Chapter 1 History Part One History of Britain The Beginning of Britain/2 Feudal Britain/6 The Beginning of the Modern World/8 Britain in the Two World Wars/11 Part Two History of the United States Colonization of North America/18 The Birth of the United States of America/22 The American Civil War/25 The United States in the Two World Wars/27 Chapter 2 Geography Part One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Land/34 Main Cities and Tourist Attractions/38 Part Two The United States of America The Land/47 Main Cities and Tourist Attractions/50 Chapter 3 Politics Part One Political System of the United Kingdom The Government/61 British Parties/67 Part Two Political System of the United States The Constitution/74 The Government/77 Political Parties/81 Chapter 4 Religion Part One British Religion Religion/90 Religion and British Society/96 Part Two American Religion/106 Religion/106 Beliefs and Values/111 Chapter 5 Education Part One British Education Primary Education/121 Secondary Education/122 Higher Education/125 Part Two American Education/132 Elementary Education/132 Secondary Education/134 Home Schooling/135 Higher Education/136 Chapter 6 Leisure Life Part One British Leisure Life/144 Mass Media/144 Sports/147 Holidays/150 Part Two American Leisure Life Mass Media/156 Sports/'158 Holidays/160 Chapter 7 Literature Part One British Literature Early Writings/169 The Golden Age of English Drama/171 The Rising and Development of English Novel/173 The Twentieth Century Literature/176 Part Two American Literature The Colonial Period/182 American Romanticism/183 The Age of Realism/187 American Naturalism/187 Post-World War I Literature/188 參考譯文 參考答案 參考書目