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内容提要

  

    深度体验美国课堂，培养英语思维，原来美国学生这样学！
    普特莱克著的《跟着美国课本学英文阅读》精选“社会学科·历史与地理”“科学”“数学”“语言与文学”“观赏艺术”“音乐”教材中的材料，阅读主题丰富多彩，让学习变得更加轻松、有趣！
    每篇阅读材料都配有大量的练习。除了随堂练习外，还特别设置课后练习、学科综合练习，帮助学习者理解文章主旨，抓住阅读重点，逐步提升阅读能力。
    词汇是阅读的基础，有些单词不认识，很有可能会造成理解差错。本书专门制作了单词表，收录阅读中的重要单词，学习者可以反复学习，直至掌握。
    本书收录的阅读材料都配有听力，扫描二维码即可收听地道英语，课后练习还专门设置了听写题，让学习者的阅读和听力水平同步提升！
    《跟着美国课本学英文阅读（1）》收录了“美国地理”“生物分类”“希腊和罗马艺术”“西方音乐传统”等主题的阅读材料，不只是学英语，更是在长见识！

    普特莱克，毕业于美国塔夫茨大学，获得英语文学学士和历史学硕士学位。他撰写的多部英语学习类畅销书被众多学子鼎力推荐。

Chapter 1 Social Studies ·History and Geography
  Unit 01
    The U.S. Geography
    The Regions of the United States
  Unit 02
    The United States
    A Nation of Diversity
  Unit 03
    The U.S. Economy
    From Farming to Technology
  Unit 04
    People and Culture
    The Native People of North America
  Unit 05
    The European Exploration of Asia and
    the Americas
    The Age of Exploration
  Unit 06
    Europeans in the Americas
    The Spanish Conquerors in the Americas
  Unit 07
    Colonial America
    The First French and English Colonies
  Unit 08
    The Declaration of Independence
    The American Revolution
    Wrap-Up Test 1
Chapter 2 Science
  Unit 09
    How Are Living Things Classified
    The Five Kingdoms of Organisms
  Unit 10
    Classification
    The Seven Levels of Classification
  Unit 11
    How Plants Meet Their Needs
    Plant Structures and Functions
  Unit 12
    How Do Plants Reproduce
    Flowers and Seeds
  Unit 13
    What Are Some Types of Plants
    Plants with Seeds
  Unit 14
    Plants without Seeds
    Seedless Vascular Plants and
    Nonvascular Plants
  Unit 15
    Plant Responses and Adaptations
    How Do Plants Respond to Their
    Environments
    Wrap-Up Test 2
Chapter 3 Mathematics ·Language ·Visual Arts ·Music
  Unit 16
    Numbers and Number Sense
    Understanding Numbers
  Unit 17
    Geometry
    Geometric Figures
  Unit 18
    Myths and Legends
    The Iliad and the Odyssey
  Unit 19
    Learning about Language
    Figures of Speech
  Unit 20
    Classical Art
    Greek and Roman Art
  Unit 21
    Classical Music
    The Western Musical Tradition
    Wrap-Up Test 3
    ·School Textbook
    ·Answers and Translations
    ·Word List