound (深刻的) as the original. Many people believe it is a story about the existence (存在) of non-existence –something that is immaterial but existent. This piece of dialogue between Alice and the Red Queen illustrates (解释) the point: “Take a bone from a dog. What remains?”, asked the Red Queen. Alice considered: “The bone wouldn’t remain. And the dog wouldn’t remain; it would come to bite (咬) me –and I’m sure I shouldn’t remain!” “Then you think nothing would remain?” said the Red Queen. “I think that’s the answer”. “Wrong,” said the Red Queen: “the dog’s temper (脾气) would remain.” Thus, Alice’s journey down the hole turns out to be a philosopher’s quest (追寻) for true knowledge. In Sophie’s World by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder, the philosopher tells Sophie she must think like a child to be a true philosopher. Wonderland is the place to do this, to release your inhibitions (压抑), let go of pre-conceptions (偏见) and really get to grips (掌握) with reality. I had fun with ... T HIS winter break I haven’t spent much time with my parents. Today, I felt I should make it up to them. This morning, I went with them to the gym and while my mom exercised, I played basketball with my dad. Even though he’s middle-aged, he still has some juice in him. He actually beat (打败) me. After that, we went to eat lunch at a local dim sum (点心) restaurant. It was full. We decided that it wasn’t worth it and we went to an American restaurant that my parents went to when they were young. The food was really good. I was surprised at the fact that my parents liked food other than Chinese. As for me, I get a little bored with Chinese food since I eat it every day. I wanted to explore. We ended up eating a load of food, including chicken wings, clam chowder (a kind of soup that came from England), and even New York steak (牛排) with a steamed (蒸) potato. Stuffed (塞满的) with food, we decided to take a walk in a mall. We looked through a lot of clothes stores. This part of the day was my least favorite because my parents didn’t let me buy anything. But it was still nice to look through some cool clothes and more. Later, we found a movie theater. My mom wanted to see a movie called It’s Complicated. But there were no tickets left so we went to see Up in the Air. It was a pretty good film. It’s a movie about the importance of famil y life. This day has taught me that once in a while, it is OK to spend time with your family. Parents can be fun when they are not pressuring (施压) you about homework or school.
