英美概况

前言

UnitOneIntroduction

1.1NamesoftheUKandtheUSA

1.2PopulationoftheUKandtheUSA

1.3LanguageoftheUKandtheUSA

1.4MainCitiesoftheUKandtheUSA

Exereises

UnitTwoGeography

2.1LocationsoftheUKandtheUSA

2.2ClimateoftheUKandtheUSA

2.3RiversandMountainsoftheUKandtheUSA

Exercises

UnitThreeBeginningsoftheUKandtheUSA

3.1BeginningsoftheUK

3.2BeginningsoftheUSA

Exercises

UnitFourBritishandAmericanEconomy

4.1FeaturesoftheBritishandAmericanEconomy

4.2BritishandAmericanIndustry

4.3BritishandAmericanAgriculture

4.4BritishandAmericanTradeandFinance

Exercises

UnitFiveBritishandAmericanCulture

5.1BritishandAmericanLiterature

5.2BritishandAmericanRadioandTelevision

5.3SportsinBritainandAmerica

5.4BritishandAmericanScenicSpots

Exercises

UnitSixBritishandAmericanEducation

6.1PresentEducationSystemoftheUKandtheUSA

6.2ElementaryandSecondaryEducationoftheUKandtheUSA

6.3HigherEducationoftheUKandtheUSA

Exercises

UnitSevenBritishandAmericanSocialLife

7.1BritishandAmericanCharactersandCustoms

7.2BritishandAmericanHolidaysandFestivals

7.3BritishandAmericanReligions

Exercises

UnitEightBritishandAmericanPoliticalSystems

8.1PoliticalSystemoftheUKandtheUSA

8.2LegislativeBodyoftheUKandtheUSA

8.3ExecutiveBodyoftheUKandtheUSA

8.4JudicialBodyoftheUKandtheUSA

Exercises

UnitNineBritishandAmericanForeignRelations

9.1BritishForeignRelations

9.2AmericanForeignRelations

Exercises

UnitTenSignificantEventsoftheUKandtheUSA

10.1SignificantEventsBeforeWorldWarI

10.2SignificantEventsintheTwoWorldWars

10.3SignificantEventsinthePostwar

Exercises

Appendixes

Appendix1CountiesoftheUK

Appendix2PrimeMinistersoftheUK

Appendix3PresidentsoftheUSA

References

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