《大学基础英语教程》供高等院校非英语专业本科生两学年4个学期使用，重点培养学生综合运用所学英语知识和技能，有效进行口语及书面交际的能力，提高其综合外语文化素养。全教程共4册，每册供一个学期使用。每册教材含12单元课文和3套单元自测题。每一单元含相同或相关主题主、副课文各一篇。主课文前有本单元内容简介、听力活动、口语活动。主课文由读前问题、课文、生词、词组、专有名词、注释、练习几个部分组成。每篇主课文后均配有课文理解、词汇学习、要点综述、英汉互译、语篇构建和话题讨论6项练习。副课文后同样附有生词、词组和注释，配有课文理解(题型与大学英语四级考试速读部分相同)和要点综述两项练习。每单元还配有重点知识或机能及相关练习。

本书为第二册的学生用书。

Unit One  Unspoken Love

       Text A Me, in Concert

       Text B A Prodigy's Early Years

       Reading in Focus What Does It Really Mean?

Unit Two  Championship

       Text A A Dream Comes True

       Text B Real Champions

       Reading in Focus Understand Long Sentences(l)

Unit Three Life in Art

       Text A Clay Figurines

       Text B New Year' s Wood Block Paintings

       Reading in Focus Understanding Long Sentences(2)

Unit Four  Hip-Hop Culture

       Text A Not Merely Music:ThePhenomenon of Hip-Hop

       Text B What Is Hip-Hop to Me?

       Reading in Focus Understand Long Sentences(3)

Test One

Unit Five  Never Give Up

       Text A Heart of Gold

       Text B Run, Patti, Run!

       Reading in Focus Sentences with Participles

Unit Six   City Symbol

       Text A The Statue of Liberty--A Diplomatic Gift

       Text B The Manneken Pis

       Reading in Focus Connections between Sentences

Unit Seven Ultimate Challenge

       Text A Bungee Jumping

       Text B Rock Climbing

       Reading in Focus Locate the Topic Sentences

Unit Eight  Stagecraft

       Text A Beijing Opera

       Text B Facial Makeups

       Reading in Focus Reading for a Definition

Test Two

Unit Nine  Sports in China

       Text A Sports in China 

       Text B Football Games of Old China

       Reading in Focus Guess the Meaning of a Word

Unit Ten  Cartoon Stars

       Text A Creation of Stars

       Text B Barbie Doll' s Mom--Ruth Handler

       Reading in Focus Coherence

Unit Eleven Power of Music

       Text A Keep on Singing

       Text B Music Has Power

       Reading in Focus What Is Missing?

Unit Twelve Fans Forever

       Text A World Cup Dad

       Text B Roger Maris and Me

       Reading in Focus Recognize the Concluding Sentences

Test Three

Glossary