巧用英语报刊提高阅读能力
巧用英语报刊提高阅读能力 【摘要】《英语课程标准》明确指出：“英语课程要求合理利用和积极开发课程资源，给学生提供贴近实际，贴近生活，贴近时代的内容健康和丰富的课程资源。”英语报刊阅读作为一种新型的英语教学方式引入课堂，必将丰富教学资源，拓宽学习和运用英语的渠道，并在学生的学习真实和生活真实之间架起一座桥梁，以实现英语教学的最优化。新课标下的高中英语学习材料的内容多与社会生活息息相关，突出时代性、实用性、多样性，反映了当代社会方方面面的新观点、新发现、新事物，题材多样，涉及面广，不仅仅是死记硬背就能解决的，要求高中生要具备相当的文化知识积淀，具有一定的人文素养。只有大量地输入语言材料和信息，然后把积累的语言知识进行积极的内化，才能达到语言学习的目的. 【关键词】报刊阅读；文章筛选；阅读技巧 【中图分类号】G633.41 【文献标识码】A 【文章编号】2095-3089（2013）22-0-01 一、报刊阅读在英语教学中的重要性和必要性 在高中阶段，阅读教学被放在相对突出的位置。大纲规定：“全日制高级中学英语教学的目的，是在义务教育初中英语教学的基础上，巩固、扩大学生的基础知识，发展听、
说、读、写的基本技能，培养在口头上和书面上初步运用英语进行交际的能力，侧重培养阅读能力，并使学生获得一定的自学能力，为继续学习和运用英语切实打好基础。”阅读是理解和吸收书面信息的手段，它有助于扩大词汇量，丰富语言知识，了解英语国家的社会和文化。而且，近几年以来，高考的阅读理解是呈现着一种词汇量大，知识面广的趋势，这就要求学生要在短时间内快速准确地阅读文章。对高中生阅读技能的要求是：能阅读材料中的观点和态度；能意识到不同文体的特征；能欣赏浅显的文学作品；能通过分析句子结构理解难句、长句；课外阅读量达36万字以上。而目前学生课本材料过于单一，缺乏学生感兴趣并想获得的信息。多数学生课本外英语阅读材料仅限练习题，且文章内容陈旧，缺乏真实性。 英语在过去一直是中国开放政策的重要媒介之一，其重要性是人所共知的。报刊英文清新、简练、妙趣横生，紧跟时代，富有感染力。随着科技的飞速发展和社会的进步，新词语源源不断地出现。而新词语的最广泛、最直接的表现途径就是报刊媒体。因此报刊英文丰富多彩，具有很强的实用性。阅读英语报刊是接触现代英语脉搏的一条捷径。这是传统教科书所望尘莫及的。另外，学生通过阅读英语报刊可以了解英美社会和世界的现状，了解当今世界各个方面的新事物和新动态。随着英语报刊在我们身边的普及，阅读英语
报刊阅读在高中英语教学中的运用初探0
报刊阅读在高中英语教学中的运用初探 摘要：《英语课程标准》明确指出：“英语课程要求合理利用和积极开发课程资源，给学生提供贴近实际，贴近生活，贴近时代的内容健康和丰富的课程资源。”英语报刊阅读作为一种新型的英语教学方式引入课堂，必将丰富教学资源，拓宽学习和运用英语的渠道，并在学生的学习真实和生活真实之间架起一座桥梁，以实现英语教学的最优化。笔者通过报刊阅读的教学实践，获得了报刊阅读在英语教学中具体应用的一些认识和体会。 关键词：报刊阅读真实性必要性操作性策略性四会训练 一、问题的提出 阅读是人们获取信息的一种重要途径，也是人类社会文化交流的一种重要形式。王英民老师（北京市英语学科带头人、北京市特级教师、清华附中英语教研组组长）说“不会阅读就不会学英语，阅读是基础，没有阅读就不会有很好的听力，没有阅读就更谈不上写作，没有阅读也不可能很好地去表达……”因此，提高中学生的阅读理解能力是中学英语教学的一个主要目标和要求。英语阅读理解是考查和测试学生英语能力的一种主要形式，高考阅读理解题量逐年增多，知识面逐年拓宽，难度逐年增大。这充分体现了教育界已经改变原来只侧重对语法和语言知识的教学，不注重对学生实际应用能力的培养这一违背语言教学规律的做法。这对于高中英语教学来说，是一个比较大的进步。但在现实教学中，学生的阅读能力并没有真正的提高。笔者认为引进报刊是解决此问题的好办法。 二、报刊阅读的真实性 笔者在教学中发现制约中学生阅读能力提高的一个重要因素是：课本阅读材料不够丰富，课外阅读量少。课本作为中学生学习英语的基本工具，是学生们学习英语的基本载体。通过对课本的学习，学生可以了解一些英语的语言现象和语言知识。但从内容方面讲，所选课文的材料过于单一，阅读材料过于大众化，没有学生所想获得的语言信息。 所以学生很难对语言本身以及语言现象有过多的兴趣。语言作为载体的功能也就被弱化了。在加上课外阅读材料语篇的文本展示形式缺乏真实感和真实性，很难能真正引起学生兴趣。笔者通过调查发现，只有5—6%的学生在课外能去读英语课外读物。而交际法和流利第一原则都要求信息输入量大，通过对获取信息的需要这一特点来激发和保持学生学习和运用外语的兴趣和动力，使他们在信息传递和交流的活动中发现和总结语言使用的规律，进而加以掌握运用，从而达到发展语用能力的目的。而语言作为载体和工具的功能也只有在学习者利用它去获得信息的时候才能真正体验出其价值。学习者只有在这个时候才最具成就感，乐于通过阅读去获得他们感兴趣的、有价值的信息。 而报刊作为一种时事英语，迎和现代生活节奏，突出阅读话题，在学习真实和生活真实之间搭起了一座桥梁。 三、英语报刊辅助教学的必要性 新课程教学理念强调教学材料的真实性，强调培养学生的自学能力和创造能力。因此，除了充分有效地使用教科书以外，丰富阅读材料至关重要。