王延菊、杨元主编的《应用型大学英语综合教程(提高篇2第4版十二五普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材)》立足大学英语教学现状，充分考虑与高中英语教学的衔接，循序渐进地安排教学内容。配合大学英语教学目标将教材体系分为“基础”“提高”“发展”三个等级。每个等级在选材、生词、练习、训练目标等方面逐层递进，学校可灵活根据学生入学水平、人才培养规格及目标等选择合适等级的教材，自主确定起始层次，更好地适应个性化教学的实际需求。
新版教材的编写以应用型人才培养为目标，遵循语言教学和学习规律，以提高学生的英语应用能力，增强跨文化交际意识和交际能力，同时发展自主学习能力，提高综合文化素养，使他们在学习、生活、社会交往和未来工作中能够有效地使用英语，满足国家、社会、学校和个人发展的需要。

Unit 1 Wake Up Your Ears
Warm-up
Text A Legendary Elvis
Text B How Can You Prepare for an Opera?
Writing About It
Mini-project Conducting a Survey on the Musical Preference of Your Classmates
Review Checklist
Unit 2 Learn Weather；Live Better
Warm-up
Text A The Impact of the Weather on Human Activities
Text B Factors That Affect Weather Conditions
Writing About It
Mini-project A Study on Meteorological Variables
Review Checklist
Unit 3 Celebrity Community
Warm-up
Text A CEO of the Decade
Text B Father of China's Space Program:Qian Xuesen
Writing About lt
Mini-project Talk About a Person Who Has Made a Difference in the World
Review Checklist
Unit 4 Let's Fly
Warm-up
Text A The Wright Brothers'Story
Text B Possible Reasons for Air Crashes and Keys to Survival
Writing About it
Mini-project Writing a Report on “How Can One Conquer the Fear of Flying?”
Review Checklist
Unit 5 Culture in Business
Warm-up
Text A How Can You Build Great Company Culture?
Text B Culture in Business Communication
Writing About it
Mini-project Conducting a Survey on the Importance of Company Culture
Review Checklist
Unit 6 Fashion and Design
Warm-up
Text A The Cheongsam
Text B"Hanfu”and "Tangzhuang"
Writing About It
Mini-project Conducting a Survey on the Favorite Style of Dress of Your Classmates
Review Checklist
Unit 7 Sports and Life
Warm-up
Text A The One and Only-Michael Jordan
Text B The Michael Jordan from China:Yao Ming
Writing About lt
Mini-project Conduct a Role-play-a Post-match Interview
Review Checklist
Unit 8 The Mystery of the Universe
Warm-up
Text A Take a Journey Through Our Cosmic Neighborhood
Text B Where Is the Water on the Moon from?
Writing About lt
Mini-project Conducting a Group Presentation About Novels and Movies on Mars
Review Checklist