《地学英语阅读教程/地学英语阅读系列教材》拟作为《大学英语》的系列教材之一,提供给地学相关专业学生在第三和四学期使用。主要选取普通地质学方面的英文资料,以英语教材的形式编写。

Unit 1 Introduction to Earth Science Passage A The Science of Geology Reading Skills Vocabulary in Context Passage B Earth System Science Unit 2 Earth History and Life Evolution Passage A Dating Rocks and Fossils Using Geologic Methods Reading Skills Signpost Language (Reading Road Map) Passage B Fossil Files——"The Palaeobiology Database Unit 3 Plate Tectonics and Earth Structure Passage A Continental Drift: an Idea Before Its Time Reading Skills Signpost Language Passage B Plate Tectonics Unit 4 Mineral and Rock Passage A Mineral Reading Skills Examples as Contextual Clues Passage B Classification of Rocks Unit 5 Geomorphology and Geography Passage A Geological Process——Weathering and Erosion Reading Skills Recognising Differences Between Facts and Opinions Passage B Disappearing Delta Unit 6 Climate Change and Atmosphere Passage A Effect of Climate Change Reading Skills Guessing Meaning from Context Passage B Sun's Fickle Heart May Leave Us Cold Unit 7 Natural Resources and Environment Protection Passage A Oil and Gas Reading Skills Skimming and Scanning Passage B Tidal Power Unit 8 Geological Hazard Passage A Tsunami Reading Skills Understanding the Sentences with Negative Words Passage B Earthquake Glossary Keys