本书是参考多所高等院校制定的学历继续教育(非英语专业)课程教学大纲编写的，供参加高等学历继续教育学习的学员使用的大学英语课程教材。全书共分八个单元，每个单元都讨论一个相关的主题，包括：大学教育、学习的方法与技巧、中国的经济形势、财富的创造与处置、西方的传统节日、疾病的预防、网络科技、出国留学等，内容相当广泛。每个单元均由英语语言知识运用，两篇课文及相关练习，语法专题知识讲座及单元同步测试等环节构成，供完成了中学阶段英语课程学习的各专业学生使用。

Unit 1 About College Education
Dialogue
Text A College - A Turning Point in My Life
Grammar 分词
Text B What I Hope to Gain from College Education
Test 单元一同步测试
Unit 2 How to Learn
Dialogue
Text A Learning to Learn
Grammar 动名词
Text B Maintaining Progress in Your English Studies
Test 单元二同步测试
Unit 3 Economy of China
Dialogue
The Development of Economy in China
Text A
Grammar 动词不定式
Text B Five Key Trends Driving China's E-Commerce Market
Test 单元三同步测试
Unit 4 Wealth:How to Control It
Dialogue
Text A How to Get Huge Savings on Your Grocery Bill
Grammar 被动语态
Text B Kids,I'm Giving It Away
Test 单元四同步测试
Unit 5 Festivals
Dialogue
Text A Love Is in the Air
Grammar 名词从句
Text B Thanksgiving Day
Test 单元五同步测试
Unit 6 Health Care
Dialogue
Text A Heart Disease: Treat or Prevent?
Grammar 定语从句
Text B Dieting Your Way to Health
Test 单元六同步测试
Unit 7 About Information Technology
Dialogue
Text A The Internet
Grammar 状语从句
Text B Will Humans of the Future Know How to Read and Write
Test 单元七同步测试
Unit 8 Studying Abroad
Dialogue
Text A American Students Studying Abroad
Grammar 一致关系
Text B Studying in the US:Growing Interest in Agriculture?
Test 单元八同步测试
Vocabulary & Phrases