大学英语阅读教程,文化篇

目录
Unit 1 Greek Mythology
TEXT A The Nature of Greek Gods and Goddesses
TEXT B The Nature of Greek Heroes
Unit 2 Greek Mythology
TEXT A The Sphinx of Greek Mythology
TEXT B Oedipus Tyrannus
Unit 3 Shakespeare
TEXT A Shakespeare's Tragedies
TEXT B Shakespeare's Characters
Unit 4 The Success of Literature
TEXT A Joanne Kathleen Rowling and Her Harry Potter
TEXT B The Ugly Duckling
Unit 5 Benjamin Franklin
TEXT A Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography(1)
TEXT B Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography(2)
Unit 6 The English Language
TEXT A English Vocabulary
TEXT B Shakespeare's Language
Unit 7 Nonverbal Communication
TEXT A Your Actions Speak Louder
TEXT B Watch What You Say
Unit 8 Movies
TEXT A The Early Movie Theaters
TEXT B Why Hollywood Is Girl Crazy?
Unit 9 TV
TEXT A Television Programming Time Periods
TEXT B Americans Captivated by"Reality Television"
Unit 10 Chivalry
TEXT A Chivalry
TEXT B Cervantes and Don Quixote
Unit 11 Music
TEXT A Music as a Political Tool
TEXT B Hitting the High Notes
Unit 12 Tower,Tower,Tower
TEXT A The Leaning Tower Straightens Up
TEXT B Eiffel Tower,Symbol of Paris
Unit 13 Ancient Architecture
TEXT A Chinese Architecture
TEXT B Egyptian Temples
Unit 14 Beethoven and Michelangelo
TEXT A Ludwig van Beethoven
TEXT B Michelangelo
Unit 15 Enjoy Art
TEXT A The Elements of Art
TEXT B The Enjoyment of Art
Unit 16 Wedding Ceremonies
TEXT A Weddings,Old and New
TEXT B Theme Weddings
Unit 17 Small Town Life
TEXT A Small-Town America—an Endangered Species?
TEXT B Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
Unit 18 Customs of India
TEXT A Some Customs of India
TEXT B Socializing in India
Unit 19 Funeral Customs
TEXT A Funeral Rites and Customs
TEXT B Symbolism of Decoration and Funeral Customs
Unit 20 Wedding Ceremonies
TEXT A Can Marriage Be Universally Defined?
TEXT B Wedding Ceremonies and Customs in America
Unit 21 Greek Tradition
TEXT A Ancient Greece
TEXT B Traditional Greek Religion
Unit 22 American Culture
TEXT A The Diversity in American Culture
TEXT B American Dress
Unit 23 The American Character
TEXT A The American Character(1)
TEXT B The American Character(2)
Unit 24 Women of the 1920s and Women Today
TEXT A Roaring 20s Revisited at New York Women's Museum
TEXT B On Top of the World
Unit 25 American Class Structure—the Upper Class
TEXT A Class Structure in the U.S.—the Upper Class
TEXT B Money Is the Only Home
Unit 26 American Class Structure—the Middle and Lower Classes
TEXT A Class Structure in the U.S.—the Middle and Lower Classes
TEXT B Bricklayer's Boy
Unit 27 Religion
TEXT A Religion and People's Life
TEXT B Buddha and His Four Noble Truths
Unit 28 The Bible
TEXT A Translations of the Bible
TEXT B Rise of Christianity
Unit 29 Conformity and Groupthink
TEXT A Conformity and Groupthink
TEXT B The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life
Unit 30 Teachings of Great Masters of the East and the West
TEXT A Nature
TEXT B The Great Learning
附录一 Key to the Exercise
附录二 Glossary
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