笔者选用了报刊阅读。《21世纪报中学生版》是我在高二时全班统一订阅的报刊，使用该报基于以下原因： 1. 激发学习动机，培养自学能力 实践证明，动机是积极学习的源泉和原动力，兴趣是间接推动学生积极学习的内在动力，是积极学习策略中最现实、最活跃的因素。当学生对所学材料产生浓厚兴趣时，就能集中注意力，情绪高涨，充分发挥潜能，增强克服困难的意志。随着学习兴趣和主动性的明显提高，阅读不同题材的能力也随之得到了提高。《21世纪报中学生版》文字浅显，特别适合高中学生。内容丰富，包括政治、经济、文化、社会等方面，是读者在阅读的同时准确了解当今现代社会的好途径；特别是选择了那些能吸引学生兴趣的文章，如足球、体育、电影明星等。这些阅读材料是他们经过努力便可以读懂的。 2.接触西方文化，了解风土人情 了解英语国家的文化是英语教学的目的之一，能使学生尽可能多地从不同渠道，以不同形式接触、学习和使用好英语。报刊的时效性、新颖性让我们时刻感受到世界最新政治、经济和文化动态，为英语学习者开辟了一个了解各国社会文化的窗口。背景知识、风土人情、文化习俗是提高英语阅读效率的非语言制约因素。这是单纯的课本知识远远无法满足的。 3.进行大量阅读，培养阅读技巧 近几年的阅读理解试题增加了阅读量，提高了对阅读速度的要求，并加大了阅读材料的文字难度，对词汇理解的要求有所提高。正可谓阅读技能的三要素：速度、理解、词汇在试题中得到了充分体现。一词多义、熟词生义、多种时态的混用、结构复杂的长句、省略句及插入语等语言现象也随处可见。结合高中学生已有一定词汇量的前提，进行大量阅读，培养阅读技巧，进行侧重于获取信息的泛读将是提高阅读理解的有效途径。而报刊提供了丰富鲜活的泛读材料。 4．深化阅读理解，带动听说读写
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09级本科英语报刊阅读试题
延安大学西安创新学院期末考试命题专用纸 延安大学西安创新学院 2010 ～2011 学年第二学期期末考试试卷 课程名称：英语报刊阅读命题教师姓名：赵贯丽 系别、专业、班级：外语系英语09级本科0901班、0902班 卷面总分： 100 分考试时长： 100 分钟考试类别：闭卷□√开卷□其他□注：答题内容请写在答题纸上，否则无效。 I．Matching (1*10=10) Directions: Choose from the list A-O the correct correspondence for each of the abbreviations in the list 1-10. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. AP A. 北大西洋公约组织 2. IPOs B. 石油输出国组织 3. GATT C. 国际货币组织 4. Yawns D. 美国钱币协会 5. NATO E. 美联社 6. IMF F. 国内生产总值 7. OPEC G. 下院议员 8. ANS H. 原始股 9. GDP I. 无趣族
16. UAL Corp’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc are discussing a possible merger as the industry moves toward finishing the consolidation begun after the 2001 terror attacks, two people familiar with the talks said, according to Bloomberg News. 17. All the 14 fishermen from Zhejiang Province, who had floated at sea in a lifeboat for about 20 hours after their vessel capsized at the mouth of the Yangtze River, are safe. 18. A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy suffocated to death in an apartment his parents had locked him and his older brother in during a fire yesterday. 19. HUNDREDS of workers at a state-owned wildlife park in south China’s Guangdong Province are on strike over pay disputes, leaving the animals unfed. 