英语国家概况2009年4月新大纲.docxVIP

英语国家概况2009年4月新大纲附件：《英语国家概况自学考试大纲》的考核目标 Part One??The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandChapter 1??Land and PeopleI. Different Names for Britain and its PartsChapter 2??The Origins of a NationI．Early Settlers3．The CeltsII．Roman BritainIII．The Anglo-SaxonsⅣ．The Viking and Danish InvasionsV．The Norman ConquestChapter 3??The Shaping of the NationⅠ．Norman Rule1. William’s RuleⅡ．The Great Charter and the Beginning of Parliament1. The Great CharterⅢ．The Hundred Years’ War with FranceⅣ．The Black Death and the Peasant UprisingChapter 4??Transition to the Modern AgeⅠ．Transition to the Modern AgeⅡ．The English ReformationⅢ．Elizabeth I1. Elizabeth and Parliament2. Elizabeth’s Religious Reform3. Elizabeth’s Foreign PolicyⅣ．The English RenaissanceVII. The Civil WarsVIII. The CommonwealthIX. The Restoration and the Glorious Revolution of 1688Chapter 5??The Rise and Fall of the British EmpireⅠ．Whigs and ToriesⅡ．Agricultural Changes in the Late 18th CenturyⅢ．The Industrial RevolutionⅣ．The Chartist MovementVII．Twentieth Century1. Britain and the First World War3. Britain and the Second World War4. Postwar BritainChapter 7??Government and AdministrationⅠ．The MonarchyⅡ．Parliament1. The House of Lords2. The House of CommonsⅢ．The Cabinet and MinistryⅣ．The Privy CouncilChapter 8??Justice and the LawIV．The JudiciaryV．PoliceChapter 9??Social AffairsⅠ．Health and Social Services1．The National Health ServiceⅢ．Religion1．Established churchesⅣ．Festivals and Public Holidays1．Christian festivals2．Other festivals3．Public holidaysChapter 10??Cultural AffairsⅠ．Education3．Higher educationⅡ．The Media1．NewspapersⅢ．SportsⅣ．The Arts3．DramaPart Two?The Republic of IrelandChapter 11??Geography and HistoryI. Geographical FeaturesII. Climate and WeatherIII. Population and ReligionIV. Historical backgroundPart Three?The United States of AmericaChapter 14??Population, Race and Ethnic GroupsI.??IntroductionIV. Racial and Ethnic Minorities1．BlacksChapter 15??American History??(I)Ⅰ．Discovery of the