本書(shū)精選美國課堂教材“社會(huì )學(xué)科·歷史與地理”“科學(xué)”“數學(xué)”“語(yǔ)言與文學(xué)”“觀(guān)賞藝術(shù)”“音樂(lè )”中的材料,閱讀主題豐富多彩,讓英語(yǔ)學(xué)習變得更加輕松、有趣。每篇閱讀材料都配有大量的練習。除了隨堂練習外,還特別設置課后練習、學(xué)科綜合練習,幫助學(xué)習者理解文章主旨,抓住閱讀重點(diǎn),逐步提升閱讀能力。詞匯是閱讀的基礎,本書(shū)專(zhuān)門(mén)制作了單詞表,收錄閱讀中的重要單詞,讓學(xué)習者可以反復學(xué)習,直至掌握。本書(shū)收錄的閱讀材料都配有聽(tīng)力,掃描二維碼即可收聽(tīng)地道英語(yǔ),課后練習還專(zhuān)門(mén)設置了聽(tīng)寫(xiě)題,讓學(xué)習者的閱讀和聽(tīng)力水平同步提升。
[美] 普特萊克,畢業(yè)于美國塔夫茨大學(xué),獲得英語(yǔ)文學(xué)學(xué)士和歷史學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。他撰寫(xiě)的多部英語(yǔ)學(xué)習類(lèi)暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)被眾多學(xué)子鼎力推薦。
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Social Studies ? History and Geography
Unit 01 ………………………………… 7
The U.S. Geography
The Regions of the United States
Unit 02 ………………………………… 11
The United States
A Nation of Diversity
Unit 03 ………………………………… 15
The U.S. Economy
From Farming to Technology
Unit 04 ………………………………… 19
People and Culture
The Native People of North America
Unit 05 ………………………………… 23
The European Exploration of Asia and
the Americas
The Age of Exploration
Unit 06 ………………………………… 27
Europeans in the Americas
The Spanish Conquerors in the Americas
Unit 07 ………………………………… 31
Colonial America
The First French and English Colonies
Unit 08 ………………………………… 35
The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution
Wrap-Up Test 1 ……………………… 39
Chapter 2 Science
Unit 09 ………………………………… 43
How Are Living Things Classified?
The Five Kingdoms of Organisms
Unit 10 ………………………………… 47
Classification
The Seven Levels of Classification
Unit 11 ………………………………… 51
How Plants Meet Their Needs
Plant Structures and Functions
Unit 12 ………………………………… 55
How Do Plants Reproduce?
Flowers and Seeds
Unit 13 ………………………………… 59
What Are Some Types of Plants?
Plants with Seeds
Unit 14 ………………………………… 63
Plants without Seeds
Seedless Vascular Plants and
Nonvascular Plants
Unit 15 ………………………………… 67
Plant Responses and Adaptations
How Do Plants Respond to Their
Environments?
Wrap-Up Test 2 ……………………… 71
Chapter 3 Mathematics ? Language ? Visual Arts ? Music
Unit 16 ………………………………… 75
Numbers and Number Sense
Understanding Numbers
Unit 17 ………………………………… 79
Geometry
Geometric Figures
Unit 18 ………………………………… 83
Myths and Legends
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Unit 19 ………………………………… 87
Learning about Language
Figures of Speech
Unit 20 ………………………………… 91
Classical Art
Greek and Roman Art
Unit 21 ………………………………… 95
Classical Music
The Western Musical Tradition
Wrap-Up Test 3 ……………………… 99
? School Textbook 102
? Answers and Translations 145
? Word List 161