20. GENERAL Motors Corp is moving past the cost cuts of 2006 to transform itself into a company that puts car and truck design above everything, company officials said. A. GM aims to be design leader B. Merger talk hits US airlines C. The fishermen were rescued after 20 hours in icy ocean D. Park workers strike over pay E. Boy dies locked in burning dwelling F. General Motors Corp aims to be the design leader G. More changes in store ahead of merger H. A boy died locked in burning dwelling I. Fishermen rescued after 20 hours in icy ocean J. Animals unfed IV. Brief Reading (2*5=10) Directions: Read the five briefs from China Daily and answer questions 21-25 with a correct choice A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet. 21. ANAHEIM, California Artificial eyeballs that move like real ones have been implanted in 4000 people and may help many people embarrassed by odd movements of the traditional “glass eye,” experts say. This story is about A. eyeballs. B. artificial eyeballs. C. 4000 people. D. the traditional “glass eye”. 22. MAASTRICHT, Netherlands A historical European Community summit expected to set the 12-nation group on the road to a single currency and a joint foreign policy opened yesterday with Britain standing firm against a federal Europe. This story is about A. a summit. B. the 12-nation group.
《英语新闻讲义》英语报刊阅读笔记
课程名称：英语新闻讲义 任课老师： 国际交流学院 对外汉语2011级1班
UNIT 1 CHIRSTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR WILL STOP PRINTING DAILY V ACABULARY Harbinger/?hɑ?.b?n.d???/ Witch hazels are the harbinger of spring. Is this news a harbinger of good days to come? n.先驱，预告者，通示（…即将来到）者 vt. To signal the approach of; presage(often something unpleasant). Batter/?b?t.??/ Their idealism has been battered. The movie took a battering from critics. v．strike repeatedly with hard blows；to repeat violence and assault v. censure, criticize, or defeat severely or thoroughly. Circulation 循环、流通、传播、发行量Newsprint 新闻纸 Freelance A freelance journalist. I work freelance from home. A journalist who freelances. a．independent or uncommitted in politics or personal life ad. Earn one’s living in such a way n. vi. Bureau[?bj??r??] Even-handed a．fair and impartial in treatment or judgement ad. Even-handedly n. Even-handedness Baron 男爵、巨头、贵族 PHRASES Pick up readers through sensational, so-called.. Yellow Journalism Nationally distributed newspaper Prove a harbinger of A steep rise in the cost of Weekday print edition Distinguish itself by The trend of the day USEFUL EXPRESSION Abandon its weekday print edition，choosing instead to put daily news on it’s … It’s the first nationally distributed newspaper to make such a move… “……”said XXX，who added that …… Eddy wanted a paper that would distinguish itself by providing even-handed news when the trend of the day was to pick up readers through sensational, so called “yellow journalism”whose art was perfected by warring [adj.] newspaper barons like Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph. It’s motto is “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind”
