听说今年北京《英语国家概况》压缩到只考21章的的内容，有谁知道哪几章不用考吗，麻烦相告！

　　不只是北京这样，全国的考试大纲都改了，下面是今年的考试大纲，我今年也参加考概况，正在紧张的复习呢，希望你看过之后对你的考试有帮助，咱们自考的学生真不容易！
　　英语国家概况考试大纲

　　2005版《英语国家概况》新考纲&考点分析

　　《英语国家概况》考核目标

　　一、英国概况

　　1.Land and People
　　Different names for Britain and its parts

　　2.Origins of the Nation
　　Arrival and settlement of the Celts
　　Basis of modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons
　　The Viking and Danish invasions
　　King Alfred and his contributions
　　The Norman Conquest and its consequences

　　3.Shaping of the Nation
　　England's feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror
　　Contents and the significance of the Great Charter
　　Origins of the English Parliament
　　The Hundred Years' War with France and its consequences
　　Consequences of the Black Death

　　4. Transition to the Modern Age
　　The nature and consequences of the Wars of the Roses
　　Henry VIII and the English Reformation
　　Elizabeth I and Parliament
　　Elizabeth's religious reform and her foreign policy
　　Distinctive features of the English Renaissance
　　The Civil Wars and their consequences
　　The Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell
　　The Restoration and Glorious Revolution

　　5. Rise and Fall of the British Empire
　　Whigs and Tories
　　Agricultural changes in the late 18th century
　　The English Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of Britain
　　The Chartist Movement and its consequences
　　The building of the British Empire
　　Britain and the First World War
　　Britain and the Second World War
　　Postwar Britain
　　Thatcherism

　　6. Government and Administration
　　The British Constitution
　　Constitutional Monarchy in Britain
　　The British Parliament and its functions
　　The British government

　　7.Social Affairs
　　Religion in British society
　　Festivals and public holidays in Britain

　　8.Cultural Affairs
　　The education system in Britain
　　The college system and the tutorial system
　　Quality papers and popular papers
　　The BBC and its programs
　　Sports in Britain
　　Major forms of art in Britain

　　二、美国部分

　　1. Population, Race and Ethnic Groups
　　Charcterstics of the American population
　　Black people and the Civil Rights Movement

　　2.American History
　　The 'discovery' of the New World
　　Causes of the colonization of the New World
　　The original 13 colonies
　　The American War of Independence and its consequences
　　Establishment of a federal form of government
　　Consequences of territorial expansion and the Westward Movement
　　The American Civil War and its impact on the development of the U.S
　　Rapid growth of capitalism after the Civil War

　　3. American History(1900-1945)
　　Economis growth in the early 20th century
　　Progressivism and some of the reform efforts
　　Role of the U.S. in WWI
　　Characteristics of the 1920s
　　Effects of the Great Depression on American society
　　Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal
　　America in WWII

　　4. America in Postwar Era(1945-1980)
　　Origins of the Cold War
　　The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
　　Effects of McCarthyism of on American society
　　The postwar boom in the U.S
　　U.S. China relations (1949-1972)
　　The New Right and their Program

　　5. The U.S. Economy
　　Factors that contribute to the fast growth of the economy
　　Characteristics of the U.S. economy
　　The importance of foreign trade
　　Problems facing the U.S. economy

　　6. Political Institutions
　　A workable form of government under the Constitution
　　Separation of powers with checks and balances under the Constitution
　　Safeguards for individual liberty under the Constitution
　　Powers of the American President
　　Powers of the House of Representatives
　　Powers of the Senate
　　The judicial system
　　The two-party system and the characteristics of the two major parties

　　7. Educaiton
　　Characteristics of American education
　　Elementary and secondary education in the U.S.
　　Different types of colleges and universities
　　The admission system in U.S. univerisities
　　The role of the community college
　　Continuing education
　　Eudcation reform in the 1980s and early 1990s

　　8.Literature
　　Major American wtiters and their works
　　Harlem Renaissance and black writing in American literature

　　9.Holidays and Festivals
　　New Year's Day celebration in the U.S.
　　Practices of Valentine's Day
　　Easter in the U.S.
　　Independence Day
　　Halloween
　　Thanksgiving Day
　　Chrismas

　　三、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和爱尔兰概况

　　1. Canada
　　Canada's geography and history
　　Canada's geographical features
　　Geographical regions and their characterstics
　　The European discovery of Canada
　　The rivalry between the British and the French
　　Self-govenment and the founding of the Confederation

　　2. Australia
　　Australia's geographical features
　　Australia's geographica structure
　　Factors that affect Australia's climate
　　Composition of Australia's population
　　Australia's built environment
　　Political divisons in Australia

　　3. New Zealand
　　New Zealand's geography
　　Characteristics of New Zealand's climate
　　Native plants and animals
　　Historical background of New Zealand
　　The Treaty of Waitangi 1840
　　Characteristics of Maori culture(Maoritanga)

　　4. Ireland
　　Ireland's geographical features
　　Climate in Ireland
　　Ethnic composition of Ireland
　　Languages in Ireland
　　Irish Catholicism
　　Conflict beteween the English and the Irish
　　The issue of Northern Ireland

　　1，大纲不同。05年版省略了英国部分的Chapter6、8，以及美国部分的Chapter13，其它均无明显变化。

　　2，题型不同。

　　(1) 选择 50% ；

　　(2) 简答 30%(3p each * 10) 其中： 英国3题，美国3题，其它四国各一题，共10题；

　　(3) 名解 20%(5p each * 4)

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　　删了 6,8,13,24-26,28-32,34章

6(英经济)、8(英法律)、12(爱今日)、24(加经济)、25(加政府)、26(加社会和文化)、28(澳历史1)、29(澳历史2)、30(澳经济)、31(澳政府)、32(澳社会和文化)、34(新今日) 完

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