本书是新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材中的一本。《综合教程》的初版和再版，在十几年间，在全国各地高等院校的英语专业中得到广泛使用，并得到广大师生的认可。这是第三次修订。本次修订除了保持得到使用院校肯定的人文性以外，力求课文主题的多样化，贴近社会生活、有利于丰富学生的专业知识。同时从语言难度、语篇内涵上更好地体现由易到难、循序渐进的原则。

Unit 1
Text I The Fun They Had
Text II Imagining a World Without Oil
Unit 2
Text I Whatever Happened to Manners?
Text II Etiquette
Unit 3
Text I Dealing with AIDS
Text II AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Unit 4
Text I My Forever Valentine
Text II My Most Unforgettable Character
Unit 5
Text I Hollywood
Text II The Disney Company
Unit 6
Text I A Debt to Dickens
Text II Companionship of Books
Unit 7
Text I Salvation
Text II How to Be True to Yourself
Unit 8
Text I Gender Bias in Language
Text II Gestures and Meanings in Different Parts of the World
Unit 9
Text I The Light of Depression
Text II Remaining Positive When Facing a Chronic Illness
Unit 10
Text I Five Traits of the Educated Man
Text II When Does Education Stop?
Unit 11
Text I Love at First Byte
Text II The New Local
Unit 12
Text I The Design of Chinese Gardens
Text II Chinese and Western Gardens Contrasted
Glossary of Text I's
Glossary of Text II's