本教材选材新颖，取材纯正，内容丰富，颇具时代色彩。所有课文选材均来自英语权威期刊、书籍或网站。上下两册共十章，分为 20 课，共计 40 篇文章，每单元主题均不相同。教材选题内容丰富，尽可能涉及非英语专业研究生的各个专业，既包括宏观研究又包括微观描述。选材多为近几年最新的文章，保证了课文的时效性和前沿性。
Chapter 1 Philosophy
Lesson 1 Chinese Philosophy
Lesson 2 Western Philosophy
Chapter 2 Literature
Lesson 3 Chinese Literature
Lesson 4 Western Literature
Chapter 3 History
Lesson 5 Chinese History
Lesson 6 World History
Chapter 4 Education
Lesson 7 Chinese Education
Lesson 8 American Education
Chapter 5 Mass Media
Lesson 9 Chinese Mass Media
Lesson 10 Western Mass Media
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