欧美文化文章选读

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 LivesUnit 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 FriendsUnit Three　Part 1 ReadingPassageI AFuelwithFlavor ReadingPassageII What'sWrongwithUsingtheVWord?　Part 2 Reading Passage I Keeping It Clear Reading Passage II The Lion's Share

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 LivesUnit 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 FriendsUnit Three　Part 1 ReadingPassageI AFuelwithFlavor ReadingPassageII What'sWrongwithUsingtheVWord?　Part 2 Reading Passage I Keeping It Clear Reading Passage II The Lion's ShareUnit Four　Part 1 ReadingPassage I ThanksgivingDay ReadingPassagell ThanksgivingDay(Continued)　Part 2 ReadingPassageI HelpfortheElderly ReadingPassageII PlayingItSafeAbroadUnit Five　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Life Style 　Reading Passage II Life Style fContinued)　Part 2 ReadingPassageI FollowingtheRules Reading Passage II Unsafe at Warm TemperatureUnit 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 PowdersUnit 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 GuestUnit 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 PopulationUnit 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 WOrldUnit Ten　Part 1 ReadingPassageI VincentvanOogh Reading Passage II Fingerprints　Part 2 Reading Passage I A Place for All Seasons Reading Passage II Using Energy EfficientlyUnit Eleven　Part 1 ReadingPassageI NewZealand Reading Passage II Dangers to the Environment　Part 2 Reading Passage I Problems ofOlder American Reading Passage II Louis PasteurUnit Twelve　Part 1 ReadingPassageI HeartyBreakfasts Reading Passage H Big Ben　Part 2 ReadingPassageI IncomeTax ReadingPassageH Curds andWheyUnit Thirteen　Part 1 Reading Passage I Greenwich Mean Time Reading Passage H The Peoples ofBdtain　Part 2 ReadingPassageI LifeAroundOlympus Reading Passage II Liberty and PeaceUnit Fourteen　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Queen'sDayinHolland Reading Passage H Rome　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Money Reading Passage II The Cost ofCivilizationUnit FIfteen　Part 1 ReadingPassageI TableManners ReadingPassage H Paris　Part 2 Reading Passage I Chocolate：Everyone's Favorite Sweet Reading Passage H Fifteen Tons a MinuteUnit Sixteen　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Women'sStatusHigherinNorthEuropethanSouth ReadingPassageH ToSaltorN0ttoSalt?　Part 2 Reading Passage MagicPotionNotion Reading Passage H Rub，Pour，Sprinkle，and SprayUnit Seventeen　Part 1 Reading Passage I 111e Television Camera Reading Passage II Geneva--Capital ofPeace　Part 2 ReadingPassageI TheBigCheese ReadingPassageII AHumble‘LeaderUnit 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 TheChristmasTreeandtheWeddingUnit Twenty　Part 1 Reading Passage I Some Rituals ofAmerican Marriage Reading Passage II Ladies First,　Part 2 Reading Passage I Food Additives ReadingPassageII Idaho'sFinestUnit 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 ANewRespectforDragsUnit 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 DandelionsUnit 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 GodsUnit 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 SpiritUnit Twenty-Five　Part 1 ReadingPassage I Ballet Reading Passage II Olympic Games　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Bears Reading Passage II Artificial ReefsKey

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。

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。