英语学习不仅仅意味着应试与翻译,更意味着实现不同文化背景下的交流与互动。跨文化意识对于提升学生的英语应用能力,实现更广泛的交流与沟通具有十分重要的意义。因此,在高中英语教学的过程中,教师应当适当渗透英语国家的社会背景、历史观念、思考方式等,帮助学生更好地运用英语,让英语成为学生了解认知世界的一个窗口。1.注重社会背景,渗透历史观念语言是文化的载体,因此,在学习语言的过程中,应当更加注重英语国家的社会背景以及历史观念,让英语 English learning means not only examination and translation but also communication and interaction in different cultural backgrounds. Cross-cultural awareness is of great importance to improve students’ ability to use English and to achieve broader exchange and communication. Therefore, in the process of senior high school English teaching, teachers should properly penetrate the social backgrounds, historical concepts and ways of thinking of English-speaking countries to help students make better use of English and make English a window for students to understand the cognitive world. 1. Focus on social background, infiltration of the concept of history Language is the carrier of culture, therefore, in the process of learning the language, should pay more attention to the social background of English-speaking countries and historical concepts, so that English