《新时代大学英语》由柳青军、刘素媛、隋志娟主编，选材新颖，课文绝大多数选自近几年出版的英美报刊书籍。题材多样，涉及到人文、地理、社科、自然科学等方方面面，所选文章具有时代性、知识性、趣味性和科学性。内容丰富、体系完整，注重听、说、读、写、译等诸方面技能全面协调的发展，循序渐进，从易到难，具有明显的梯度变化，练习形式活泼多样，突出实用性和可操作性，能激发学生的学习兴趣，体现新课程理念，力求通过教材的学习不仅使学生学到语言知识和技能，同时激发他们的心智，开阔视野，培养独立思考的精神、分析批判的能力、实事求是的态度和理性思维的习惯。

Unit 1 Culture /1

  Text Oulture Shock /2

  After-class Reading Americans on Vacation/13

Unit 2 Man and Animals /21

  Text Giant Pandas and Their Conservation /22

  After-class Reading Heartstrings /33

Unit 3 Books /39

  Text Confession of a Book Lover /40

  After-class Reading Companionship of Books /50

Unit4 Trade /56

  Text Unique Problems in International Trade /57

  After-class Reading The Soft Sell /68

Unit 5 Career Planning /74

  Text Rich Dad's Advice:Don't Work for Money /75

  After-class Reading Career Planning /88

Unit 6 Automobile /94

  Text Volkswagen-- "People's Oar"  /95

  After-class Reading Motorcar /108

Unit 7 Speech /113

  Text This Is a Historic Occasion /114

  After-class Reading How to Give a Good Speech /125

Unit 8 Music /130

  Text A Prescription for Mozart/132

  After-class Reading The Sound ot= Music /145

Unit 9 Environment /151

  Text Water Problems /152

  After-class Reading Let' s Leave Our Children a LMng Planet/164

Unit 10 Communications /170

  Text There' s a Phone Booth on the Corner /171

  After-class Reading A Gall Too Far /183

          Listening and Speaking

  Unit 1 Friends and Friendship /190

  Unit 2 Traveling /196

  Unit 3 Festivals and Holidays /202

  Unit 4 Music and Movies /207

  Unit 5 Sports /213

  Unit 6 News /218

  Unit 7 Job Hunting /224

  Unit 8 Internet /229

  Unit 9 Expressing Attitudes /235

  Unit 10 Job Interview /242

  Glossary /248

  Phrases and Expressions /265