《表达英语综合教程》以最新《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》为指导原则，运用国际第二语言习得理论的新成果，充分体现“以人为本”的思想，突出英语专业的特色和优势，注重培养英语专业学生的语言、认知、逻辑等能力。

本套教材为英语专业本科1—2年级基础阶段编写，核心理念是关注英语表达能力的培养，将思考、听力、口语、阅读、写作、翻译融为一体，综合提高英语表达能力。

本书为该套教材之第二册。全书共分12个单元，每个单元围绕一个主题，包含两篇课文(主、副课文各一篇)。每6个单元结束后设计1套复习测试题，检查和巩固学生所学知识。

Unit 1 Wakening the Soul

 Text A  Broken Wing 2

 Text B  The Santa Claus on 1-40 10

Unit 2 Childhood Memory

 Text A  Latchkey Children Knock, Knock, Is Anybody Home ？ 18

 Text B  The Room with Five Doors 26

Unit 2 Body Clock and Luck

 Text A  The Secrets Our Body Clocks Reveal 34

 Text B  How to Get Lucky 42

Unit 3 Are They Still Kids？

 Text A  They Stole Our Childhood 48

 Text B  Stolen Childhood 55

Unit 4 Imaginative Learning and Creative Thinking

 Text A  Universities and Their Functions 62

 Text B  Learning by Doing 69

Unit 5 Skills of Interpersonal Communication

 Text A  Six Steps to Put People at Their Ease 76

 Text B  Alone Versus Lonely 83

Review Test I

Unit 7 What Do you Know About Americans？

 Text A  The American Character 100

 Text B  Fast-free Living 108

Unit 8 Doing Your Share to Save the Earth                                                          ~

 Text A  You Can Make a Difference an Earth Day Story 116

 Text B  Global Warming's PR Problem  124

Unit 9 Growing Pains

 Text A  Chameleons and Codas  132

 Text B  Ugly Girl 141

Unit 10 The Mixed Nature of Life

 Text A  Force of Nature  148

 Text B  In Their Loss, They Found Each Other  157

Unit 11 Virtual Reality

 Text A  Internet Issues  162

 Text B  A Design for Living on the Internet  170

Unit 12 These Are the Times That Try Men's Souls

 Text A  The Christmas Crossing  176

 Text B  Voice of Courage  185

Review Test H