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《英语国家概况》课程标准

一、课程定位

《英语国家概况》是高职应用英语专业学生的专业知识必修课。本课程的设置是为了使学生了解英美等几个主要英语国家的地理、历史、经济、政治等方面的概况，了解英语国家的文化传统、风俗习惯和社会生活的其它情况，以提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的灵活性，培养学生的跨文化交际能力；加深对语言的理解，提高分析和批判的能力；提高学生的思想道德素质、文化素质和心理素质。为学生毕业后所从事的中小学英语教学工作打下扎实的英语文化根底知识和英语语言应用能力。

前导课程是《语音》课程、《精读》、《听说》等语言根底课程，通过这些课程的学习使学生具备扎实的英语听、说、读等根本功底，掌握英语的根本知识、为《英语国家概况》的学习打下根底。后续课程是《商务礼仪》、《英美文学》和《英美文学欣赏》。

二、课程教学目标

本课程的教学目标是使本专业学生了解六个主要英语国家的地理、历史、经济、政治等方面的概况，了解英语国家的文化传统、风俗习惯和社会生活的其它情况，使学生养成不断联系当前实际，密切关注国际局势的习惯，并能迅速准确地查阅资料，在储藏丰富背景知识的同时，稳固和提高英语水平。

1、知识目标：系统了解英美国家的地理、历史、政治、经济、文化等知识。理解和掌握英美国家重要历史变革、重要人物、政治体制、经济政策。分析中西文化的差异，深刻理解洋为中用，求同存异的思想。 2、能力目标：进一步扎实学生的英语根底，扩大词汇量，扩大阅读量，用英语进展展示和演讲，学以致用，加强语言表达的流利性和准确性。能运用英语讨论和讲解地理、历史等相关的学科知识。能运用英语分析和阐述与生活严密相关的政治、经济和文化等问题，培养良好的思辨能力。

3、素质目标：增强学生们对文化差异的敏感性和宽容性，及处理这些文化差异的灵活性。渗透了积极向上的西方人文思想，有利提升学生的人文素养，培养学生独立自信、诚信守法、回报社会的良好操守。在学习中学会合作，具有团队

《英语国家概况》补充材料

A：名词解释补充

The Pilgrim Fathers（英国清教徒）: This is given to those members who made the first crossing

on the famous Mayflower, which landed at Plymouth harbor in December 1620.

Jacksonian democracy（杰克森式民主）: It is used in American politics to describe the period

when the “common man” participated in the government, occurring after Jeffersonian democracy.

The Progressive Movement（革新运动）: It was a reform movement that reached its height in the

early 20th century. This arose as a response to the vast changes brought by industrialization. The Union Flag（英国国旗）:Also known as the Union Jack. It is the national flag of the UK. It symbolizes the

4 administrative nations, the England, Scotland, Wales and the Northern Ireland. The red cross stands for England,

the diagonal Red Cross stands for Ireland and the diagonal white cross stands for Scotland.

作 业

1．第1题

Which of the following is NOT based on the fact?

A.Members of Parliament elect the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

B.MPs receive salaries and some other allowances.

C.MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public.

D.Most MPs belong to the major political parties.

标准答案：A

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2．第6题

To get a bachelor’s degree, an American undergraduate student is

required to do the following except ____.

A.attending lectures and complete assignments

B.passing examinations

C.taking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophy

D.earning a certain number of credits at the end of the four years at

college

标准答案：C

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3．第7题

Which of the following about the tabloids is not true?

A.They are big format newspapers.

B.They are often called “the gutter press”.

1 Part of Britain

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each

unfinished statement or question four suggested answers marked A, B, C and

D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statements or

answers the question.

1. The United Kingdom is located in ____.

A. northern Europe B. western Europe

C. northwestern Europe D. southeastern Europe

2. The two large islands that make up the British Isles are ____.

A. Scotland and Ireland

B. Britain and Scotland

C. Great Britain and Northern Ireland

D. Great Britain and Ireland

3. The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the

Commonwealth of Nations in ____.

A. 1921 B. 1931

C. 1945 D. 1950

4. The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries