新世纪大学英语世界知识阅读PDF电子书下载

Part One The United States 1

Unit1 Panoramic View of the United States(1) 1

Unit2 Panoramic View of the United States(2) 11

Unit3 The Making of the Nation(1) 20

Unit4 The Making of the Nation(2) 28

Unit5 The Legislative Branch 35

Unit6 The Presidency 42

Unit7 The Federal Courts 49

Unit8 American Parties 56

Unit9 Presidential Election 62

Unit10 Defense and Foreign Policy 69

Part Two Russia 79

Unit11 Geography 79

Unit12 History(1):Pre-Revolutionary Russian and the Soviet Union 83

Unit13 History(2):Present Russia 87

Unit14 The Federation Council 90

Unit15 The State Duma 94

Unit16 The Presidency 99

Unit17 Economy 104

Unit18 Education 110

Part Three Europe 119

Unit19 The Descendent of Anglo-Saxon:the Great Britain 119

Unit20 A Country of Romance:France 126

Unit21 The Center of the World Culture:Italy 132

Unit22 The Kingdom of Bullfighting:Spain 138

Unit23 Crossroads of Western Europe:Belgium 143

Unit24 A Land Won From the Sea:Netherlands 149

Unit25 A Trade Nation Dedicated to Peace:Sweden 155

Unit26 A Small Land with Progressive People:Denmark 161

Unit27 Powers of the European Parliament 166

Unit28 Role of the European Commission 172

Part Four Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania 181

Unit29 The Kingdom of Sakura:Japan 181

Unit30 The Holy Land of Buddhism:India 187

Unit31 The Country of Islands:Indonesia 192

Unit32 Asia s Economic Tiger:Thailand 198

Unit33 Garden Country:Singapore 204

Unit34 A Reunited Land of Southeast Asia:Vietnam 210

Unit35 The Land of Nile:Egypt 215

Unit36 The Star of Sahara:Morocco 221

Unit37 A Land of African,Boer,and Briton:South Africa 227

Unit38 The Cradle of Human Civilization:Mexico 233

Unit39 A Beautiful Island of the Caribbean:Cuba 239

Unit40 The Kingdom of Football:Brazil 244

Unit41 The Long and Narrow Country:Argentina 250

Unit42 The Hometown of Kangaroo:Australia 256

Unit43 The Hometown of Mario:New Zealand 262

Keys to Reading Comprehension 268