本教程依据教育部《大学英语教学指南（2020）》中“基础级”目标要求，充分考虑艺体类专业学生的英语水平和学习能力，兼顾其英语学习认知规律、专业特点、情感态度及兴趣爱好等因素，注重选材的前沿性、综合性、实用性，着力处理好语言知识学习与应用能力培养的关系。教材编写组本着“实用为主，够用为度”的原则，凸显通识为共核、能力为主导、专业为依托的编写理念，努力打造一套科学实用的艺体类英语阅读教程。教材的编写设计涵盖艺体类相关专业领域，在保证语言学习难度适中的同时，丰富语言学习素材，开阔学生的视野，激发学生的英语学习兴趣和动力。
本教程对单元配套练习进行了精心设计与编排。在练习形式的设置上，参考、汲取了国内外主流语言水平考试的命题模式，形式多样，难度递进。在练习内容设置方面，涵盖对语篇主旨把握、细节分析以及针对核心词汇、关键信息理解的考查。单元练习旨在助力学生英语学习策略与技能的系统训练，注重语言输出能力的培养，着力提高学生英语应用能力。

Topic One Sports and Health
Unit1
Passage 1 Spiker Zhu Ting: China's Youth Award Is an Honor
Passage 2 Did Soccer Originate in China?
Passage 3 The 5 Principles of Athletic Success
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Unit2
Passage 1 Can Exercise Help Treat Anxiety?
Passage 2 Health, Sport and Wellness
Passage 3 Virtual Fitness: Exploring the Pros and Cons
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Topic Two Music and Dance
Unit3
Passage 1 Vlogger Tops Charts
Passage 2 Music and Creative Thinking
Passage 3 What Does Music Bring to Us?
Passage 4 Text A & Text B
Supplementary Reading
Unit4
Passage 1 PeacockDance
Passage 2 Actress Dancing Underwater as Mythical Chinese Character "Goddess Luo" Becomes Online Sensation
Passage 3 A Typical Dancer's Diet
Passage 4 Text A & Text B
Supplementary Reading
Topic Three Fine Arts and Design
Unit5
Passage 1 Tango Gao, a Cartoonist of Wild Imagination
Passage 2 Who Invented Emoticons and Emoji?
Passage 3 Chinese Painting
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Unit
Passage 1 New Ideas in Furniture Design
Passage 2 Behind the Uniform Design for Chinese Athletes
Passage 3 Trends in Cosmetic Packaging Industry
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Topic Four Journalism and Communication
Unit6
Passage 1 Why Does China Lead the World in Digital Media7
Passage 2 Influence of TikTok on Youth Generation
Passage 3 What Does a News Anchor Do?
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Unit7
Passage 1 Film Industry and Social Development
Passage 2 Rise of China's Film Industry
Passage 3 Concerns in Film Making
Passage4 TextA&TextB
Supplementary Reading
Key to Exercises