本书针对高职英语的教学目标编写，强调“适度够用”，强调语言技能训练，同时也注意突出语言知识点的要求。把传统英语教学中的精读、泛读、口语、听力四门课合编为一册，以求相互渗透、相辅相成，提高教学和学习效率。适当放低起点，以适应大范围的学生语言知识实际情况，但不放低最终教学要求。

本书适合高职院校师生选用。

Unit 1 Earth Day

Unit 2 Air Pollution

Unit 3 Movies and Hollywood

Unit 4 Rock Music

Unit 5 Anne's Dream

Unit 6 Benjamin Franklin

Unit 7 Working for Fun and Profit

Unit 8 Bill Gates of Microsoft

Unit 9 Different Attitudes toward Word

Unit 10 Alaska

Unit 11 Working Overseas

Unit 12 Computer Hardware

Unit 13 Computer Software

Unit 14 An Election Speech

The other day Barbara was walking in the park when she saw Anne Jones sitting by herself on a bench.Something was wrong with Anne.She was looking down at the ground while covering her face with her hands.