随着改革开放政策的不断深入，我国的跨文化交流日趋频繁。英美概况课程不仅作为高校英语专业的必修课、英语专业自学考试和研究生入学考试的重要内容，而且作为普通大学的选修课内容和出国留学生的培训课程，其重要性日益突出。
《英美概况备考核心教程》共32章，与许鲁之教授的《新编英美概况》（第3版）相对应。每章内容由“相关链接”、“聚焦**、难点”、“名词解释”、“课文注释”、“课后练习参考答案”、“本章补充试题及参考答案”六部分组成。
本教程附录部分包括：英美**的主要节日和专有名词英汉对照速查表。本书内容丰富，知识详实，**突出。通过本书的学习和训练，读者可进一步加深对英美文化的了解，提高相关方面的应试能力。

PART ONE The United States
Chapter Ⅰ.Geographical Features and Natural Resources
Chapter Ⅱ.American Population
Chapter Ⅲ.Discovery and Colonization of the New World
Chapter Ⅳ.American Revplution
Chapter Ⅴ.The Confederation and the Constitution
Chapter Ⅵ.American Expansion and the Civil War
Chapter Ⅶ.Reconstruction and the Birth of the US Imperialism
Chapter Ⅷ.World War I and the Depression
Chapter Ⅸ.America During and After World War Ⅱ
Chapter Ⅹ.The Federal System and Congress
Chapter Ⅺ.The President and the Judiciary
Chapter Ⅻ.Political Parties and Elections
Chapter ⅩⅢ.Education
Chapter ⅩⅣ.Mass Media
Chapter ⅩⅤ.American Family and Character
Chapter ⅩⅥ.Religion in the United States
PART Two The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chapter Ⅰ.Geographical Features and Natural Resources
Chapter Ⅱ.Population of the United Kingdom
Chapter Ⅲ.The Origins of a Nation
Chapter Ⅳ.Feudal England
Chapter Ⅴ.England Under the Tudors
Chapter Ⅵ.The Bourgeois Revolution
Chapter Ⅶ.Hanoverian England and Industrial Revolution
Chapter Ⅷ.Party Politics and Colonial Expansion
Chapter Ⅸ.Britain in the Two World Wars
Chapter Ⅹ.British Monarchy and Government
Chapter Ⅺ.Parliament and Judicial System
Chapter Ⅻ.Political Parties and Election
Chapter ⅩⅢ.Education
Chapter ⅩⅣ.Mass Media
Chapter ⅩⅤ.British Family Life, Character and Customs
Chapter ⅩⅥ.Religion in the United Kingdom
附录1 美国主要节日简介
附录2 英国主要节日简介
附录3 美国概况主要专有名词
附录4 英国概况主要专有名词