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内容提要

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基本信息

作者：刘文华,董洪兰,等

ISBN：10位[7560137407] 13位[9787560137407]

出版社：吉林大学出版社

出版日期：2008年

定价：￥42.00 元

内容提要

本书是根据实际教学的需要而编写的一本高等院校英语选修课的教科书，它的编写旨在为学生提供一些欧美文化方面的信息和知识。它是学生们了解欧美文化的一本很好的教学用书，不但能帮助学习者学习和掌握欧美文化方面的基础知识，而且也能提高他们的语言能力和英语表达水平及综合水平。 本书由25个单元构成，每单元4个Readlng Passages，共计100篇短文。在每个ReadjngPassage的后面都设有词汇表、注释和句子翻译或阅读理解练习。这些文章的内容包括西方的精神追求、价值观念、议事方式、知识背景、科技和艺术等方面的情况和成就以及一些综合知识等等。我们的选材以欧美文化为主干。侧重美国文化，都是一些适合教学的质量高的文章，对培养学生的语言修养和文学素质、塑造完美人格、增强跨文化交际意识和文化鉴赏能力都有促进作用。 该书具有知识性、系统性、科学性、时代性、趣味性、新颖性和可读性等，方便教与学、思考和掌握。

目录

Unit One

Part 1 Reading Passage I Americans and Their Cars

Reading Passage II Sunday: A Day of Rest

Part 2 Reading Passage I A Green Thumb

Reading Passage II Tornadoes

Unit Two

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Rose Is a Special Flower

Reading Passage II The American Funeral: Wakes and Embalmment

Part 2 Reading Passage I Snow Pillow

Reading Passage II Who was John While

Unit Three

Part 1 Reading Passage I Indians: The Native Americans

Reading Passage II Melting Pot Or Salad Bowl

Part 2 Reading Passage I The Value of Gold

Reading Passage II The Ocean as A Storehouse

Unit Four

Part 1 Reading Passage I Disneyland and Theme Parks

Reading Passage II Healthy Eating

Part 2 Reading Passage I The Forest Service at Work

Reading Passage II A Symbol of the Free Spirit

Unit Five

Part 1 Reading Passage I Cooking Our Food

Reading Passage II Immigrants are“Waging War”against Swedes through Robbery

Part 2 Reading Passage I Artificial Reefs

Reading Passage II Coins in Our Lives

Unit Six

Part 1 Reading Passage I Christmas Spirit by Larry Deboever

Reading Passage II American Social Relations

Part 2 Reading Passage I Keeping It Clear

Reading Passage II Remember You Are a Guest

Unit Seven

Part 1 Reading Passage I Gun Control: Yes or No

Reading Passage II London Bridge

Part 2 Reading Passage I Help for The Elderly

Reading Passage II Handiwork of The Gods

Unit Eight

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Deaf Composer

Reading Passage II A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away

Part 2 Re

Unit Eleven

Part 1 Reading Passage I How Jazz Began

Reading Passage II How Jazz Began

Part 2 Reading Passage I Liquids, Granules and Powders

Reading Passage II Cataracts

Unit Twelve

Part 1 Reading Passage I Corporate Culture

Reading Passage II Analysis on Weather Report

Part 2 Reading Passage I A Winning Match

Reading Passage II Crossroads of the World

Unit Thirteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I National Weather Service

Reading Passage II Breaking Bread

Part 2 Reading Passage I A New Respect for Drugs

Reading Passage II Life Insurance

Unit Fourteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Birth of a New Child

Reading Passage II Disgrace

Part 2 Reading Passage I Rose Hips and Dandelions

Reading Passage II America's Architect

Unit Fifteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I The American Family

Reading Passage II A Coffee to Go at the Gym

Part 2 Reading Passage I Fifteen Tons a Minute

Reading Passage II Idaho's Finest

Unit Sixteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I US Women Try “Work When You like”Jobs

Reading Passage II Every Day I Prey for a Kidney

Part 2 Reading Passage I Rub, Pour, Sprinkle, and Spray

Reading Passage II The Big Cheese

Unit Seventeen

Part 1 Reading Passage I Gettysburg Today

Reading Passage II Prohibition

Part 2 Reading Passage I Preparing for a Flood

Reading Passage II Wildlife Refuges

Unit Eighteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I Little Rock Desegregation

Reading Passage II Search for Extraterrestrial Life——SETI

Part 2 Reading Passage I Safety First

Reading Passage II The Human Side of Washington

Unit Nineteen

Part 1 Reading Passage I History of the Maori

Unit Twenty-One

Part 1 Reading Passage I Ontario

Reading Passage II The American Obsession: Fast Food

Part 2 Reading Passage I Toward Quieter Aircraft

Reading Passage II Cruising in the Caribbean

Unit Twenty-Two

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Thorn Birds

Reading Passage II The Author of the Thorn Birds,Colleen McCullough

Part 2 Reading Passage I Changes in the Landscape

Reading Passage II Raiding the Icebox

Unit Twenty-Three

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Great Barrier Reef

Reading Passage II The Improving Economic Situation in Greece

Part 2 Reading Passage I Construction Queries

Reading Passage II Looking for Lobsters

Unit Twenty-Four

Part 1 Reading Passage I The Second Wave of Feminism

Reading Passage II The Young Generation

Part 2 Reading Passage I Refuse or Resource?

Reading Passage II Food Additives

Unit Twenty-Five

Part 1 Reading Passage I Whaling Era

Reading Passage II A Fuel with Flavor

Part 2 Reading Passage I A Humble Leader

Reading Passage II The Magic Potion Notion

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