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