自然科学系列(第1册本册书适合外国语学校及外语特色学校初2学生使用)/中学英语拓展阅读丛书

你听说过环境建筑学吗？你知道转基因技术基于怎样的原理吗？我们每 天点击的互联网是在哪种巧合下诞生的？欧洲中世纪城堡中一天的生活是怎 样的？中国古代的造纸术分哪几个步骤？你一定想知道这些问题的答案吧。 翻开这套“中学英语拓展阅读丛书”，你就走进了一个五彩斑斓的奇妙世界 。 该丛书由外教社从美国著名出版机构麦格劳一希尔(McGraw Hill)公司 引进，语言地道，知识面广，信息量大，是一套既注重培养学生英语阅读能 力，又致力开阔他们视野的拓展型丛书。整套书编写理念先进，编排设计科 学，难度逐级递升，既适合外国语学校及外语特色学校初二至高三年级的学 生使用，也适合普通中学同等水平的学生使用。本书为该丛书之一《自然科 学系列(第1册)》。 我们期盼你在趣味盎然的阅读环境中培养阅读能力，遨游知识天地，学 习地道英语。

致学生 致老师 1 A Using Energy to Ride a Bike 1 B Fixing a Flat 2 A Animals of the Forests 2 B A Listening Walk in the Forest 3 A The Constellations 3 B A Visit to a Planetarium 4 A The Need for Plants 4 B Grow Your Own Vegetables 5 A What Is a Veterinarian? 5 B Are Dogs Getting Healthier? 6 A The Features of Earth's Surface 6 B Down the Mississippi River 7 A Simple Machines 7 B A Simple Solution 8 A The Scientific Discoveries of Benjamin Franklin 8 B How Do Kites Fly? 9 A The Truth About Sharks 9 B The Crittercam 10 A Types of Clouds 10 B Meteorologists Predict the Weather 11 A Fruits and Vegetables: A Key to Good Health 11 B Exotic Fruits 12 A Crossing the Land with Steam Power 12 B Robert Fulton and the Steamboat 13 A Seasons Around the World 13 B Staying Warm in Winter 14 A What Is a Mammal? 14 B Mammals with Pouches 15 A How to Organize a Great Science Fair Project 15 B A Tasteful Science Experiment 16 A Rocks and Minerals 16 B The Hope Diamond 17 A Water Is Needed for Life 17 B How Cacti Survive with Little Water 18 A Flowering and Nonflowering Plants 18 B The Honeybee and Pollination 19 A Waste and Recycling : 19 B Our Class Recycling Project 20 A Elijah McCoy, Inventor 20 B Why Do We Say That? 21 A The Push and Pull of Magnets 21 B Making Magnets 22 A The Senses 22 B A Fish Out of Water 23 A Telescopes and Microscopes 23 B An Important Scientist 24 A The Life Cycle of a Tree 24 B Growing Applesauce 25 A How Animals Defend Themselves 25 B Animals Keeping Clean 附录 Answer Key Reading Rate Comprehension Score Comprehension Skills Profile