大学英语立体化网络化系列教材.拓展课程教材—欧美文化文章选读

本书由25个单元，每单元4个ReadingPassages，共计100篇篇幅约为400—500字的短文构成。在每个Reading Passage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价值观念、议事方式、精神追求、知识背景、风土人情、技术和艺术等方面的情况和成就以及一些综合知识等。选材以欧美文化为主干，并侧重美国文化，因为美国是一个由世界人口组合而成的国家，世界各地人口的到来促成了这个国家诞生、进步和发展，它的文化在很大程度上代表着世界文化。这些选文都是一些适合教学的高质量的文章，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。 本书具有可读性、知识性、系统性、科学性、时代性、趣味性、新颖性等，便于教学、思考和掌握。Unit 0ne
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Harvard's Founding
Reading Passage II Okies l A
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI WhattoDowithSolidWaste
Reading Passage II Coins in Our Lives
Unit Two
　Part 1 Reading Passage I The Queen As She Was
Reading Passage II Italy's Finest Resource--Its People
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Conservation the Future Is Now
Reading Passage II The Early Navigator's Best Friends
Unit Three
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI AFuelwithFlavor
ReadingPassageII What'sWrongwithUsingtheVWord?
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Keeping It Clear
Reading Passage II The Lion's Share
Unit Four
　Part 1 ReadingPassage I ThanksgivingDay
ReadingPassagell ThanksgivingDay(Continued)
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI HelpfortheElderly
ReadingPassageII PlayingItSafeAbroad
Unit Five
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Life Style
　Reading Passage II Life Style fContinued)
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI FollowingtheRules
Reading Passage II Unsafe at Warm Temperature
Unit Six
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Our Changing Lifestyle：Trends and Fads
Reading Passage II Philanthropy
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Three Masters
Reading Passage II Liquids Granules and Powders
Unit Seven
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI St.Patrick'sDay
Reading Passage II Music--Lighting Up the Brain
　Part 2 ReadingPassage I AWinningMatch
Reading Passage 11Remember You Are a Guest
Unit Eight
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI NSGVPinQuebec
Reading Passage II Danish Culture
　Part 2 Reading Passage I London--A Good Place to Start Your Tour
Reading Passage II Counting theⅥrorld's Population
Unit Nine
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Free Sport—the Wheel Deal
Reading Passage II Germany--a Land ofCulture
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI ReadtheLabel
Reading Passage II Crossroads ofthe WOrld
Unit Ten
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI VincentvanOogh
Reading Passage II Fingerprints
　Part 2 Reading Passage I A Place for All Seasons
Reading Passage II Using Energy Efficiently
Unit Eleven
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI NewZealand
Reading Passage II Dangers to the Environment
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Problems ofOlder American
Reading Passage II Louis Pasteur
Unit Twelve
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI HeartyBreakfasts
Reading Passage H Big Ben
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI IncomeTax
ReadingPassageH Curds andWhey
Unit Thirteen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Greenwich Mean Time
Reading Passage H The Peoples ofBdtain
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI LifeAroundOlympus
Reading Passage II Liberty and Peace
Unit Fourteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Queen'sDayinHolland
Reading Passage H Rome
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Money
Reading Passage II The Cost ofCivilization
Unit FIfteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI TableManners
ReadingPassage H Paris
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Chocolate：Everyone's Favorite Sweet
Reading Passage H Fifteen Tons a Minute
Unit Sixteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Women'sStatusHigherinNorthEuropethanSouth
ReadingPassageH ToSaltorN0ttoSalt?
　Part 2 Reading Passage MagicPotionNotion
Reading Passage H Rub，Pour，Sprinkle，and Spray
Unit Seventeen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I 111e Television Camera
Reading Passage II Geneva--Capital ofPeace
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI TheBigCheese
ReadingPassageII AHumble‘Leader
Unit Eighteen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Tchaikovsky
ReadingPassageII AnExperion~0fWatching aBullfightinSFain
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Refuse or Resource?
Reading Passage II Construction Queries?
Unit Nineteen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Bridges
Reading Passage II Samaranch　the Olympic Patriarch
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Paying for Protection
ReadingPassageII TheChristmasTreeandtheWedding
Unit Twenty
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Some Rituals ofAmerican Marriage
Reading Passage II Ladies First,
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Food Additives
ReadingPassageII Idaho'sFinest
Unit Twenty-One
　Part l Reading Passage I Living a Long Life
ReadingPassage II Birthday Parties aadPotluckParties
　Part 2 Reading Passage I America's Architect
ReadingPassageII ANewRespectforDrags
Unit Twenty-Two
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Forty Miners
Reading Passage II Disneyland
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Starting a Small Business
Reading Passage II Rose Hips and Dandelions
Unit Twenty-Three
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Christmas Songs
Reading Passage II“Die”or“Pass Away”
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI LifeInsurance
Reading Passage II Handiwork of the Gods
Unit Twenty-Four　
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI TheNationalTrustinBntain
Reading Passage II Blue Monday and“Thank God It's Friday”
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Cat'sEyes
Reading Passage II A Symbol ofthe Free Spirit
Unit Twenty-Five
　Part 1 ReadingPassage I Ballet
Reading Passage II Olympic Games
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Bears
Reading Passage II Artificial Reefs
Key......　　文化是人类智慧与文明发展的结晶。她向我们倾诉着先人的经历、民族的历史和人们的传统、风俗习惯以及劳动者的成就，了解、领悟、传承、弘扬文化精神会促进现代文明和积极影响社会的进步。本书内容丰富多彩，选材广泛、质量高，涉及西方的价值观念、精神追求、风土人情、科技与艺术等，具有很强的知识性、趣味性和可读性。本书便于教与学，是一本适用于全国各大高等院校英语选修课的教材。 ............

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