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