初中英語閱讀與測試（第二冊(cè)）

前言

　　在歷史跨入新世紀(jì)的今天，經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化進(jìn)程日益加速，其影響已深入到全社會(huì)各個(gè)方面。作為世界性語言的英語已成為國際間溝通、交流必不可少的工具。隨著我國經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速持續(xù)發(fā)展，綜合國力不斷增強(qiáng)，我國各領(lǐng)域各個(gè)層面涉外活動(dòng)目益頻繁。在這種形勢下，全國范圍內(nèi)的“外語熱”便悄然興起。尤其是英語教育，如今已受到舉國上下從未有過的重視。對(duì)于廣大青年學(xué)生來說，這無疑是絕好的客觀環(huán)境。通過良好的學(xué)校教育，近二十年來，已經(jīng)涌現(xiàn)了一批又一批學(xué)有所成的優(yōu)秀外語人才。不過，就在學(xué)青年而論，在英語學(xué)習(xí)過程中，長期存在這樣或那樣困難，或?qū)W習(xí)上事倍功半的問題卻不在少數(shù)。例如，不少勤奮青年廢寢忘食地死記硬背大量單詞釋義，過于迷信商業(yè)運(yùn)作介入后的某些所謂的英語速成法，造成了不少學(xué)習(xí)上的誤區(qū)，以致不少學(xué)生誤以為只要精讀課本，熟記大量生詞，不斷擴(kuò)大詞匯量，便可精通英語，運(yùn)用自如。殊不知，忽視英語泛讀，不保持精讀、泛讀的適當(dāng)比例并持之以恒，英語學(xué)習(xí)效果必然大打折扣。其實(shí)，歷來英語教學(xué)大綱均有明確規(guī)定：中學(xué)英語教學(xué)目的是對(duì)學(xué)生進(jìn)行聽、說、讀、寫的綜合訓(xùn)練，培養(yǎng)他們?cè)诳陬^上和書面文字上運(yùn)用英語的基本能力，其中十分側(cè)重培養(yǎng)閱讀能力。現(xiàn)行大綱也著重指出，提高學(xué)生英語閱讀能力，單純通過課文教學(xué)是不易達(dá)到的，必須指導(dǎo)學(xué)生在課外閱讀相當(dāng)數(shù)量的原著，而絕不是突擊記憶大量單詞能夠畢其功于一役的。這充分表明，英語精讀與泛讀是相輔相成、不可偏廢的，而且要保持適當(dāng)?shù)拈喿x量比例，并持之以恒。

內(nèi)容概要

　　《初中英語閱讀與測試(第2冊(cè))》的編寫無論在原文題材、體裁上，抑或語法內(nèi)容上，均力求做到與課內(nèi)教材同步，以期達(dá)到事半功倍的效果。內(nèi)容包括：Unit One　Culture and Customs、Unit Two Knowledcle of Common Interest、Unit Three Animals and Plants、Unit Fout Language Learning、Unit Five Campus Life、Unit Six Leisure Time、Unit Seven Better City，Better Life、Unit Eight Post and Communication。

作者簡介

　　陳淵，中國科普作家協(xié)會(huì)、上海翻譯家協(xié)會(huì)、美國奧尼爾學(xué)會(huì)會(huì)員，上海科普作家協(xié)會(huì)譯委副主任。曾受聘任國家教委優(yōu)秀學(xué)術(shù)專著評(píng)審委員會(huì)審讀組成員。因突出貢獻(xiàn)，曾由國家教委、國家新聞出版署、上海市人民政府和上海外國語大學(xué)授予榮譽(yù)證書、高等學(xué)校教材編輯特等獎(jiǎng)、立大功獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)證書等。長期從事外語教學(xué)和研究工作，主要著作有：主編上海市緊缺人才培訓(xùn)工程證書教程中的《中級(jí)英語教程》和大中小學(xué)教材、教學(xué)參考書——《初、高中英語精讀(五卷本)》、《新編英語詞匯用法手冊(cè)》、《英語造句詞典》以及最新出版的《英語必考詞五用詳解詞典》等；譯述作品有《尤金?奧尼爾傳》、《醫(yī)生之家》、《茫茫黑夜》以及世界第一部科幻小說《弗蘭肯斯坦》等。

