教育部颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》，作为大学英语改革人纲领性文件，明确提出要在大学英语的教学过程中培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是要加强听说能力的培养，为此作者组织编写了这套《大学英语自主听力教程》。该教材适应大学英语教学改革形势发展的需要，特别注重训练语言学习者的听力并讲授高听力方法，以满足广大教师和学生英语学习的新需求。
本教程以培养和提高学生实际应用语言能力为宗旨，立足于最大限度地调动学习者的积极性和主动性，将语言知识、文化知识和听力技巧有机地结合起来，并巧妙地将教师要讲授的内容纳入教材练习之中，使学习者能根据自己的实际情况有针对性地进行练习，做到有的放矢，有效地提高学习效率。选材注重思想性、时代性、科学性、趣味性和实用性相结合，内容涵盖广泛。背景知识配有简明、有助于理解的注释。每册都附有录音文字材料和练习参考答案并随书附赠录音资料光盘。学习者可根据自己的实际能力和水平，选择听力教程的内容，确定学习进度。本教程适合在校大学生和具有相当英语水平而又想提高听力能力的所有人员。由于该教程充分考虑学习者的不同起点和学习进度，使学习者能更有效地利用学习时间，其效果比整齐划一上课要好。
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《大学英语自主听力教程》教程以培养和提高学生实际应用语言能力为宗旨，立足于最大限度地调动学习者的积极性和主动性，将语言知识、文化知识和听力技巧有机地结合起来，并巧妙地将教师要讲授的内容纳入教材练习之中，使学习者能根据自己的实际情况有针对性地进行练习，做到有的放矢，有效地提高学习效率。选材注重思想性、时代性、科学性、趣味性和实用性相结合，内容涵盖广泛。背景知识配有简明、有助于理解的注释。本套教程分为6册，每册重点明确，循序渐进，形成一个有机的整体，系统性强。本书为第五册——《跨越文化》，内容涉及到警句、谚语、习语搭配、幽默、哲理故事集锦、英文歌曲填词、谜语、智力游戏大挑战等。
目录
Unit One Animals
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Mary's Little Lamb
Passage Two The Fox and the Sick Lion
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Lessons from Geese
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Square
Unit Two Success
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Is He a Hero?
Passage Two Clever Torn
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Martin Luther King, Jr.
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Song Hero
Unit Three Culture
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One April Fools
Passage Two A Slip of the Tongue
Part Three Life Philcsophy
Passage Cultural Bridges
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
A Riddle
Unit Four Environment
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Why Cry?
Passage Two Weather Report
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage I Love Trees
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Punctuating a Letter
Test One
Unit Five Sports
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One The Fact
Passage Two Climb a Difficult Mountain
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Physical Fitness
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
A Game on Letters
Unit Six Friendship
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Did I Remember Her?
Passage Two A Present
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage An Interview
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Comprehensive Understanding
Unit Seven Science
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Testing for Personality
Passage Two Three Engineering Solutions
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Automobiles in the Years to Come
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Brain-teaser
Unit Eight Education
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Four Sophomores
Passage Two The Power of Persuasion
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Back to Three ' R' s
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Song Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Test Two
Unit Nine Health
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Am I Going to Die?
Passage Two Good-bye Mother
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Jogging May Make You Smarter
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Crass Puzzle Medical Terms
Unit Ten Travel
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Blondes are "Dumb"
Passage Two Ladies Roan
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Paris on a Shoestring
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Cross Puzzle Transportation Terms
Unit Eleven Entertainment
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Businesman and the Bank
Passage Two The Wrong Date
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage Story at a Summer Camp
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Riddle
Unit Twelve Career
Part One Language Fun
Part Two Time for Humor
Passage One Three Wishes
Passage Two Do You Know Me, Mrs. Jones?
Part Three Life Philosophy
Passage How to Prepare for Job Interview
Part Four Challenge Your Wit
Song Paperback Writer
Test Three
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