內容提要
中學生百科英語《中學生百科英語》是為廣大中學生朋友引進出版的一套知識性很強的閱讀教材。它以動物、植物、音樂、探險、發明等百科知識為線索，循序漸進地引導讀者在愉快的閱讀、思考、練習、聽朗讀、欣賞CNN節目、做遊戲的過程中逐步提高閱讀能力，迅速擴大辭彙量。
本教材選材豐富生動、課程編排科學完整、版式新穎活潑、配套課件原汁原味，完美匹配我國中學英語現行教學要求，是不可多得的中學英語閱讀教材。本系列教材共四個級別，可供不同層次的學生選用。國中低年級的學生可以使用第1冊，4冊學完後，達到並超過高考要求水平。
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本書以提高學生閱讀理解能力、穩步擴大辭彙量為核心，兼顧語法、聽說、寫作和思維與情感的發展。
本讀物對閱讀技能的訓練層層遞進，並配有大量精心編排的由淺入深、循序漸進的練習，可供學生自學使用，亦可作為課堂教學的輔助教材。
圖書目錄
出版說明
本書使用說明
Unit1 Animals
Lesson1 The Kiwi
Lesson2 The Camel
Lesson3 The Polar Bear
Lesson4 The Hippopotamus
Lesson5 The Dolphin
Word Study
Extension Activities
Video Highlights:CNN Video Dolphins in Honduras
Activity Page
Dictionary Page:Finding Antonyms
Unit2 How?Why?
Lesson1 Why Do We Yawn?
Lesson2 Why Do People Laugh?
Lesson3 Why Is the Sea Salty?
Lesson4 How Can a Plant Kill?
Lesson5 How Do Many Hearing-Impaired People Talk?
Word Study
Extension Activities
Video Highlights:CNN Video A New Kind of Tourism in Braxzil
Activity Page
Dictionary Page:Learning Word Forms
Unit3 Plants
Lesson1 The Date Palm
Lesson2 The Water Hyacinth
Lesson3 Rice
Lesson4 Oranges
Lesson5 The Coffee Plant
Word Study
Extension Activities
Video Highlights:CNN Video The Bakas of Comeroon
Activity Page
Dictionary Page:Finding the Correct Spelling
Unit4 Music
Lesson1 Music and Behavior
Lesson2 Blues and Jazz
Lesson3 Rock and Roll
Lesson4 Country-Western Music
Lesson5 Latin Music and Salsa
Word Study
Extension Activities
Video Highlights:CNN Video The New Countrg Songwriters
Activity Page
Dictionary Page:Understanding Grammar
Unit5 Word andLeisure
Lesson1 Work Hours
Lesson2 Salaries
Lesson3 Family-Friendly Companies
Lesson4 Work Clothes
Lesson5 Tiem Off
Word Study
Extension Activities
Video Highlights:CNN Video Volunteer Firefighters in Los Angeles
Activity Page
Dictionary Page:Learning Word Forms
Unit6 Interesting People of the Word
Lesson1 The Sami of Northern Europe
Lesson2 TheAinuof Japan
Lesson3 The Yanomami of the Amazon
Lesson4 The Hopi of Arizona
Lesson5 TheMaoriof New Zealand
Word Study
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Unit7 Exploration and Adventure
Unit Quiz
Vocabulary
Skills Index
Irregular Verbs
Video Transcripts
