作为该教材的学习辅导书，本书遵循该教材的章目编排，共分42章（上册为英国、爱尔兰、澳大利亚，共20章；下册为新西兰、美国、加拿大，共22章），每章由两部分组成：第一部分为复习笔记（中英文对照），总结本章的重点难点；第二部分是考研真题与典型题详解，精选名校近年考研真题及相关习题，并提供了详细的参考答案。

英国

第1章　英国简介（1）

1.1　复习笔记

. Name and constituents

1. Full name

2. Constituents

. Effects of its imperial past

1. Establishment of the Commonwealth of Nations

2. Its role as a European nation

3. Economic influence

4. A multiracial nation

. Differences in society

1. Race difference

2. Class difference

3. Region difference

. Introduction to England

1. Physical features

2. History of invasions

. Introduction to Scotland

1. Physical features

2. History

3. Retaining strong Scottish identity

. Introduction to Wales

1. Physical features

2. A history features campaigns for independence from UK

I. Name and constituents（全称和组成）

1. Full name（全称）

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国

2. Constituents（组成部分）

(1)The island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales

(2)Northern Ireland

(1)大不列颠岛：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士

(2)北爱尔兰

. Effects of its imperial past（殖民时期的影响）

1. Establishment of the Commonwealth of Nations（促成英联邦的成立）

The Commonwealth of Nations is a loose and voluntary organization with members mainly being former colonies of the British Empire.

英联邦是一个以自愿加入为基础的组织，成员国多为前大英帝国殖民地。

2. Its role as a European nation（欧盟成员国）

UK has been a member of European Union since 1973.

自1973年以来英国一直是欧盟成员国。

3. Economic influence（经济影响）

It remains a relatively wealthy country, a member of the Group Seven large developed economies. (In 1997, G-7 turned into G-8 with Russia in.)

仍然是一个比较富裕的国家，是七国集团的一员。(1997年俄罗斯的加入使得G7转变为G8。)

4. A multiracial society（多种族国家）

Due to immigration from some Commonwealth countries in the 1950s and 1960s, most commonly from India, Pakistan and countries of the Caribbean, Britain now has a population of which 1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity.

由于二十世纪五、六十年代鼓励英联邦国家向英国移民，英国人口的二十分之一是非欧洲血统。几个有代表性的国家和地区有印度、巴基斯坦及加勒比海国家。

. Differences in society（社会差异）

1. Race difference（种族差异）

It is a multiracial society with a majority of Christians, many Muslims and others.

英国是一个多种族社会，基督教徒占主导，还有许多穆斯林教徒和其他。

2. Class difference（阶级差异）

The class structure of UK society is relatively obvious. (Lives of a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker are very different.)

英国社会的阶级差异相对别国较为明显。（白领雇员和蓝领工人的生活相差很大。）

3. Region difference（地区差异）

(1)Between highland and lowland Scots

(2)Between northern and southern England

(3)The capital London itself dominant in Britain in all sorts of way.

(4)It is the largest city located in the south of the country.

(5)It is the cultural and business center and the headquarters of the vast majority of Britain’s big companies.

(6)It is not only the financial center of the nation, but also one of the three major international financial centers in the world.

(1)苏格兰高地和低地

(2)英格兰南部和北部

(3)首都伦敦在各方面均占主导地位。

(4)伦敦是英国南部最大城市。

(5)英国文化和商业中心，许多大型公司的总部设在伦敦。

(6)不仅是英国的金融中心，也是世界三大金融中心之一。