《新时代明德大学英语阅读教程》是一套与《新时代明德大学英语综合教程》紧密关联，但又有自身鲜明特点的教材。本教材以价值引领作为鲜明特色，侧重学生英语阅读能力培养，兼顾国家对外语教育的时代需要和学生对外语学习的现实需求，坚持课程思政引领，贯彻党的二十大精神，落实立德树人根本任务，以价值塑造为导向，强调育人功能，力图实现知识传授、能力培养和价值引领的深度融合。全套教材共4册，每册8个单元。每册均涵盖社会主义核心价值观公民、社会、国家三个层面的相关主题（各2个单元），另外2个单元主题或结合党的二十大精神，或着重体现中国文化。在单元结构上，每单元均涵盖Objectives, Quotes, Comprehensive Reading, Reading Skills, Project等9个板块的内容。本书为第三册。

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UNIT 1 Road to Chinese Modernization
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Modernizing Rural Areas to Advance China’s Renewal
  Comprehensive Reading
   What Kind of Modernization Is China Seeking?
  Reading Skill
   Learning to Read Faster
UNIT 2 Ancient Civilizations
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Inventions and Innovations of the Ancient Chinese
  Comprehensive Reading
   Hellenistic Civilization
  Reading Skill
   Dealing with Jargon
UNIT 3 Gender Equality
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Facts on Global Gender Gap
  Comprehensive Reading
   Why Sex Differences Matter in Football
  Reading Skill
   Spotting Signposts
UNIT 4 Fairness and Justice
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Ways to Exhibit Fairness in the Workplace
  Comprehensive Reading
   AI Fairness
  Reading Skill
   Identifying an Author’s Purpose (I)
UNIT 5 Dedication of Chinese Scientists
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   The Last Battlefield
  Comprehensive Reading
   Embracing a New World: The Story of an Aerospace Scientist, Qian Xuesen
  Reading Skill
   Lexical Inferencing Strategies for Dealing with Academic Words
UNIT 6 Cherishing Friendship
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Habits That Could Be Sabotaging Your Friendships
  Comprehensive Reading
   The Only Thing Constant about Friendship May Be the Number of Your Friends
  Reading Skill
   Identifying an Author’s Purpose (II)
UNIT 7 The Glory of Chinese Characters
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Learning Chinese Provides Young People with
   a Different Perspective to Understand Today’s China
  Comprehensive Reading
   Writing Shows Nation’s United Character
  Reading Skill
  Reading Based on Chronological Order
UNIT 8 The Whole-process People’s Democracy
  Reading to Explore the Theme
  Reading for Details
   Redefining Democracy in the 21st Century
  Comprehensive Reading
   Democracy Summit: Undemocratic Mentality and Practices
  Reading Skill
   Identifying Functions of the Text: Annotating the Text