全书分8个单元，主题涉及科技、政治、经济、文学、文化、心理、逻辑等多个方面。每个单元含两篇阅读文章，单元由总览，阅读文章A、B，词汇解析，语言训练，写作输出、段落翻译练习等部分组成，全面培养学生语言的综合运用能力，学术写作能力思辨能力。文章选材新颖，具有一定的科学性、人文性，适合研究生群体。

前辅文
UNIT ONE Research and Methodology
  TEXT A Why Teach Research Ethics
  TEXT B The Nature of Inquiry
UNIT TWO Language
  TEXT A Learn by Touch
  TEXT B World Englishes
UNIT THREE Culture
  TEXT A The Values Americans Live by
  TEXT B Culture Shock
UNIT FOUR Economy
  TEXT A Opportunity Cost
  TEXT B Economic Outlook
UNIT FIVE Literature
  TEXT A A Horseman in the Sky
  TEXT B Why a Classic Is a Classic
UNIT SIX Medicine
  TEXT A It Doesn’t Have to Be Sad:The Life of a Hospice Nurse
  TEXT B Why Relatives Do Not Donate Organs for Transplants:“Sacrifice” or “Gift of Life”
UNIT SEVEN Management
  TEXT A Leadership Strategy:Jack Welch or Napoleon Bonaparte?
  TEXT B Pricing and the Psychology of Consumption
UNIT EIGHT Education
  TEXT A The MOOC Bubble and the Attack on Public Education
  TEXT B Universities and Their Function
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS