本教材结合高职英语教学实际，注重技能的培养，并且加入多元文化元素，培养学生跨文化交际意识。教学内容设计与任务安排充分体现“学生为学习主体”的原则，适合教师指导学生进行自主学习、合作学习和发现学习。本书阅读性强，采用了符合高职学生学习特点的碎片化阅读模式进行编排，从阅读技巧入手，逐渐增加难度，通过对国内各类文章的阅读学习，培养和增强广大青年学子的民族自信，更好地构筑中国精神、中国价值、中国力量，向世界“讲好中国故事、传播好中国声音”。

Unit 1 Success
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 2 Travel
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 3 School Education
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 4 Man and Nature
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 5 The Artificial Intelligence
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Review 1
Unit 6 Marriage and Family
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 7 Sharing Economy
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 8 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 9 Intercultural Communication
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Unit 10 Poverty Relief
Part 1 Topic Introduction
Part 2 Reading Skill Focus
Part 3 Practical Reading
Part 4 Comprehensive Reading
Review 2