目    录Chapter One  The United States of America    1Unit 1  Land and People    3Geographical Location    3Weather and Climate    4Natural Resources    4Major Cities    5Population and Languages    6Exercises    8Keys to Exercises    9Unit 2  History and Symbols    10Historical Periods    11Historical Figures    13National Symbols    14Exercises    14Keys to Exercises    16Unit 3  Education and Recreation    16School Education    17Famous Universities    18Cultural Life    20Exercises    22Keys to Exercises    23Unit 4  Politics and Economy    24Political System    24Political Parties    25Economy    27Top Enterprises    28Exercises    29Keys to Exercises    31Unit 5  Culture and Customs    31Traditional Culture    32Literature Works    33Food Customs    35Exercises    35Keys to Exercises    37Unit 6  Intercultural Communication    37Knowledge to Learn    37Article to Read    38Cases to Study    40Chapter Two  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland    43Unit 1  Land and People    44Geographical Location    45Weather and Climate    46Natural Resources    47Major Cities    48Population and Languages    49Exercises    50Keys to Exercises    52Unit 2  History and Symbols    52Historical Periods    53Historical Figures    55National Symbols    56Exercises    57Keys to Exercises    58Unit 3  Education and Recreation    59School Education    60Famous Universities    62Cultural life    63Exercises    65Keys to Exercises    66Unit 4  Politics and Economy    67Political System    67Political Parties    69Economy    70Top Enterprises    71Exercises    72Keys to Exercises    74Unit 5  Culture and Custom    74Traditional Culture    75Literature Woks    75Food Customs    77Exercises    78Keys to Exercises    79Unit 6  Intercultural Communication    80Knowledge to Learn    80Article to Read    82Cases to Study    83Chapter Three  Australia    87Unit 1  Land and People    88Geographical Location    89Weather and Climate    89Natural Resources    90Major Cities    91Population and Languages    92Exercises    93Keys to Exercises    94Unit 2  History and Symbol    95Historical Periods    95Historical Figures    97National Symbols    98Exercises    99Keys to Exercises    100Unit 3  Education and Recreation    101School Education    101Famous Universities    104Cultural Life    106Exercises    107Keys to Exercises    108Unit 4  Politics and Economy    110Political System    110Political Parties    112Economy    113Top Enterprises    114Exercises    115Keys to Exercises    117Unit 5  Culture and Custom    118Traditional Culture    118Literature Works    119Food Customs    121Exercises    122Keys to Exercises    123Unit 6  Intercultural Communication    124Knowledge to Learn    124Article to Read    125Cases to Study    126Chapter Four  Canada    129Unit 1  Land and People    130Geographical Location    131Weather and Climate    132Natural Resources    132Major Cities    133Population and Languages    134Exercises    135Keys to Exercises    136Unit 2  History and Symbol    137Historical Periods    138Historical Figures    139National Symbols    140Exercises    141Keys to Exercises    143Unit 3  Education and Recreation    143School Education    144Famous Universities    145Cultural Life    146Exercises    147Keys to Exercises    148Unit 4  Politics and Economy    149Political System    149Political Parties    150Economy    151Top Enterprises    152Exercises    153Keys to Exercises    155Unit 5  Culture and Custom    156Traditional Culture    156Literature Works    157Food Customs    159Exercises    160Keys to Exercises    161Unit 6  Intercultural Communication    162Knowledge to Learn    162Article to Read    163Cases to Study    165Chapter Five  New Zealand    169Unit 1  Land and People    170Geographical Location    171Weather and Climate    172Natural Resources    172Major Cities    173Population and Languages    174Exercises    175Keys to Exercises    176Unit 2  History and Symbol    177Historical Periods    178Historical Figures    180National Symbols    181Exercises    182Keys to Exercises    183Unit 3  Education and Recreation    184School Education    185Famous Universities    187Cultural Life    189Exercises    191Keys to Exercises    192Unit 4  Politics and Economy    193Political System    194Political Parties    195Economy    196Top Enterprises    197Exercises    198Keys to Exercises    199Unit 5  Culture and Customs    200Traditional Culture    201Literature Works    203Food Customs    204Exercises    205Keys to Exercises    207Unit 6  Intercultural Communication    208Knowledge to Learn    208Article to Read    209Cases to Study    210Appendix    213References    232