[内容提要]
     本教程按主题设计单元，内容新颖、材料真实、题材广泛，涉及饮食、文化、商务、经济、历史、地理、发明、文学等25个主题，融知识性、趣味性和可读性于一体。
阅读本教程，学生可感知英语语言的魅力，品味英语国家的文化、历史、地理、风土人情和生活方式等，拓宽知识视野，提高文化素养。本教程可作为一部微型的百科全书，为读者提供不同领域的背景知识，而这种百科全书的知识正是提高交际能力所必需。
本教程不仅有利于提高大学生的英语阅读能力，对研究生、出国留学生及广大英语爱好者也同样具有一定的参考价值。
[目录]
UNIT 1 UNIVERSITY LIFE
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
University Life
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
A College Student as an Idealist
Section B
Passage 1 Student's Major Objective Nowadays
Passage 2 Cambridge-A University Town
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Students' Union and Corporation

UNIT 2 OVERSEAS STUDY
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
Study in London
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
Benefits of Studying Overseas
Section B
Passage 1 All About IELTS
Passage 2 Financing for College Students
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Becoming an International Student

UNIT 3 WEATHER
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
What Makes the Weather?
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
Weather Affects Mood
Section B
Passage 1 Global Warming
Passage 2 How to Beat Irish Weather
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Weather Forecast

UNIT 4 PUBLIC SPEAKING
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
The Three Minutes in Oral Presentation
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）
Section A
What to Do with Your Hands When Making a Speech
Section B
Passage 1 How to Use Humor Effectively
Passage 2 Fear of Rejection in Public Speaking
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Parents Anniversary Speech

UNIT 5 COMMUNICATION
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning）
Effective Communication
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
Language Communication
Section B
Passage 1 Nonverbal Communication
Passage 2 How to Achieve Communication
Part Ⅲ Cloze
Language Development