本书的作者均来自大学英语教学第一线，他们根据自己对教材的深刻理解，对《教学要求》的充分领悟，以及对教学对象实际能力的准确把握，认真编写了这本基于主干教材课文的思路分析与实践指导一书，以此引导学生由对“树”的认识过渡到对“林”的理解，培养学生从词到篇的阅读理解能力，组织学生利用所学语言材料进行口头复述与课堂讨论，进而提升书面语言组织与口头表达能力。通过有序的课堂教学实践，增强学生的语言能力，从而实现教学培养目标。

本书的撰写基于以下思路：通过科学的语言教学方法将学生的语言习得有效地转换成语言能力。本书与《新视野大学英语 读写教程》及《新视野大学英语 听说教程》一起形成了在同一内容，同一体裁基础上的听、说、读、写、译互动的完整的英语课堂教学体系。

主要特色：

·以结构分析的方式使学生从语篇的高度理解文章；

·以浅显的语言深层次地分析文章的背景、写作方法与技巧、内在寓意等；

·以重点词和问题引发课堂讨论；

·以范文为例指导学生拟写段落主题句并扩展成文。

Book One

Unit 1

Section A: Learning a Foreign Language

Section B: Keys to Successful Online Learning

Unit 2

Section A: A Busy Weekday Morning

Section B: Parent Talk

Unit 3

Section A: A Good Heart to Lean On

Section B: The Right Son at the Right Time

Unit 4

Section A: How to Make a Good Impression

Section B: Body Language

Unit 5

Section A: The Battle Against AIDS

Section B: The Last Dive at the Olympics

Unit 6

Section A: The Widow

Section B: The Trashman

Unit 7

Section A: Face to Face with Guns

Section B: Should I Have a Gun?

Unit 8

Section A: Birth of Bright Ideas

Section B: Ways of Increasing Creativity

Unit 9

Section A: Looking to the 21st Century

Section B: Trends for the 21st Century

Unit 10

Section A: Being Honest and Open

Section B: Web Site Resources: The Best Aid for Cheating?

Book Two

Unit 1

Section A: Time-Conscious Americans

Section B: Culture Shock

Unit 2

Section A: Environmental Protection Throughout the World

Section B: Green Spaces in Cities

Unit 3

Section A: Marriage Across the Nations

Section B: Rich Meeting His Future Mother-In-Law

Unit 4

Section A: Studying Abroad

Section B: Experiences in Exile

Unit 5

Section A: Weeping for My Smoking Daughter

Section B: Stop Spoiling Your Children

Unit 6

Section A: As His Name Is, So Is He!

Section B: Judge by Appearances

Unit 7

Section A: Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life

Section B: Are You a Workaholic?

Unit 8

Section A: There's a Lot More to Life than a Job

Section B: What Youngsters Expect in Life

Unit 9

Section A: Stop Brain Drain

Section B: Borderline Ridiculousness

Unit 10

Section A: Reports on Britain Under the Bombs

Section B: Forty-Three Seconds over Hiroshima

Book Three

Unit 1

Section A: The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams

Section B: The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert

Unit 2

Section A: Iron and the Effects of Exercise

Section B: Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benefits?

Unit 3

Section A: Where Principles Come First

Section B: Cultural Differences in Westem and Japanese Decision-Making

Unit 4

Section A: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture

Section B: Engelbreit's the Name, Cute Is My Game

Unit 5

Section A: Graceful Hands

Section B: Decisions of the Heart

Unit 6

Section A: How to Prepare for Earthquakes

Section B: Changes in the Balance of Nature

Unit 7

Section A: A Rose Is a Rose

Section B: The Chunnel

Unit 8

Section A: Legal and Moral Implications of Cloning

Section B: Who Will Take Advantage of Human Cloning

Unit 9

Section A: Premarital Agreements

Section B: Is the Traditional Family Structure at Risk?

Unit 10

Section A: The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon

Section B: The Ride of My Life

Book Four

Unit 1

Section A: The Temptation of a Respectable Woman

Section B: The Obligations and Responsibilities to Marriage

Unit 2

Section A: Charlie Chaplin

Section B: The Political Career of a Female Politician

Unit 3

Section A: Longing for a New Welfare System

Section B: A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World

Unit 4

Section A: The Telecommunications Revolution

Section B: The Information Superhighway

Unit 5

Section A: Choose to Be Alone on Purpose

Section B: Roommate Conflicts

Unit 6

Section A: Bribery and Business Ethics

Section B: The Biggest Threat to the Role of Police Officers

Unit 7

Section A: Research into Population Genetics

Section B: Geniuses and Better Parenting

Unit 8

Section A: Slavery Gave Me Nothing to Lose

Section B: Why Are Women Afraid of Wrinkles

Unit 9

Section A: Make Euro Disney More European

Section B: Not to Expect Profits Soon from Euro Disney

Unit 10

Section A: How to Cultivate "EQ"

Section B: EQ Plays a Role in Personal Success