本书的编写体例采用已被教学实践证明是行之有效的三阶段吸力练习法:Ⅰ.简介(Introduction),包括对生词的解释(Vocabulary);Ⅱ.精听及练习(Micro-Listening and Exercises);Ⅲ.泛听(Macro-Listening)。本书可作为各气象院校及相关专业的听力教材,也可供气象科研及业务单位的科技人员提高听说能力使用。
【目录】
1 A Weather Report
2 An Introduction to the U.S.Climate
3 The Surf Report
4 Major Cities and States in the U.S.
5 Weather-A Favourite Topic for Westerners
6 Four Time zones in the U.S.
7 A U.S. Synoptic Chart
8 Meteorologists and Their Work
9 Protection of the Human Environment
10 Britania
11 Computer Crime
12 Land and Climate in Australia
13 E1 Nino Phenomenon
14 Moon Rocks
15 Chart Work
16 Journey across Antarctica
17 The Greenhouse Effect
18 Aquarius-An Underwater Laboratory
19 The Hotel over the Antarctic
20 Battling the Desert
21 The Framework of a Computer System
22 WWW-An Unusual Radio Station in the U.S.
23 The Internet and E-mail
24 Typhoons
25 An Area Weather Map
26 How Solar Activity Affects Life on Earth
27 Desertification
28 NOAA'S Meteorological Satellites
29 The Space Shuttle "Discovery"
30 Watching the Weather
31 The Mystery of Lake Mios
32 How to Grow Crops in Space
33 The Threat of Global Warming
34 Program Agenda of and International Conference on Severe Local Storms
35 National Center of Meteorology and Climatology for Aviation
36 Weather Analysis and Weather Forecast of Major Chinese Cities
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