标题：欧美文化阅读文选
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 
Answers 
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