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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1

Unit 1 A Survey of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1

Unit 2 What Is the Weather Like in England? 4

Unit 3 The Sign Language 6

Unit 4 The Hurricane 9

Unit 5 A Short History of the English Language 12

Unit 6 Food and Drink 15

Unit 7 The BBC 18

Unit 8 Social Welfare 20

Unit 9 The National Health Service in Britain 22

Unit 10 Sports in Britain 24

Unit 11 Education in Britain 28

Unit 12 The Government System 31

Reading Ⅰ Monarchy and Parliament 31

Reading Ⅱ Government,Cabinet and Two Parties 34

Reading Ⅲ Elections and Judicial 37

Unit 13 Newspapers and Magazines in England 40

Unit 14 Something about April 1st 43

Unit 15 Christmas in England 46

Unit 16 Summer Holidays in England 49

Unit 17 Mind Your Manners 52

Unit 18 Invitations in the West 55

Unit 19 Second-hand Shops and DIY in Britain 58

Unit 20 The Environment and Recycling Waste 61

Unit 21 The English Names 64

Unit 22 Some Great Figures in English History 67

Reading Ⅰ William Shakespeare 67

Reading Ⅱ Charles Dickens 69

Reading Ⅲ Roger Bacon and Charles Darwin 71

Reading Ⅳ Winston Churchill 74

Reading Ⅴ Conan Doyle and His Detective Story 76

Unit 23 The British Museum—The Biggest Museum in the World 80

Unit 24 The Waxwork Exhibition and the Crystal Palace 83

Unit 25 Three Famous Cities in Britain 86

Reading Ⅰ Something about London 86

Reading Ⅱ Two Other Cities 89

The United States of America 92

Unit 26 A Survey of the USA 92

Unit 27 The Melting Pot 96

Unit 28 American English 99

Unit 29 The Climate of the USA 101

Unit 30 US Natural Survey 103

Reading Ⅰ Geography and Natural Resources(A) 103

Reading Ⅱ Geography and Natural Resources(B) 105

Unit 31 American Life and Women's Liberation 108

Reading Ⅰ American Life 108

Reading Ⅱ Women's Liberation 111

Unit 32 Some Important Things in American Daily Life 114

Reading Ⅰ Income Tax and Health Insurance 114

Reading Ⅱ Credit Cards and Cars 116

Reading Ⅲ Living in a Telephone Society(A) 118

Reading Ⅳ Living in a Telephone Society(B) 121

Reading Ⅴ The Use of Computers 124

Reading Ⅵ Motels 127

Unit 33 Social Customs in the USA 130

Reading Ⅰ American Way of Life and Emotions 130

Reading Ⅱ Recreation 132

Reading Ⅲ Food Customs and Health Problem 134

Reading Ⅳ Wedding Customs and Social Gatherings 137

Reading Ⅴ The Titles 139

Unit 34 The Forms of Government 142

Reading Ⅰ Government System 142

Reading Ⅱ Political Parties and President Election 144

Unit 35 History of VOA 148

Unit 36 Newspapers and Magazines 151

Unit 37 Important American Cities 153

Reading Ⅰ Washington,D.C.and the White House 153

Reading Ⅱ New York City(A) 156

Reading Ⅲ New York City(B) 159

Reading Ⅳ Chicago 161

Reading Ⅴ San Francisco 163

Reading Ⅵ Los Angeles 165

Unit 38 Education in the United States 168

Reading Ⅰ Schools and Basic Education 168

Reading Ⅱ Higher and Adult Education 171

Unit 39 Sports in the United States 175

Reading Ⅰ Baseball and Soccer 175

Reading Ⅱ Basketball and Some Other Professional Games 177

Reading Ⅲ The Olympic Games 179

Unit 40 American Holidays 182

Reading Ⅰ General Ideas and Thanksgiving Day 182

Reading Ⅱ Christmas Day and New Year's Day 184

Reading Ⅲ Easter Sunday,April Fool's Day and Independence Day 188

Reading Ⅳ Father's Day and Mother's Day,the Summer Vacations 190

Unit 41 Something in Space 194

Reading Ⅰ Space Shuttle 194

Reading Ⅱ What Astronauts Found in Space? 195

Reading Ⅲ Aliens on Air 198

Reading Ⅳ Step Rockets and Satellite 201

Unit 42 Earthquakes 204

Unit 43 Some Important Figures in American History 206

Reading Ⅰ George Washington 206

Reading Ⅱ Benjamin Franklin 208

Reading Ⅲ Abraham Lincoln(A) 211

Reading Ⅳ Abraham Lincoln(B) 214

Reading Ⅴ Helen Keller—An Outstanding Character 217

Reading Ⅵ Walt Disney 220

Reading Ⅶ Charles Chaplin 222

Reading Ⅷ Thomas Alva Edison 225

Reading Ⅸ Albert Einstein 228

Reading Ⅹ Martin Luther King,Jr.—A Man of Peace(A) 231

Reading Ⅺ Martin Luther King,Jr.—A Man of Peace(B) 234

Unit 44 Some Famous Writers 238

Reading Ⅰ Samuel Langhorne Clemens(A) 238

Reading Ⅱ Samuel Langhorne Clemens(B) 240

Reading Ⅲ O.Henry and Robert Frost 243

Reading Ⅳ Jack London and Earnest Hemingway 246

Unit 45 Some Great Musicians and Singers 249

Reading Ⅰ Louis Armstrong—The Man with the Horn 249

Reading Ⅱ John Denver 251

Canada 254

Unit 46 Size and Location.the People and Languages 254

Unit 47 The Making of Canada 258

Unit 48 Education and Sports 261

Unit 49 Economic Activities,Canadian Families and Principal Cities 263

Australia 265

Unit 50 A Survey of Australia 265

Unit 51 Sydney and the People's Way of Life 268

Unit 52 Education,Science and Arts 271

Unit 53 Resources.Agriculture and Industry 274

Unit 54 Political System,Radio,TV and the Press 277

New Zealand 280

Unit 55 Location and Size,the People and the Climate 280

Unit 56 Economic Activities,Education and Arts 283

The Key to the Exercises 286