张彦主编的《和上帝对话(新英语极地阅读初中版)》是以初中生为读者对象的主题式英语课外读物。涉及环保低碳、自然的精灵、新北京新奥运等12个主题84个话题。主要内容以文章导读、主体文章、字斟句酌、金句必背、读有所获、愿你多知等6大板块呈现。主题时代气息浓厚，体裁多样，题材广泛，材料鲜活，语言地道。

Unit 1 Environmental Protection and Low-carbon环保低碳

 Passage 1 Develop Your Own Helping Habits伸出你的友爱之手

 Passage 2 The Red Moon红月亮

 Passage 3 Growing Deserts t3益增长的沙漠

 Passage 4 Learning How to Save the Earth学会保护地球

 Passage 5 How to Saye Our Environment如何拯救我们的环境

 Passage 6 How Camels Survive the Dry Desert骆驼如何在沙漠中生存

 Passage 7 Earth Friendly Ideas环保概念

 Passage 8 Reduce，Reuse and Recycle减少，再利用，再循环

Unit 2 Sprites of Nature自然的精灵

 Passage 1 The Hare and the Tortoise兔子和乌龟

 Passage 2 The Dog and His Shadow狗和他的影子

 Passage 3 Two Goats两只山羊

 Passage 4 The Lion and the Mouse狮子和老鼠

 Passage 5 Country Mouse and City Mouse乡下老鼠和城市老鼠

 Passage 6 The Bat and the Weasel蝙蝠和鼠狼

 Passage 7 A Crow and a Fox乌鸦和狐狸

 Passage 8 A Cat and a Bird猫和鸟

Unit 3 The Eternal Flame不灭的圣火

 Passage 1 The Olympic Flag and the Olympic Flame奥运会会旗和奥运圣火

 Passage 2 The Origin of the Olympics奥林匹克的起源

 Passage 3 The Olympic Athlete's Oath and the Olympic Official's Oath奥林匹克的运动员誓言和官方宣誓

 Passage 4 New Beijing Great Olympics新北京新奥运

 Passage 5 Five Kids Spread Joy福娃

 Passage 6 The Olympic Spirit奥林匹克精神

 Passage 7 Flying Fish奥运飞鱼——菲尔普斯

 Passage 8 No Retirement for Olympic Champion Chen Yibing奥运冠军陈一冰

Unit 4 Interests and Conscience利益与良知

 Passage 1 Interview the God和上帝对话

 Passage 2 Learn to Help Yourself学会自立

 Passage 3 What Is Friendship?什么是友谊？

 Passage 4 Shoemaker小鞋匠

 Passage 5 What's a Happy Family幸福一家人

 Passage 6 Do not Throw Good Things Away不抛弃

 Passage 7 Good Manners彬彬有礼

 Passage 8 The Lion in Love坠入爱河的狮子

Unit 5 Keep Up with the Times与时俱进

 Passage 1 Solar-Powered Plane太阳能飞机

 Passage 2 A New Computer新型电脑

 Passage 3 Google Search Engine谷歌搜索引擎

 Passage 4 A New Kind of Backpack神奇背包

 Passage 5 H0w to Do a Science Fair如何做科学项目

 Passage 6 GPS-enabled Walking Shoes GPS定位跑鞋

 Passage 7 Bow-lingual狗语翻译机

 Passage 8 A Paperless Classroom无纸教室

Unit 6 My Space Dream我的航天梦

 Passage 1 Shenzhou IX神舟九号成功发射

 Passage 2 To Clean up Space Junk清理太空垃圾

 Passage 3 First Female Astronaut-Liu Yang女航天员刘洋

 Passage 4 An Excellent Student-Liu Yang三好学生刘洋

 Passage 5 An Incompetent Wife不称职的妻子

 Passage 6 China Blasts into Space中国向太空进发

 Passage 7 Space Station太空站

 Passage 8 The ISS：A Flying City in the Sky人类太空新城

Unit 7 Life Needs Positive Energy生活需要正能量

 Passage 1 God's Coffee上帝的咖啡

 Passage 2 Small Ponds and Big Ponds小池塘和大池塘

 Passage 3 Unity Is Strength团结就是力量

 Passage 4 A Blind Dog盲狗

 Passage 5 A Free Lunch免费午餐

 Passage 6 I Am Your Eraser我是你的橡皮

 Passage 7 The Stolen Smells香味被盗

 Passage 8 I Am Small，but Not Silly我个小，却不傻

 Passage 9 It's Time for Rest休息时间

 Passage 10 Which Is Better谁更棒

Unit 8 Network Era网络时代

 Passage l Micro—blogging微博

 Passage 2 Computer Master电脑高手

 Passage 3 Computer Games网络游戏

 Passage 4|nternet Users我是网民

 Passage 5 Three Online Shopping Tips三条关于网购的建议

 Passage 6 Josh's World乔希的世界

 Passage 7 Daisy's Website黛西的网页

 Passage 8 A Cook on the Internet网上大厨

Unit 9 Travel Around the WorId旅行天下

 Passage 1 My Tour to NeW York纽约之行

 Passage 2 Green Water Lake绿水湖

 Passage 3“Hot Travel Period”for the New Year春节旅游旺季

 Passage 4 Travel by Train踏上远行的列车

 Passage 5 Seaside Holidays海滨假期

 Passage 6 Holiday Season黄金假日

 Passage 7 Discovery Trips发现之旅

 Passage 8 Travel by Plane飞翔在途中

Unit 10 Gain and Loss of Globalization全球化得失

 Passage 1 Greenhouse Gases Hit a New Record High温室气体含量创新高

 Passage 2 Economic Globalization经济全球化

 Passage 3 Today从今天起

 Passage 4 Subway Nightmare地铁惊魂

 Passage 5 Innovation创新

 Passage 6 Overpopulation人口过剩

 Passage 7 A Computer and Internet Generation网络一代

 Passage 8 Change改变

Unit 11 Health Consciousness关注健康

 Passage 1 Four Ideas for Better Sleep睡眠

 Passage 2 How to Drink Tea茶道

 Passage 3 Lunch at School校同午饭

 Passage 4 Instant Noodles方便面

 Passage 5 What Is Conjunctivitis红眼病

 Passage 6 Fruits and Vegetables黄金搭档

 Passage 7 Four Unhealthy Behaviours生活恶习

 Passage 8 Small Meals Are Better than a Big One一日四餐

 Passage 9 Five Tips on Healthy Living健康生活小贴士

Unit 12 Education教育生活

 Passage 1 Smile and the World Smiles to You微笑

 Passage 2 Homework家庭作业

 Passage 3 Punishment惩罚

 Passage 4 Communication交流

 Passage 5 The Chinese Children's Reading Ability中国孩子的阅读能力

 Passage 6 How to Make Money and Spend It挣钱花钱

 Passage 7 A Dream Is Worth Believing坚信梦想