本套教材为在十一五国家规划教材基础上修订，全套书共四册，本书为第二册。每册包括20个单元，每单元有三部分。本教材适用于高校大学英语教学、研究生公共英语教学和其他相关英语教学。每单元可用于约1~4学时课堂讲授与互动训练，使用时可灵活掌握。书后附有录音原文及参考答案，并配有mp3光盘，也适合课外自学。

前辅文
1 Shrek
2 Colors: I’m Feeling Very Blue Today
3 The Redefinition of “Old”
4 Waterloo Bridge
5 Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address
6 Managing Conflict
7 The Graduate
8 The Price of Pleasure
9 Emotional Intelligence
10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
11 Higher Education in the US: Life as a Teaching Assistant
12 eBay
13 A Walk in the Clouds
14 The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
15 Midlife Crisis Is a Universal Experience
16 Chicken Little
17 Notting Hill Carnival
18 Mega Cities
19 The Trojan War
20 Inauguration Address
TAPESCRIPTS & ANSWERS

“十一五”国家规划教材