本书精选美国课堂教材“社会学科·历史与地理”“科学”“数学”“语言与文学”“观赏艺术”“音乐”中的材料，阅读主题丰富多彩，让英语学习变得更加轻松、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，本书专门制作了单词表，收录阅读中的重要单词，让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。

Table of ContentsChapter 1 So Studies ？ History and GeographyUnit 01 ………………………………… 7Early People and CivilizationsEarly PeopleUnit 02 ………………………………… 11Rivers and CivilizationsThe Fertile Crescent and the Kingdoms of EgyptUnit 03 ………………………………… 15Asian CivilizationsThe Indus CivilizationUnit 04 ………………………………… 19The Ancient WorldAncient GreeceUnit 05 ………………………………… 23The Ancient WorldThe Roman EmpireUnit 06 ………………………………… 27The Renaissance and the ReformationFrom the Middle Ages to the ReformationUnit 07 ………………………………… 31The Enlightenment: The Age of ReasonThe Enlightenment and the French RevolutionWrap-Up Test 1 ……………………… 35Chapter 2 ScienceUnit 08 ………………………………… 39The Characteristics of Living ThingsCells, Reproduction, and HeredityUnit 09 ………………………………… 43The Earth’s OceansOceans and Ocean LifeUnit 10 ………………………………… 47FossilsWhat We Can Learn from FossilsUnit 11 ………………………………… 51Force and MotionNewton’s LawsUnit 12 ………………………………… 55Light EnergyLight EnergyUnit 13 ………………………………… 59The UniverseEclipsesUnit 14 ………………………………… 63The Human BodyDiseases and the Immune SystemWrap-Up Test 2 ……………………… 67Chapter 3 Mathematics ？ Language ？ Visual Arts ？ MusicUnit 15 ………………………………… 71Numbers and ComputationFactors, Prime Numbers, and ExponentsUnit 16 ………………………………… 75GeometryDimensionsUnit 17 ………………………………… 79Stories, Myths, and LegendsPygmalionUnit 18 ………………………………… 83Grammar and UsageSentencesUnit 19 ………………………………… 87Art MovementsFrom Baroque Art to Pop ArtUnit 20 ………………………………… 91The Music of the Middle AgesGregorian Chants andPolyphonic MusicWrap-Up Test 3 ……………………… 95？ School Textbook 97？ Answers and Translations 139？ Word List 156

[美] 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。