書籍目錄

Unit One　Culture and CustomsPassage 1 What Does Uncle Sam Mean？Passage 2 Festivals Are Fun，F(xiàn)un，F(xiàn)un！Passage 3 AustraliaPassage 4 Western New Year'S TraditionPassage 5　Santa Claus Does Not ForgetPassage 6　Box BoyExercises for Unit OneUnit Two Knowledcle of Common InterestPassage 1 IdiomsPassage 2 The Wonders of DolphinsPassage 3 Idioms about Cats——A Cat'S PawPassage 4 Idioms about Cats（continued）—TO Grin Like a Cheshire CatPassage 5 Idioms about Cats（continued）—TO Be11 the CatPassage 6 ColorsExercises for Unit TwoUnit Three Animals and PlantsPassage 1 Columbus and the EggPassage 2 When We Face Difficult TimesPassage 3 The Monkey ManPassage 4 Big Five Animals in KenyaPassage 5 Dual Pig ImpressionPassage 6 Little Acorns and Mighty OaksExercises for Unit ThreeUnit Fout Language LearningPassage 1 One Way StreetPassage 2 A Clever WorkerPassage 3 HelicoptersPassage 4 Helicopters（continued）Passage 5 Interview at a Trading CompanyPassage 6 SlangExercises for Unit FourUnit Five Campus LifePassage 1 Team SpiritPassage 2　Our School DebatePassage 3　iPods Become Tool for CheatersPassage 4　Boarding Schools in BritmnPassage 5 College Students Leave a Lot BehindPassage 6 Alcohol Rules on American CampusExercises for Unit FiveUnit Six Leisure TimePassage 1 Public Holidays in BritainPassage 2 Reality TVPassage 3 Harry PotterPassage 4 Movie Theater HistoryPassage 5 The Crow and Her ChildrenPassage 6 Musical CatsExercj ses for Unit SixUnit Seven Better City，Better LifePassage 1 The Clever Judge and the Stolen MoneyPassage 2 The Pot of GoldPassage 3 ElectricityPassage 4 Bungee Jumping：Fear But FunPassage 5 A Letter from a TreePassage 6 Transportation HeadacheExercises for Unit SevenUnit Eight Post and CommunicationPassage 1“Sit Up Straight！”May Be Bad AdvicePassage 2“Sweet Bird”of YouthPassage 3 Mom，I Love YouPassage 4 The Post Office IncidentPassage 5　Reading Keeps You WarmPassage 6　An Envelope on Christmas TreeExercises for Unit EightReference Answers

章節(jié)摘錄

　　What Does Uncle Sam Mean？　　Did you know that everyone in America has one relative in common？Have you ever heard of Uncle Sam？Who iS this Uncle Sam？Where did he come from？What does he look like？And if he'S everyone'S uncle，where does he go for family dinners？　　Well,Uncle Sam is not a real person.He was created sometime during the War of 1812 to symbolize the United States of America. Where did the name come from？No one is really sure，but most people think he was named for Samuel Wilson.　　Samuel Wilson was bom in Massachusetts in 1766.He moved to New York，where he became a meat supplier.There，he put meat into barrels to send to United States arnlies.The barrels of meat were marked with the letters“U.S.”to show that they calrle from the United States.One story says that the soldiers jokingly called the meat supplier“Uncle Sam”tO stand for the letters on the barrels.Since the meat came from the American government，when people thought of Uncle Sam they thought ofthe government.　　Even though Uncle Sam is thought to have gotten his nalTle from Samuel Wilson.the drawings that cartoonists created in the 1800'S looked nothing like him.A cartoonist named Thomas Nast was the first to draw him the way he is most often drawn today.　　……

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