歐美文化文章選讀（簡體書）

文化是人類智慧與文明發展的結晶。她向我們傾訴著先人的經歷、民族的歷史和人們的傳統、風俗習慣以及勞動者的成就，了解、領悟、傳承、弘揚文化精神會促進現代文明和積極影響社會的進步。本書內容豐富多彩，選材廣泛、質量高，涉及西方的價值觀念、精神追求、風土人情、科技與藝術等，具有很強的知識性、趣味性和可讀性。本書便于教與學，是一本適用于全國各大高等院校英語選修課的教材。

Unit 0ne
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Harvards Founding
Reading Passage II Okies l A
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI WhattoDowithSolidWaste
Reading Passage II Coins in Our Lives
Unit Two
　Part 1 Reading Passage I The Queen As She Was
Reading Passage II Italys Finest Resource--Its People
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Conservation the Future Is Now
Reading Passage II The Early Navigators Best Friends
Unit Three
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI AFuelwithFlavor
ReadingPassageII WhatsWrongwithUsingtheVWord?
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Keeping It Clear
Reading Passage II The Lions Share
Unit Four
　Part 1 ReadingPassage I ThanksgivingDay
ReadingPassagell ThanksgivingDay(Continued)
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI HelpfortheElderly
ReadingPassageII PlayingItSafeAbroad
Unit Five
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI Life Style
Reading Passage II Life Style fContinued)
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI FollowingtheRules
Reading Passage II Unsafe at Warm Temperature
Unit 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 Powders
Unit Seven
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI St.PatricksDay
Reading Passage II Music--Lighting Up the Brain
　Part 2 ReadingPassage I AWinningMatch
Reading Passage 11Remember You Are a Guest
Unit 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 theⅥrorlds Population
Unit 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 WOrld
Unit Ten
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI VincentvanOogh
Reading Passage II Fingerprints
　Part 2 Reading Passage I A Place for All Seasons
Reading Passage II Using Energy Efficiently
Unit Eleven
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI NewZealand
Reading Passage II Dangers to the Environment
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Problems ofOlder American
Reading Passage II Louis Pasteur
Unit Twelve
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI HeartyBreakfasts
Reading Passage H Big Ben
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI IncomeTax
ReadingPassageH Curds andWhey
Unit Thirteen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Greenwich Mean Time
Reading Passage H The Peoples ofBdtain
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI LifeAroundOlympus
Reading Passage II Liberty and Peace
Unit Fourteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI QueensDayinHolland
Reading Passage H Rome
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Money
Reading Passage II The Cost ofCivilization
Unit FIfteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI TableManners
ReadingPassage H Paris
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Chocolate：Everyones Favorite Sweet
Reading Passage H Fifteen Tons a Minute
Unit Sixteen
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI WomensStatusHigherinNorthEuropethanSouth
ReadingPassageH ToSaltorN0ttoSalt?
　Part 2 Reading Passage MagicPotionNotion
Reading Passage H Rub，Pour，Sprinkle，and Spray
Unit Seventeen
　Part 1 Reading Passage I 111e Television Camera
Reading Passage II Geneva--Capital ofPeace
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI TheBigCheese
ReadingPassageII AHumble‘Leader
Unit 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 TheChristmasTreeandtheWedding
Unit Twenty
　Part 1 Reading Passage I Some Rituals ofAmerican Marriage
Reading Passage II Ladies First,
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Food Additives
ReadingPassageII IdahosFinest
Unit Twenty-One
　Part l Reading Passage I Living a Long Life
ReadingPassage II Birthday Parties aadPotluckParties
　Part 2 Reading Passage I Americas Architect
ReadingPassageII ANewRespectforDrags
Unit 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 Dandelions
Unit 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 Gods
Unit Twenty-Four　
　Part 1 ReadingPassageI TheNationalTrustinBntain
Reading Passage II Blue Monday and“Thank God Its Friday”
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI CatsEyes
Reading Passage II A Symbol ofthe Free Spirit
Unit Twenty-Five
　Part 1 ReadingPassage I Ballet
Reading Passage II Olympic Games
　Part 2 ReadingPassageI Bears
Reading Passage II Artificial Reefs
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