范纯海等编著的《新起点大学英语听说教程》(starting Anew：cEc Listeningand Speaking)是根据2007年7月教育部高等教育司颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》为普通高等学校学生进行大学英语听说训练而设计编写的教材。《大学英语课程教学要求》指出大学英语的教学目标是培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是听说能力，使他们在今后学习、工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行交际。该教材遵循以学生发展为本的人本主义教育观，力求引导学生充分运用他们的理解能力和逻辑思维能力，加强有意义学习和主动发现语言规律的探索式学习。教材体现了英语语言教学法和语言学研究的最新成果，能切实满足学生提高英语听说能力的迫切需要。

Unit 1 Facing Failures

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Morns Talk. Facing Failure

 Conversation 2 Why Most People Give Up and Fail

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Failures Are Neutral

 Passage 2 Failure Is Just the First Step Towards Success

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Trouble Is a Friend

Unit 2 Laughter

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 To Stay Healthy

 Conversation 2 Why Do Shy People Avoid Social Situatiorks?

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 To Laugh and Play

 Passage 2 Laughing Clubs

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Love Like Laughter

Unit 3 What's Your Favorite Song?

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Jazz and Classical Music

 Conversation 2 What's Your Favorite Song?

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Music

 Passage 2 Jazz

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Music and Me

Unit 4 Women Like Shopping

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 You're Obsessed with Cotton

 Conversation 2 Wearing a Suit

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Tips for Shopping

 Passage 2 Colors Work

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song The Show

Unit 5 Traffic Accidents

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Where to Park?

 Conversation 2 An Accident

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Driver Fatigue

 Passage 2 Crossing the Road Safely

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Traffic in the Sky

Unit 6 I've Been Laid Off!

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 How Is Your Work?

 Conversation 2 Job Market

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 How to Keep Your Job in Good Standing

 Passage 2 Finding a Job in a Struggling Economy

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song I'll Be There

Unit 7 I Am Ambitious

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Living in Space

 Conversation 2 What Is Your Dream?

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 You Can Make a Difference

 Passage 2 Be Ambitious

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Dream On

Unit 8 ! Am Still Single

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Is That True?

 Conversation 2 A Blind Date

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Looking for Mr. Right

 Passage 2 The Man Who Loved Women

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Love and Marriage

Unit 9 Overpopulation

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Population Problem

 Conversation 2 Causes of Overpopulation

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 The Growth in Population

 Passage 2 Population in America

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song We Are the World

Unit 10 Crime

Part One Getting into the Topic

Part Two Listening Tasks

Task One Short Conversations

Task Two Long Conversations

 Conversation 1 Be Tough on Crime

 Conversation 2 Drive to the Party?

Task Three Short Passages

 Passage 1 Drunk Driving

 Passage 2 Accusation

Part Three Speaking Out

Part Four Testing Yourself

Part Five Enjoying Yourself

Song Where Is the Love