英美国家概况课程辅导

...v.[[]英美国家概况]课程辅导Youareweletomeanytimeorcallmeduringtheweek,workingday(office)orrestday?英语国家概况1?考试大纲第一局部期末考试说明一、期末考试要求“英语国家概况〞是中央播送电视大学英语专业的必修科目之一。本课程是一门通过英语阅读主要英语国家社会、文化背景材料，扩大知识面的文化知识课。所选教材是?英语国家社会文化入门?。本书分上下两册。上册内容包括英国局部12章、澳大利亚局部4章、新西兰局部2章，每章都附有词汇表(Vocabulary)、注释(Notes)、本课重点(FocalPoints)、练习(Exercises)以及思考题(QuestionsforThought)。通过学习本课程，学生应了解这三个国家的社会文化概貌，掌握这些国家的有关地理、历史、政治、经济、社会生活和文化传统的根本知识。具体而言，学生首先应认真通读各章的课文，借助课后的词汇表和注释，力求理解课文的根本内容，如：历史事件、社会背景、有关人物和时间地点等等。注释局部不仅解释了课文中的难点，而且提供了一些必要的背景知识，以帮助学生理解。本课重点局部列出课文的主要线索，这些重点内容亦是考察重点，学生复习时应尤其注意。练习局部共有三种题型：名词解释、填空和多项选择，目的是帮助学生进一步加深对课文的理解，并提供一个自我检测对所学知识掌握程度的时机。书后附有标准答案。思考题是为了引导学生灵活运用所学知识，培养综合分析的能力。思考题不在考试范围之内。二、组卷原那么本课程考试的命题，应根据大纲规定的要求，确定测试范围和考核标准。考试内覆盖到各个章节，重点突出，难易适中。试题要合理安排题目的难度构造，题目的难易程度分为易、较易、较难、难四个等级。每份试卷中各种难易程度题目所占的分数比例一般为：易占20[%]，较易占30[%]，较难占30[%]，难占20[%]。考试试题共分4个局部，所有考题内容不超出本教科书课文的范围。其中英国局部占80％左右，澳大利亚局部占20％左右。第二局部考核的内容和要求Introduction:1.??thefullnameoftheUnitedKingdom2.??characteristicsofBritain3.?LondonChapter1:1.?theAnglo-Saxons2.thecapitalofScotland3.?thecapitalofWales4.?TheTowerofLondon5.?highlandandlowlandinScotlandChapter2:1.?NorthernIrelandanditsendlesspoliticalproblems2.?6countiesinNorthernIreland?Chapter3:1.?thedivinerightofkings2.?thepowerandfunctionsofParliaments3.?theBillofRightsof16894.??theConstitution5.?theQueen?Chapter4:1.?theimportanceofgeneralelection2.?peoplewhocan’tvoteinthegeneralelection3.??theformationofgovernment4.?avoteofnoconfidence5.??threemajorpartiesandtheirpolicies6.?MargaretThatcher7.??JohnMajor?Chapter5:1.absolutedeclineandrelativedeclineofBritisheconomy2.themainsectorsoftheUKeconomy3.?thebestagriculturallandinBritain?Chapter6:1.?thedevelopmentofdramaintheRenaissance2.WilliamShakespeareandhisthreecategoriesofplay?Chapter7:1.?footballinBritain2.?Tennis3.?cricket?Chapter8:1.?Christmas2.?theBoxingDayanditstraditions3.?Easter4.Halloween?Chapter9:1.?OxfordandCambridge2.stateschools3.characteristicsoftheOpenUniversity?Chapter10:1.?owner-occupation2.?flats3.?thehousingsystemintheUK4.Mortgage?Chapter11:1.foreignpoliciesinfluencedbyitshistoryandgeopoliticaltraits2.?NATO3.Britain’sspecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates4.thepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncilChapter12:1.?Britishnewspapers2.?functionsofthemediaChapter13:1.??thecontinentofAustralia2.themajorfactorinAustralia’seconomicdevelopment3.thesharpincreaseinAustralianpopulationafterWWⅡChapter14:1.sino-Australianrelationship2.?NewSouthWales3.?thelargeststateintermsofarea4.?thelargeststateintermsofpopulation??Chapter15:1.Australia’slargesttradingpartner2.?thelargestsegmentoftheAustralianeconomy3.?theorganizationsthatAustraliaparticipatinginChapter16:1.?theABC2.TheaimoftheNationCampaignagainstDrugAbuse3.?theAustraliansocialsecurityprogramsChapter17-18:1.TheHeadofStateofNewZealand2.?theofficiallanguagesinNewZealand3.?ThetwomainlandmassesinNewZealand4.?NewZealand’senvironmentalachievementChapter1FocalPointsAculturalandeconomicdominanceofEngland;invasionfromtheRomanEmpire;SettlementoftheAnglo-Saxons;KingArthur;WilliamtheConqueror;thelegendofRobinHood;physicalfeaturesofScotland;Parliament’sdominanceoverthethrone;TheBattleofBannockburn;independenceofScotlandfor300years;UnionwithEnglandin1707;astrongScottishidentity;abriefintroductionofWales;Wales’unificationwiththeUK;campaignsforindependenceChapter2FocalPointspopulationandphysicalfeaturesofNorthernIreland;economyofNorthernIreland;theHomeRuleBill;theEasterRisingof1916;theSinnFeinParty;thereligiousconflictsbetweentheIrishandtheBritish;apartitionofIrelandin1921;aCivilRightMovement;IRA’sviolenceinthe1970s;BloodySunday;thecollapseofthepower-sharing;cooperationbetweentheBritishandIrishgovernments;IRA’srefusaltohandovertheirweapons;futureforNorthernIrelandstillindoubtChapter3FocalPointsKingEgbert;divinerightofkings;thecivilwar;CharlesI;roundheads;MagnaCarta;theGreatCouncil;WilliamofOrange;theBillofRightsof1689;thecabinet;theprimeminister;GeorgeI;theConstitution;thepowersandfunctionsoftheParliamenttherolesofthemonarch;theHouseofLords;lifepeers;theHouseofmons?Chapter4FocalPointstheimportanceofgeneralelections;theformationofthegovernment;voteofnoconfidence;theelectoralcampaigns;theprocedureofgeneralelec