包邮中学生拓展阅读丛书--社会科学系列(第三册)

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遨游知识天地学习地道英语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。《中学英语拓展阅读丛书》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。我们期盼你在趣味盎然的阅读环境中培养阅读能力，邀游知识天地，学习地道英语。

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《中学英语拓展阅读丛书》包含社会科学、自然科学和数学三个系列。社会科学和自然科学各10册，数学有5个分册。只要坚持每天阅读，你的阅读能力一定会有明显提高。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。 《社会科学系列（4）》为社会科学系列第三分册，适合外国语学校及外语特色学校初中三年级学生使用。

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