阅读大观-第2册

出版时间：2010-9  出版社：南京大学出版社  作者：吴鼎民 等 著  页数：174  

内容概要

　　《阅读大观（第2册）》的编写力图反映教改发展趋势，体现素质教育精神。“素质教育”又称“通识教育”或“博雅教育”，发端于古希腊，其目的在于培养人的综合素质。英国思想家约翰·密尔对博雅教育的总结是：“每件事都知道一点，有一件事知道的多一些。”编者认为：以语言为载体的大学英语教学能够较好地实现这一目标。为此，《阅读大观（第2册）》保持了十年前出版的《新世纪大学英语系列教材·阅读大观》所构建的“三套车”内容体系：融语言、中外文化对比和多学科知识为一体。以英语为载体，内容涵盖语言文化、自然科学、社会科学等多学科基本知识，注重加强中国文化的英文表达，以扩大学生的背景知识和语用内容，提升文化修养和跨文化交际能力。在任务要求上方便自主学习，在练习设计上尽量贴近四、六级考试题型，在文章篇幅上适应教学时数的安排。

书籍目录

Unit 1 Sightseeing Home and AbroadFundamental Reading1. A Glimpse of London2. Breathtaking Beauty of MauiTask-based Reading1. A Trip to "the Roof of the World"2. AustraliaTest Reading1. New York City——A Visitors Guide2. Beijing3. Tourism Tips for Every Part of ChinaUnit 2 Tracing Past CivilizationsFundamental Reading1. The Ancient Greek Civilization2. The Maya CivilizationTask-based Reading1. At Last, Treasures Come Home2. Interpreting Archaeological FindingsTest Reading1. Stonehenge2. The Ancient Roman Civilization3. EblaUnit 3 Love and Sex EducationFundamental Reading1. Gender Identity of Children2. So,What Is Cyber Love？Task-based Reading1. Marriage Wards off Blues, Just Dont End It2. Valentines, Qixi Battle for Chinese HeartsTest Reading1. First Love2. Taboos Smashed on Chinas Sex Education3. SHMILYUnit 4 Folklore and Folk ArtFundamental Reading1. Characteristics of Folk Art2. Chinese Folk ArtTask-based Reading1. American Folk Art2. Kinds of FolkloreTest Reading1. Folklore2. Dragon in Different Cultures3. Ancient Folk Arts Struggling for SurvivalUnit 5 Ways of LifeFundamental Reading1. Food Guide Pyramid2. The Need for ExerciseTask-based Reading1. Coco Chanel :2. Housing Proves Hot Button IssueTest Reading1. Automobiles Change the Pattern of Living2. Wearing History——Chinese Dress since 19493. ModelingUnit 6 Perceiving Planet EarthFundamental Reading1. The Ecosystem2. A Theory of Earths StructureTask-based Reading1. Animals, Plants and People2. Wenchuan EarthquakeTest Reading1. Volcanic Fire and Glacial Ice2. Our Spacecraft3. Earth Day for Public AwarenessUnit 7 Solving Social ProblemsFundamental Reading1. PM Speech on Alcohol Abuse2. The Biggest Problem in the World TodayTask-based Reading1. Beijingers Wasting More Time in Traffic2. 7.2 Million More Asians to Be Jobless in 2009Test Reading1. Teenagers Take to Rule of the Gun2. The New York Scene——The Bums3. Drug AbuseUnit 8 Feeding the WorldFundamental Reading1. The Seeds that Feed the World2. New Agricultural ChemicalsTask-based Reading1. The Importance of Fungi2. Talwans Agricultural Product into Mainland MarketTest Reading1. Intensive Agriculture2. Learning to Live with Pests3. Soil Conservation参考答案

章节摘录

　　The best-known method for dating wood is called dendro-chronology. This technique involves counting the yearlygrowth rings visible on cross sections of cut trees. Archae-ologists match the pattern of tree rings with those of ancientwooden objects to determine the age of the objects. Den-drochronology is the most accurate of all dating methods,but it can be used only with wooden objects up to about8 000 years old.　　Evaluation. Archaeologists evaluate artifacts and featuresto learn such information as how and where the objectswere made and used. In some cases, the scientists learn bydirect experimentation. In Central America, one archaeolo-gist stored nuts for a year in underground chambers to sup-port his theory that the Maya used the chambers to keepnuts. Artifacts and features can also help explain the sociallives of ancient people. For example, the size of housescan show how many people lived in one household. Thenumber and value of objects found in graves can indicatedifferences in social class.