歐美文化閱讀文選

《歐美文化閱讀文選》是2008年吉林大學出版社出版的圖書，作者是劉文華、董洪蘭。

基本介紹

• 書名：歐美文化閱讀文選
• 定價：42.00 元
• 出版社：吉林大學出版社
• 出版時間：2008年

基本信息

作者：劉文華,董洪蘭,等

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

內容提要

本書是根據實際教學的需要而編寫的一本高等院校英語選修課的教科書，它的編寫旨在為學生提供一些歐美文化方面的信息和知識。它是學生們了解歐美文化的一本很好的教學用書，不但能幫助學習者學習和掌握歐美文化方面的基礎知識，而且也能提高他們的語言能力和英語表達水平及綜合水平。 本書由25個單元構成，每單元4個Readlng Passages，總計100篇短文。在每個ReadjngPassage的後面都設有辭彙表、注釋和句子翻譯或閱讀理解練習。這些文章的內容包括西方的精神追求、價值觀念、議事方式、知識背景、科技和藝術等方面的情況和成就以及一些綜合知識等等。我們的選材以歐美文化為主幹。側重美國文化，都是一些適合教學的質量高的文章，對培養學生的語言修養和文學素質、塑造完美人格、增強跨文化交際意識和文化鑑賞能力都有促進作用。 該書具有知識性、系統性、科學性、時代性、趣味性、新穎性和可讀性等，方便教與學、思考和掌握。

目錄

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

Answers

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