UNIT 1 Protestantism ..............................................1
Part I Background Knowledge ..................................... 1
Part II Reading Passage Text A ................................. 4
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 14
UNIT 2 Individualism ............................................. 19
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 19
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 22
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 31
UNIT 3 Egalitarianism ............................................ 38
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 38
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 43
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 49
UNIT 4 Materialism ............................................... 52
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 52
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 55
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 62
UNIT 5 Exceptionalism ........................................... 66
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 66
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 68
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 74
UNIT 6 Racial Problems ......................................... 78
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 78
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 84
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B....... 90
CONTENTS
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美国文化
AMERICAN CULTURE
UNIT 7 Gun Problems ............................................ 93
Part I Background Knowledge .................................. 93
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................... 96
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B..... 102
UNIT 8 LGBT Issues .............................................105
Part I Background Knowledge ................................ 105
Part II Reading Passage Text A ............................. 110
Part III Supplementary Reading Passage Text B..... 117
Appendix I List of Famous American Presidents ................................. 120
Appendix II List of Important Historical Events in American History in
Chronological Order ......................................................... 127