《新编综合英语》高级阶段共分4册，本册为第5册，由高晓芳、刘晓华主编，供师范院校英语专业三年级上学期使用。

本册共12个单元。每个单元包含2篇课文(Reading 1&Reading 2)与5大板块(Schema Building，Information Surfing，Text Understanding，Language Building&Teacher Awareness)。

Unit 1 Personal Development

  Reading 1 The Pleasures of Ignorance

  Reading 2 Why I Hate Mathematics？

Unit 2 Power of Nature

  Reading 1 Understanding the Oil Spill' s Psychic Toll

  Reading 2 Nature Could Heal Your Mind and Body

Unit 3 Women

  Reading 1 The Feminine Mystique

  Reading 2 Shakespeare's Sister

Unit 4 Belief

  Reading 1 Why We Need the Puritans？

  Reading 2 The Literary Influence of the Bible

Unit 5 Health

  Reading 1 The American Obesity Crisis: Is "No" to Carbs the Answer？

  Reading 2 Is the Recession Making Americans Fatter？

Unit 6 Teacher Education

  Reading 1 Preparing Teachers for Classroom Management: the Teacher Educator's Role

  Reading 2 Do Your Students Care Whether You Care About Them？

Unit 7 Astrology

  Reading 1 Signs for Love, a Very Brief Introduction to Astrology

  Reading 2 Find Your Uniqueness--Zodiac Signs

Unit 8 Natural Beauty

  Reading 1 The Forest and the Steppe

  Reading 2 A Season for Hymning and Hawing

Unit 9 Family

  Reading 1 A Brave Battle Against Leukaemia and a Mother's Promise

  Reading 2 The Magic of the Family Meal

Unit 10 Science and Life

  Reading 1 The Winds of Change

  Reading 2 Denmark's Wind of Change

Unit 11 History and Future

  Reading 1 Human Evolution at the Crossroads: Genetics, Cybernetics Complicate Forecast for Species

  Reading 2 The Future of Evolution: What Will We Become？

Unit 12 Optimism

  Reading 1 Act Like an Optimist, Improve Your Health

  Reading 2 Self-Control: When Optimism Is Self-Defeating？