Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Understanding Those Mystifying U.S.Americans（Ⅰ） 1
Passage 2 Understanding Those Mystifying U.S.Americans（Ⅱ） 9
Passage 3 Exploding the Myths about American Families in the Twentieth Century 17
Unit 2 25
Passage 4 The Development of Modern English Tourism 25
Passage 5 The Origins of Royal Tourism in 19th-century Britain 32
Passage 6 Baptists in Britain 39
Unit 3 47
Passage 7 Where to Go in Canada 47
Passage 8 Australia 55
Passage 9 New Zealand 63
Unit 4 70
Passage 10 Colloquialism and Slang on the U.S.Campus 70
Passage 11 Voices from the London Streets 76
Passage 12 (De)Africanizing Cape Town 85
Unit 5 91
Passage 13 Ireland:the Hill of Tara 91
Passage 14 Canada:Culture and Customs 98
Passage 15 Open Horizons:Multicultural Edinburgh 106
Unit 6 113
Passage 16 Here Is New York 113
Passage 17 London Bridge 121
Passage 18 Cities in Canada 128
Unit 7 136
Passage 19 The Sun Also Sets—A Visit to Hemingway's Grave and Memorial 136
Passage 20 Highlands and Glens 143
Passage 21 Niagara Falls 150
Unit 8 158
Passage 22 The Problem of British Unity 158
Passage 23 The Process of Distillation:Getting to the Essence of Things 165
Passage 24 The Accidental Family 172
Appendices 180
Glossary 188