《大学英语》是一套以全方位、立体化培养学生各项语言基础能力为编写目的的教材，是专业用途英语的最新尝试，适用于高等院校中外合作项目的本科生英语教学，也可用于有出国需求的硕士生参考用书或作为普通高校大学英语教学辅助用书。
《大学英语》共上下两册，本书为下册。课文内容以科普性文章为主，侧重学生的阅读、翻译与写作能力的培养，同时补充美国文化常识，巩固语法知识，提高写作水平。本书内容共有16个单元，主要围绕时间管理、人工智能、共享经济、电商平台、人脸识别、无人驾驶、4D打印等大学生感兴趣的科技话题展开，使学生在语言知识学习的同时，了解当代科技成果，引发科技之后的思索，同时提升其人文素养。
本书每个单元主体内容包括五大板块：文化之旅、综合阅读、口语交际、语法知识、写作练习。每个单元的教学内容可在一周的教学时间内完成。

Unit 1 Personal Time Management
Section One　Culture Smart
Understanding American Culture
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Personal Time Management
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Adjectives
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 2 Clicks to Brick
Section One　Culture Smart
Traditional American Values and Beliefs
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Clicks to Brick
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Adverbs
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 3 Still Made in China
Section One　Culture Smart
The American Religious Heritage
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Still Made in China
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Preposition and Prepositional Phrases
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 4 Great Minds
Section One　Culture Smart
The American Frontier Heritage
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Great Minds
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
It-Pattern
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 5 Facial Recognition
Section One　Culture Smart
The American Heritage of Abundance
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Facial Recognition
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Coordinate Structure
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 6 Driverless Automobiles
Section One　Culture Smart
The World of American Business (Ⅰ)
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Driverless Automobiles
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Subordination
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 7 The Wellness Boom
Section One　Culture Smart
The World of American Business (Ⅱ)
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
The Wellness Boom
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Relative Clause
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 8 Hypermobility
Section One　Culture Smart
Government and Politics in the United States (Ⅰ)
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Hypermobility
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Adverbial Clause
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 9 The Threshold of Sustainability for Protected Areas
Section One　Culture Smart
Government and Politics in the United States (Ⅱ)
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
The Threshold of Sustainability for Protected Areas
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Conditional Clauses
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 10 Slaves to the Smartphone
Section One　Culture Smart
Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the United States
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Slaves to the Smartphone
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Absolute Construction
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 11 Artificial Intelligence
Section One　Culture Smart
Education in the United States
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Artificial Intelligence
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Content Clause
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 12 Technology in the Workplace Violates Workers’ Privacy
Section One　Culture Smart
How Americans Spend Their Leisure Time (Ⅰ)
Section Two　Comprehensive Reading
Technology in the Workplace Violates Workers’ Privacy
Notes
Vocabulary
Exercises
Section Three　Speaking Practice
Section Four　Grammar
Reported Speech
Section Five　Writing Practice
Unit 13 4D Printing
Section One　Cul