《英語階梯閱讀(8)》為中級(jí)英語水平的學(xué)習(xí)者設(shè)計(jì),包含50篇文章。內(nèi)容向人文、歷史、藝術(shù)、環(huán)境、科技等領(lǐng)域擴(kuò)展,選文的長(zhǎng)度、語言的難度和內(nèi)容的深度都更上一個(gè)臺(tái)階。在鞏固前面所學(xué)的閱讀技能的基礎(chǔ)上,更加突出訓(xùn)練以下閱讀技能:掌握主旨大意,熟悉文本結(jié)構(gòu)安排,理清語境中的邏輯關(guān)系,根據(jù)語境猜測(cè)詞義以及運(yùn)用詞匯的同義與反義來獲取詞義,從而更加全面、系統(tǒng)地幫助學(xué)習(xí)者提升英語閱讀能力。
How Do I Use This Book?
Unit 1 Why Do We Read?
Part 1 Information
1.It's\"Samming,\"in a Wore
2.Puppy Food
3.Natural Remediesfor Deling with Depressior
4.Geting a Good Nights sleep
Part 2 Enjoyment
5.Grafti:From Grafiato to Hip Hop
6.The Culture of the Wedding Ceremony
Unit 2 Reading for Understanding
Part 1 Key Points
7.Eclipses:Nature's Drama
8.Fascinating and True:The Story of Sam Walton and Walmart
Part 2 Details
9.Glaciers
10.Mercury
Part 3 Getting the Whole Picture
11.Near-Earth Asteroids-A Globally Unifying Event
12.Paul Gauguin
13.Teletubbies
Part 4 Summarizing
14.Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis: Our Glorious Nighttime Lights
15.Oktoberfest
16.Health Food for a Healthy,Vibrant Life
Part 5 Inference
17.The Liberty Bell,a Very Significant Symbol
Part 6 Critical Thinking
18.Stonehenge:A Thought-Provoking Connection
19.Can Vegetation Slow Down Global Warming?
Part 7 Analyzing Questions and Answers
20.Dear Diary
21.7-Eleven:A Name Synonymous with Convenience
Part 8 Review Test
22.Mad Cow Disease(BSE)
23.Cord Blood
24.Crop Circles
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Part 1 Homonyms,Synonyms,Antonyms,and Homophones
25.How to Survive a Plane Crash
26.The Gender of Your Brain
27.Bicycle Fever
Part 2 Words in Context and Words Derived from Other Words
28.Biofuels
29.The History of the Zipper
30.Morphological Derivation,a Highly Efective Process
Part 3 Review Test
31.The Steppe Mammoth
32.Technology Aids Amputees
33.Internet Fraud
Unit 4 Finding Out for Yourself
Using Reference Materials
34.Using a Dictionary: The slang Dictonary
35.Music-An Appreciation: Using the Table of Contents and Index
36.Using an Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Brianmica Eleventn Editon
Unit 5 Maps,Graphs, and Tables
Using Maps,Graphs,and Tables
37.Using a Road Map:The Geneva Park District
38.Using a Special Purpose Map:Saint Leo University Campus
39.Scheduling with a Complex Bar Graph:The Gantt Charts
40.Using a Line Graph: Tracing Weight Training Progress
41.Reading a Line Graph:The Keeling Curve
42.Reading Tables & Graphs:Acceleration Due to Gravity
Unit 6 Final Review Test
43.Will E-Books Replace Traditional Books?
44.Ancient Greek Tragedy
45.Science Fiction
46.Cotton-The World's Fabric
47.Agraphia and Computer-Induced Agraphia
48.Environmentally Friendly Innovations
49.How the Cactus Survives in the Desert
50.Radio Frequency ldentification