《美国背景》

What is an American？1

Unit 1Gateway to the USA1

Unit 2 America-the Melting Pot？5

Unit 3 The"Anglo-Saxons"and the American Character8

Unit 4 American English and British English12

Unit 5 Blacks and Whites17

Unit 6 The Spanish Heritage21

Unit 7 The American Indians24

The Making of the USA31

Unit 8 The 4th of July-a Day of Rejoicing31

Unit 9The Frontier Spirit35

Unit 10 War Between Brothers38

Three Cities and a River43

Unit 11New York:Yesterday and Today43

Unit 12 Chicago47

Unit 13 San Francisco50

Unit 14 The Mississippi53

Environment,Sport and Leisure59

Unit 15America's National Parks59

Unit 16 Enjoying the Great Outdoors63

Unit 17 The Sun Belt67

Unit 18 Two Kinds of Football71

Unit 19 Disney World74

Governing ？ Million Square Miles79

Unit 20The Federal Government79

Unit 21 A Federation of States84

Unit 22 The Police and the Intelligence Agents87

Achieving the American Dream91

Unit 23Growing up-at Home and at School91

Unit 24 College Students95

Unit 25 American Women101

The American Way of Life105

Unit 26How Americans Eat and Drink105

Unit 27 Getting Around in the USA108

Unit 28 Newspapers and TV112

Men,Machines and Millionaires117

Unit 29Henry Ford and the American Automobile117

Unit 30 Some American Inventors120

Unit 31 Aviation and Space Travel124

Unit 32 The Great American Millionaires128

Unit 33 We Have the Biggest!132

The Arts From Coast to Coast136

Unit 34The Performing Arts136

Unit 35 Jazz141

Unit 36 Hollywood144