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Unit 1 Understanding American Society and Culture 1

Text A American Culture 2

Text B Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 7

Text C Moral Values in American 10

Unit 2 The American Character（Ⅰ） 13

Text A The American Character 14

Text B Go-Go Americans 17

Text C What Is Typically American? 19

Unit 3　The American Character（Ⅱ） 23

Text A Typical American Behaviors and Values 24

Text B Time Is Money 28

Text C　What Is an American? 30

Unit 4　Religion in the U.S.A. 33

Text A Religion in the United States 33

Text B　Community Hero：Millard and Linda Fuller 39

Text C　Secularization of Religion in the U.S. 41

Unit 5　The Mythical American West 43

Text A The Impact of the American Frontier 44

Text B　Rugged Individuals 50

Unit 6　Education in the United States 53

Text A Education in the U.S. 54

Text B　The First Day of Middle School 59

Text C High School 62

Text D　Higher Education in the United States 63

Unit 7　Government and Politics in the United States 66

Text A　The Organization of the American Government 67

Text B The Triumph of Technology 72

Text C American Democracy 73

Unit 8 The U.S.A.—A Nation of Nations 76

Text A The U.S.A.—A Universal Nation 77

Text B The History of Chinese Americans 82

Text C African-American 84

Unit 9 Love and Marriage in the U.S. 87

Text A Marriage:American Style 88

Text B Wedding Customs ＆ Superstitions 92

Text C Dating Patterns in the U.S. 94

Unit 10 Family Life ＆ Social Etiquette in the U.S. 97

Text A American Family 98

Text B Divorce 102

Text C American Etiquette 103

Text D Eating Out in the U.S.A. 104

Unit 11 Holidays and Festivals in the U.S.A. 108

Text A The Winter Holiday Season 109

Text B American Vacations 114

Text C American Holidays 115

Unit 12 Sports in the U.S.A. 119

Text A Sports in the U.S.A. 120

Text B All-American Football 124

Text C　Air Jordan Walks Away 126

Unit 13　The Charm of American Screens 129

Text A　Entertainment Media in the U.S. 130

Text B　Hollywood:How the American Movie Industry Was Born 135

Text C　American Soap Operas 136

Text D　Oprah Winfrey 138

Unit 14　The Music of America 142

Text A　The Music of America 143

Text B The King of Rock'n'Roll 147

Text C　Jazz 149

Unit 15 American Literature 153

Text A Overview of American Literature 154

Text B Man is Not Made for Defeat 159

Text C　The Tempest 160

AppendixKey for Reference 163

重点参考书目和网站 178