英语国家旅游文化

Unit 1　Passage 1 Understanding Those Mystifying U. S. Americans (I)　Passage 2 Understanding Those Mystifying U. S. Americans (Ⅱ)　Passage 3 Exploding the Myths about American Families in the Twentieth CenturyUnit 2　Passage 4 The Development of Modern English Tourism　Passage 5 The Origins of Royal Tourism in 19th-century Britain　Passage 6 Baptists in BritainUnit 3 　Passage 7 Where to Go in Canada　Passage 8 Australia　Passage 9 New ZealandUnit 4　Passage 10 Colloquialism and Slang on the U. S. Campus 　Passage 11 Voices from the London Streets

Unit 1　Passage 1 Understanding Those Mystifying U. S. Americans (I)　Passage 2 Understanding Those Mystifying U. S. Americans (Ⅱ)　Passage 3 Exploding the Myths about American Families in the Twentieth CenturyUnit 2　Passage 4 The Development of Modern English Tourism　Passage 5 The Origins of Royal Tourism in 19th-century Britain　Passage 6 Baptists in BritainUnit 3 　Passage 7 Where to Go in Canada　Passage 8 Australia　Passage 9 New ZealandUnit 4　Passage 10 Colloquialism and Slang on the U. S. Campus 　Passage 11 Voices from the London Streets　Passage 12 (De) Africanizing Cape TownUnit 5　Passage 13 Ireland: the Hill of Tara　Passage 14 Canada: Culture and Customs　Passage 15 Open Horizons: Multicultural EdinburghUnit 6 　Passage 16 Here Is New York　Passage 17 London Bridge　Passage 18 Cities in Canada Unit 7　Passage 19 The Sun Also Sets —— A Visit to Hemingway's Grave and Memorial 　Passage 20 Highlands and Glens　Passage 21 Niagara FallsUnit 8　Passage 22 The Problem of British Unity　Passage 23 The Process of Distillation: Getting to the Essence of Things 　Passage 24 The Accidental FamilyAppendicesGlossary

《英语国家旅游文化》内容上注重思想性、人文性及科学性。注重背景知识，尤其是文化背景知识的解读。每篇文章均有10处左右的文化背景解读。考虑到高职高专学生的特点，背景知识采用中文解释，为学生阅读扫除障碍。是学生在阅读报刊文章的同时，能够对其文化背景有较深的了解。在选材上注重与旅游行业有关的热点话题及其趣味性。内容上每一个单元为一个模块，教师可以选择其中两篇文章讲解，另一篇布置学生自学。文章中生词采用英中双语贴切释意及词语用法例句，便于学生自学掌握。每篇文章后均配有丰富的练习，包括阅读理解练习、词汇练习、完型填空练习及翻译练习。习题全部针对文章设计，形式丰富多样，旨在充分理解文章本身，熟练使用文章中词汇。书后附有附录、全部练习参考答案和总词表，便于查找与检索。