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