英语报刊阅读技巧
一、简短小词(名词&动词) 英语新闻标题总是力求用有限的字数 来表达新闻的内容，为此，在措词上尤其要狠下功夫，选词尽可能经简达意、简短明了，偏爱选用那些短小精悍或字母最少的动词。因为短小易懂、形象生动的措词不仅能增强新闻的简洁性和可读性，而且还能节省版面篇幅。如表示“破坏”或“损坏”一词意义的动词，标题一般不用damage，而用一些较之简短的词，如hit、harm、hurt、ruin或wreck等。又如表示“放弃”这一概念的动词，标题一般不用abandon，而用drop、give up、quit、skip或yield等，表示“爆炸”之类的动词意义时，一般不用explode，而用blast、crash、ram或smash等词。简而言之，英语新闻标题大都喜欢选用字形短小、音节不多而意义又比较广泛的词。 动词: aid＝assist（帮助，援助） alter＝change or modify（改变） ask＝inquire（询问）
assail＝denounce（谴责） axe＝dismiss or reduce（解雇，减少） ban＝prohibit or forbid（禁止） bar＝prevent（防止，阻止） bare＝expose or reveal（暴露，揭露） blast＝explode（爆炸） begin＝commence（开始） bid＝attempt（努力） bilk＝cheat（欺骗） bolt＝desert or abandon（放弃） boost＝increase, promote ,push forward（增加，提高） check＝examine（检查） claim＝cause the death of ...（夺去……的生命） clash＝disagree strongly（发生分歧，争议） curb＝control or restrict（控制） dip＝decline or decrease（下降） ease＝lessen（减轻，缓和） end＝terminate（结束，中止） flay＝criticize（批评）
论英文报刊阅读在英语教学中的作用
龙源期刊网 https://www.360docs.net/doc/897283403.html, 论英文报刊阅读在英语教学中的作用 作者：霍丽蓉 来源：《经济研究导刊》2011年第21期 摘要：阅读是提高英语学习者语言能力的有效途径，但绝大部分学生的阅读能力与课程标准的要求相距甚远。英文报刊阅读有助于调动学生的阅读积极性，为学生在学习和真实生活之间搭起了一座桥梁，成为英语教学的重要辅助手段。 关键词：报刊阅读；二语习得；图式理论；英语教学 中图分类号：G642.0文献标志码：A文章编号：1673-291X（2011）21-0313-02 阅读是获取语言知识最直接最有效的方法。阅读不仅是现代外语教学应该注意培养和训练的重点，同时也是提高英语学习者语言能力的必经之路。英语学习者要掌握作为第二语言的英语的完整的系统知识，阅读是最重要的有效途径。但在现实的英语教学中，绝大部分学生的阅读能力与课程标准的要求相距甚远。我们培养学生的阅读能力，主要依靠课本中有限的阅读材料，其可利用的资源十分贫乏，且内容陈旧乏味，跟不上时代和信息社会发展的要求，文章词语数量和内容也很有限，学生不能达到大量输入语言的目的，教学效果很不理想。学生对教师所灌输的知识，多采取被动接受的态度，影响其学习语言的积极性和实际运用语言的能力。 英文报刊阅读有助于调动学生的阅读积极性，提高阅读理解能力。报刊阅读又是当今全球第二语言习得教学中作为辅助教学手段的大趋势。同时报刊作为一种时事英语，迎合现代生活节奏，突出阅读话题，在学习和真实生活之间搭起了一座桥梁。它将英语阅读从教材中延伸出来，引导学生进行大量的课外阅读，为学生开创一个新的阅读空间。 一、利用报刊进行阅读训练的理论依据 1.克拉申二语习得理论。克拉申的第二语言习得理论的核心部分是输入假设。输入就是能促进他习得的输入。他认为，理想的输入应该具备以下几个特点：（1）可理解性。理解所输入语言的编码信息是语言的必要条件，若不能理解所输入的信息，那它就变成了一堆废料。（2）既有趣又有关联。所输入的语言材料越有趣、越有关联，学习者就越容易在不知不觉中习得语言。（3）非语法程序安排。语言习得关键是要有足够的可理解的输入。按语法程序安排的教学是不必要的，也是不足取的，因为我们的目的是“习得”而不是“学得”。（4）要有足够的输入量。要提高外语水平，特别是要提高阅读能力，不是几道习题、几篇文章可以轻而易举达到的。它需要付出艰苦的劳动，要进行广泛和大量的阅读才能达到。 2.图式理论。图式理论将阅读理解的图式分为三种:语言图式、修辞图式和内容图式。该理论认为，任何口头的或书面的语言材料，本身无意义，它只指导听者或读者根据自己原有的知