中学英语拓展阅读丛书 社会科学系列 第5册PDF电子书下载

1 A Early Images Create Myths of the West 1

1 B Catlin's Indian Gallery 3

2 A The Conservation President 5

2 B Yosemite,a National Treasure 7

3 A The Important Role of Farming in the Northwest Today 9

3 B The Importance of the Apple Industry in Washington 11

4 A Native Storytelling and Mary Louise Defender Wilson 13

4 B The Storyteller:A New Folk Art Theme 15

5 A The Story of the U.S.Postal Service 17

5 B The Impact of Online Communications on the Postal Service 19

6 A The History of the Indigenous Peoples of Puerto Rico 21

6 B A Visit to Caguana Indian Ceremonial Park 23

7 A Graduation Traditions and Customs 25

7 B The Great Transformation 27

8 A The California Gold Rush 29

8 B What Are Ghost Towns? 31

9 A Diverse Forms of Martial Arts 33

9 B The Triumph of Capoeira 35

10 A President Truman's Fair Deal 37

10 B Truman's Stand Against Segregation 39

11 A A History of Eating Utensils 41

11 B How to Use Chopsticks 43

12 A The Minoans:A Forgotten People 45

12 B Slaying the Minotaur:A Greek Legend 47

13 A Lobbying:What It Is and How It Works 49

13 B Lobbying Practices and the Need for Reform 51

14 A The U.S.Congress and Its Role in Government 53

14 B How to Write a Letter to a Member of Congress 55

15 A Louisa May Alcott:Author and Civil War Nurse 57

15 B Civil War Nurses:Pioneers in Their Field 59

16 A Coal Mining,Past and Present 61

16 B Coal-Mining Equipment at Work 63

17 A The Age of Exploration 65

17 B Jacques Cartier's Feats and Failures 67

18 A What Is Folk Art? 69

18 B Quilting:Continuity and Change 71

19 A Australia's Cultural Development 73

19 B Australia Day 75

20 A The Rise of Commerce in the Middle Ages 77

20 B The Evolution of Numbers in the Middle Ages 79

21 A Free Trade in the Global Marketplace 81

21 B Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming 83

22 A A History of Pottery 85

22 B Maria Martinez:Reviving Pueblo Tradition 87

23 A France and the Age of Reason 89

23 B Rousseau's Social Contract 91

24 A The Role of American Political Parties 93

24 B Third Party Successes in the Twentieth Century 95

附录 97

Answer Key 97

Reading Rate 99

Comprehension Score 100

Comprehension Skills Profile 101