本書精選美國課堂教材“社會學科·歷史與地理”“科學”“數(shù)學”“語言與文學”“觀賞藝術”“音樂”中的材料，閱讀主題豐富多彩，讓英語學習變得更加輕松、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、學科綜合練習，幫助學習者理解文章主旨，抓住閱讀重點，逐步提升閱讀能力。詞匯是閱讀的基礎，本書專門制作了單詞表，收錄閱讀中的重要單詞，讓學習者可以反復學習，直至掌握。本書收錄的閱讀材料都配有聽力，掃描二維碼即可收聽地道英語，課后練習還專門設置了聽寫題，讓學習者的閱讀和聽力水平同步提升。
《跟著美國課本學英文閱讀3》編輯推薦：
◆本書精選美國課堂教材，內(nèi)容廣泛，涉及歷史、人文、科學等多個方面，讓學習者深入了解各類趣味知識，擴展知識面！
◆每篇閱讀材料前后都有相應閱讀訓練，幫助學習者快速掌握閱讀重點，更加關注文章主旨以及重要細節(jié)，熟悉考試答題節(jié)奏！
◆每篇文章都配有與主題相關的圖片，使學習者對主題和關鍵觀點有更直觀的理解。邊看圖邊學百科知識，讓閱讀更加輕松有趣！
The Best Preparation for Building Academic Reading Skills and Vocabulary
American School Textbook Reading Key
The Reading Key series is designed to help students to understand American school textbooks and to develop background knowledge in a wide variety of academic topics. This series also provides learners with the opportunity to enhance their reading comprehension skills and vocabulary, which will assist them when they take various English exams.
Features
? A wide variety of topics that cover American school subjects helps learners expand their knowledge of academic topics through interdisciplinary studies
? Intensive practice for reading skill development helps learners prepare for various English exams
? Building vocabulary by school subjects and themed texts helps learners expand their vocabulary and reading skills in each subject
? Graphic organizers for each passage show the structure of the passage and help to build summary skills
? Captivating pictures and illustrations related to the topics help learners gain a broader understanding of the topics and key concepts
[美] 普特萊克，畢業(yè)于美國塔夫茨大學，獲得英語文學學士和歷史學碩士學位。他撰寫的多部英語學習類暢銷書被眾多學子鼎力推薦。
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Social Studies ? History and Geography
Unit 01 ………………………………… 7
Early People and Civilizations
Early People
Unit 02 ………………………………… 11
Rivers and Civilizations
The Fertile Crescent and the Kingdoms of Egypt
Unit 03 ………………………………… 15
Asian Civilizations
The Indus Civilization
Unit 04 ………………………………… 19
The Ancient World
Ancient Greece
Unit 05 ………………………………… 23
The Ancient World
The Roman Empire
Unit 06 ………………………………… 27
The Renaissance and the Reformation
From the Middle Ages to the Reformation
Unit 07 ………………………………… 31
The Enlightenment: The Age of Reason
The Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Wrap-Up Test 1 ……………………… 35
Chapter 2 Science
Unit 08 ………………………………… 39
The Characteristics of Living Things
Cells, Reproduction, and Heredity
Unit 09 ………………………………… 43
The Earth’s Oceans
Oceans and Ocean Life
Unit 10 ………………………………… 47
Fossils
What We Can Learn from Fossils
Unit 11 ………………………………… 51
Force and Motion
Newton’s Laws
Unit 12 ………………………………… 55
Light Energy
Light Energy
Unit 13 ………………………………… 59
The Universe
Eclipses
Unit 14 ………………………………… 63
The Human Body
Diseases and the Immune System
Wrap-Up Test 2 ……………………… 67
Chapter 3 Mathematics ? Language ? Visual Arts ? Music
Unit 15 ………………………………… 71
Numbers and Computation
Factors, Prime Numbers, and Exponents
Unit 16 ………………………………… 75
Geometry
Dimensions
Unit 17 ………………………………… 79
Stories, Myths, and Legends
Pygmalion
Unit 18 ………………………………… 83
Grammar and Usage
Sentences
Unit 19 ………………………………… 87
Art Movements
From Baroque Art to Pop Art
Unit 20 ………………………………… 91
The Music of the Middle Ages
Gregorian Chants and
Polyphonic Music
Wrap-Up Test 3 ……………………… 95
? School Textbook 97
? Answers and Translations 139
? Word List 156
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