本阅读教材单元主题涵盖了教育、健康、社会、科技、经济、文化、环境和旅游等领域，既有传统文化类文章，又有社会发展类文章，既兼顾了大学生日常学习和生活问题，又探讨了社会最新热点问题，注重培养学生的社会责任感、跨文化交际意识、国际视野和人文素养。
本阅读教材的选材均来自国内外英文报纸、杂志和网站，内容多以时事、科普类为主，文体风格多样，涉及说明文、描述文、记叙文、议论文等常见类型。

Unit 1 College Life
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
Time Management Tips for College Students
Section B Speed Reading
Ten Skills You Should Develop While in College
Section C In-deoth Readins
What Will College Life Be Like
Ways to Balance Academics and Social Life in College
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 2 Screen Time
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
A Newly Built Smartphone Screen
Section B Speed Reading
Can Pat. Gelsinger Turn the Chipmaking Giant Around
Section C In-depth Reading
Google's New Device Will Track Your Sleep
Driverless Cars
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 3 Love
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
Young People's Attitude Towards Bare-bones Marriage
Section B Speed Reading
Love Is Not Enough
Section C In-depth Reading
How Romance Ruins Love
How to Find an Ideal Life Partner
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section B wilnga
Section A Translation
Unit 4 E-commerce
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
The Popularity of Electronic Payment in China
Section B Speed Reading
China's Lead over the US in Mobile Payments
Section C In-depth Reading
The Pandemic Could Be a Turning Point
China's E-commerce Market
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 5 Animals
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
Animal Crisis
Section B Speed Reading
Danger to Animals All over the World
Section C In-depth Reading
African Wildlife
Big Cats
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 6 Traveling
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Traveling
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
How to Change Plane Seats
Section B Speed Reading
Living in the World's Most Adventurous Countries
Section C In-depth Reading
Graduation Trips
Tourism in Southwestern China Is Getting Better
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 7 Dream and Success
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreciation
Dream and Success
Section B Group Discussion
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
Chinese Driver Zhou Guanyu Promoted as Renault Test Driver
Section B Speed Reading
Barbara Jordan:A Powerful Voice for Justice and Social Change
Section C In-depth Reading
The Story of Ma Huijuan
Part Ⅲ Extended Activities
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Unit 8 Festivals and Special Days
Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Activities
Section A Quotes Appreclation
Section B Class Presentation
Festivals and Special Days
Part Ⅱ Reading Activities
Section A Banked Cloze
The Water-splashing Festival
Section B Speed Reading
At the Center of a Revolutionary Past
Section C In-depth Reading
The Lanterni Festiva
The Origin of the Cold Food Day
Part Ⅲ Fxtended Artivitiee
Section A Translation
Section B Writing
Appendix