本书是《新时代核心英语教程》综合英语系列的第一册。教材以主题引领单元，话题围绕与大学生学习生活相关的大学教育、亲情、友情、节日等主题展开，教学内容充分体现课程的综合特色，融语言、文学、翻译和文化知识于一体，通过语言交际任务促进听、说、读、写、译技能的综合运用和全面发展。教材在注重培养学生综合运用英语语言知识和技能进行语言交际能力的同时，在语言学习的过程中也注重提高学生的人文素养，培养跨文化能力、思辨能力和终身学习能力。

Unit 1 A Fresh Start
Text A I Become a Student
Text B In the Laboratory with Agassiz
Unit 2 What Can We Learn from Them?
Text A John Masefield
Text B Mr.Wu Mi,a Scholar and a Gentleman
Unit 3 Friends for Life
Text A A Friend of Mine
Text B Friendship,Eros,and Companionship
Unit 4 Go,Robots!
Text A Should the Robots Be Taxed?
Text B Husband Hal
Unit 5 Family Ties
Text A Roommates
Text B Reunion
Unit 6 Growing Pains
Text A Mom's Unforgiving Mirror
Text B Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Unit 7 National Stereotypes
Text A Never Trust Appearances
Text B The Englishman and His Country
Unit 8 In a Festival Mood
Text A Thanksgiving
Text B Spring Festival and Mother
Unit 9 Wisdom of Love
Text A Courage
Text B Is Love an Art?
Unit 10 Out of the Past
Text A All the Good Things
Text B Remembering