本书共包括20个单元内容和附录两大模块。每个单元含3篇阅读资料，既有精读内容又有泛读文章。内容涉及生物、农牧业、医药、食品、计算机等专业的知识和专业词汇；课文题材广泛、难易适中、信息量大、内容新颖；课文后配有各种练习题，并附有答案详析，以检测巩固所学知识。本书附录精选了生物、畜牧等领域的常用专业词汇。
本书紧密结合教学实践，融思想性、趣味性、可读性和实用性于一体。语言规范、篇幅适中、由浅入深、循序渐进，既利于教学，也便于学生自学。通过系列阅读，可使学生拓宽视野，了解行业基本知识和发展状况，培养专业英语阅读的基本能力。
本书适用于高职高专农林牧渔、生物、食品、专业（商务）英语及相关专业院校的学生和教师。

Unit One (Economics and Trade)
Text A Business and Social Responsibility
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Business and Your Life
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C How to Succeed in Business?
Unit Two (Economics and Trade)
Text A The Marketing Concept
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Marketing Is All around Us
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and Decide Whether the Statements are True (T) or False (F)
Text C The Importance of Selling
Unit Three (Information Technology)
Text A The Web Lifestyle
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Internet Service Function
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C What Is Multimedia?
Unit Four (Information Technology)
Text A Safe Sex for Your Computer
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Computer Crime in America
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C Computer Viruses
Unit Five (Animal Husbandry)
Text A Fish Farming
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Raising Cows for Milk
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C Rabbits are Easy to Raise
Unit Six (Animal Husbandry)
Text A Feeder Cattle Supplies Rise
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Raising Sheep
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C National Animal Identification System
Unit Seven (Animal Husbandry)
Text A Animal Husbandry
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Feed and Forage Production Conditions
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C How to Handle Chicken Safely?
Unit Eight (Food and Nutrition)
Text A The Making of Cheese
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Vitamins
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Decide Whether the Following Statements are True (T) or False (F)
Text C How Is Chocolate Made?
Unit Nine (Food and Nutrition)
Text A Household Food Security in the United States, 2005
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Diets and Their Effects
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C Biodiversity for Food Security
Unit Ten (Food and Nutrition)
Text A Certifying Eligibility in the National School Lunch Program
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Again U. S. Food Industry Gears Up for Tougher Inspections in Fight against Terror
Words to Know
Read the Following Passage and then Answer the Questions Below
Text C Cloned Animals Safe to Eat
Unit Eleven (Food and Nutrition)
Text A Do Healthy School Meals Cost More?
Task One: Words to Know
Task Two: Read and Understand the Following Passage
Task Three: Finish the Following Exercises
Text B Competitive Foods. Soft Drinks