教育部师范教育司组织编写高等师范英语专业规划教材：英语国家概况（上）（美国和英国概况）

图书标准信息

• 作者 隋铭才 著
• 出版社 高等教育出版社
• 出版时间 2009-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787040265293
• 定价 30.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 300页
• 正文语种 简体中文，英语

【内容简介】

　　《不把生词较多的地理部分作为第一章，而是从大家熟悉的社会生活开始。循序渐进地进行阐述。以提高学生对该课程的兴趣。二是通过内容对照的方式编写本教材，这样可减少一些重复，还可以让学生进行对比、参照和评介。三是强调通俗易懂，设计了READTHENOTES；强调英语的知识性和技能性，设计了HAVEADICTATION这一传统但又实用的学习环节；强调分析和评介能力，设计了ANSWERTHEQUESTIONS这一练习。我们还提供相关的网站地址，以便学生从网站获取较新的信息。
　　“英语国家概况”是教育部规定的一门英语专业必修课程，目的是帮助英语专业学生、非英语专业学生、自学考试学生和英语爱好者了解英语国家的基本情况。本教材主要介绍美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和印度的社会生活、科学技术、经济概况、文化教育、地理概貌、历史背景、政治制度、外交关系、假日旅游等方面的基本知识，使学生了解一些主要的讲英语国家的生活方式、价值观念和思维方式，更好地掌握和使用英语语言，加深对语言、文化和文学的理解，增强对文化差异的敏感性，提高分析和评介能力，达到巩固英语水平、扩大知识面、训练英语技能、提高认知能力之目的。

【目录】

CHAPTER1AMERICANANDBRITISHSOCIALLIFE/1
1.1AmericanSocialLife
1.2BritishSocialLife

CHAPTER2AMERICANANDBRITISHEDUCATION/11
2.1ABriefOutlineofAmericanandBritishEducationalSystems
2.2PrimaryandSecondaryEducation
2.3HigherEducation

CHAPTER3AMERICANANDBRITISHMEDIA/25
3.1TheAmericanPressandNewsAgencies
3.2TheBritishPressandNewsAgencies
3.3AmericanBroadcasting
3.4BritishBroadcasting

CHAPTER4AMERICANANDBRITISHTRADITIONSANDCUSTOMS/37
4.1UncleSam
4.2TheAmericanSpiritof"Do-it-Yourself"
4.3Thanksgiving
4.4TheSelf-MadeMan
4.5JohnBull
4.6TalkingAbouttheWeather
4.7ThreeRoyalTraditions
4.8Three"Donts"
4.9LoveofPrivacy
4.10Halloween

CHAPTER5AMERICANANDBRITISHSPORTS/49
5,1AmericanSports
5.2BritishSports

CHAPTER6AMERICANANDBRITISHANTHEMSANDFLAGS/58
6.1TheStar-SpangledBanner
6.2GodSavetheQueen（orKing）
6.3TheStarsandStripes
6.4UnionJack

CHAPTER7AMERICANANDBRITISHFOREIGNRELATIONS/69
7.1AmericanForeignRelations
7.2BritishForeignRelations

CHAPTER8AMERICANANDBRITISHRELIGION/85
8.1AmericanReligion
8.2BritishReligion

CHAPTER9AMERICANANDBRITISHECONOMY/99
9.1FeaturesoftheAmericanEconomy
9.2FeaturesoftheBritishEconomy
9.3AmericanIndustry
9.4BritishIndustry
9.5AmericanAgriculture
9.6BritishAgriculture
9.7AmericanTradeandFinance
9.8BritishTradeandFinance

CHAPTER10AMERICANANDBRITISHSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGY/117
10.1AmericanScienceandTechnology
10.2BritishScienceandTechnology

CHAPTER11AMERICANANDBRITISHGEOGRAPHY/127
11.1AmericanandBritishLocations
11.2TheAmericanGeography
11.3TheAmericanRiversandMountains
11.4TheBritishGeography
11.5TheBritishRiversandMountains

CHAPTER12AMERICANANDBRmSHPOPULATIONANDMAJORCITIES/140
12.1AmericanPopulation
12.2BritishPopulation
12.3AmericanandBritishMajorCities

CHAPTER13EARLYAMERICANANDBRITISHHISTORY/153
13.1EarlyAmericanHistory
13.2EarlyBritishHistory

CHAPTER14AMERICANANDBRITISHSIGNIFICANTEVENTSBEFORETHEENDOFWORLDWARII/172
14.1TheAmericanSignificantEventsBeforeWorldWarI
14.2TheBritishSignificantEventsBeforeWorldWarI
14.3TheUSAandtheUKinWorldWarI
14.4TheGreatDepressionandRoosevelts"NewDeal"
14.5TheUSAandtheUKinWorldWarII

CHAPTER15CONTEMPORARYUSAANDUK/207
15.1ContemporaryAmericanHistory
15.2ContemporaryBritishHistory

CHAPTER16AMERICANANDBRITISHPOLITICALSYSTEMS/224
16.1AmericanFederalSystem
16.2BritishPoliticalSystem
16.3TheAmericanCongress
16.4TheBritishParliament
16.5TheFederalAdministration
16.6TheRoyalGovernment
16.7TheAmericanSupremeCourt
16.8TheBritishJudicialBody

CHAPTER17AMERICANANDBRITISHPOLITICALPARTIESANDELECTIONS/246
17.1ThePoliticalPartiesintheUSA
17.2ThePoliticalPartiesintheUK
17.3TheElectionsintheUSA
17.4TheElectionsintheUK

CHAPTER18AMERICANANDBRITISHHOLIDAYSANDTOURISM/261
18.1AmericanHolidays
18.2BritishHolidays
18.3AmericanTourism
18.4BritishTourism

APPENDIXⅠTHEFIFTYSTATESOFTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA/283
APPENDIXⅡTHEPRESIDENTSOFTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA/285
APPENDIXⅢMAJOREVENTSINAMERICANHISTORY/287
APPENDIXⅣTHECOUNTIESOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINANDNORTHERNIRELAND/290
APPENDIXⅤTHEPRIMEMINISTERSOFTHEUNITEDKINGDOMOFGREATBRITAINANDNORTHERNIRELAND/293
APPENDIXⅥMAJOREVENTSINBRITISHHISTORY/296
APPENDIXⅦREFERENCES/299