《大学英语农耕文化阅读教程》旨在培养学生的阅读习惯，提升学生的阅读技能和实战能力，同时弘扬中华传统农耕文化，传递中国现代农耕智慧，兼顾文化传承与创新，体现优秀文化传统与鲜明时代特色。《大学英语农耕文化阅读教程》供大学英语课程第1至4学期使用。教师可根据具体情况在课堂上使用或安排学生自主学习。本教材适合非英语专业的本、专科生使用，也适合研究生和具有中等以上英语水平的广大英语爱好者学习或培训使用。

前言
Unit One Origins of Agriculture
Part I Reading in Depth
Banpo Site
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Fuxi
Unit Two Origins of Crops
Part I Reading in Depth
The Domestication of the Plant
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Fan Shengzhi
Reading Skill：浏览（Scanning）
Unit Three Farm Tools
Part I Reading in Depth
Major Developments of Farming Tools
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Wang Zhen
Unit Four Water Engineering
Part I Reading in Depth
The Zhengguo Canal: From Sabotage to Water of Life
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Li Bing
Reading Skill：长难句分析（Long and Complex Sentences）
Unit Five Styles and Features of Farming
Part I Reading in Depth
Evolution of Prehistoric Dryland Agriculture in Northern China
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Xu Guangqi
Unit Six Textiles, Costumes and Accessories
Part I Reading in Depth
The Silk Road
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Zhang Qian
Reading Skill：观点和事实（Opinions and Facts）
Unit Seven Chinese Herb
Part I Reading in Depth
Chinese Herb
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Li Shizhen
Unit Eight Fields and Gardens Poetry
Part I Reading in Depth
Tao Yuanming and His Poetry of Tianyuan （Fields and Gardens Poetry）
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Farming Culture Reading
Song Yingxing
Reading Skill：阅读习惯（Reading Habits）
Reference Answers