本套听力教材的编者多年从事大学英语的教学与研究工作。在教材的编写过程中，灵活运用了语言学习理论，并充分考虑了当代大学生的英语水平和学习特点。全书共4册，每册16个单元、2个小测验和1个相关等级的测试；小测验分别安排在第8和16单元后，目的是对前8个单元功能意念、微技能、一般听力技能等进行综合检测；测试安排在*后，供学生检测自己的听力是否达到大纲要求的相关级别的水平。该教材适合普通本科生、网络学院本科生以及具有相当水平的其他英语学习爱好者；既可用于自学，也可作课堂听力教材或课外听力辅助材料。

Unit 1 Transportation（Ⅰ）
SectionⅠ Negation
SectionⅡ
Dialogue Commuting Home from Work
Passage Automobiles in the United States
unit 2 Transportation（Ⅱ）
SectionⅠ Phrasal Verbs
SectionⅡ
Dialogue Ships Are Still a Widely Used Form of Transportation
Passage Seat Belts
unit 3 Culture & Custom（Ⅰ）: Food & Drink
SectionⅠ Identifying Details
SectionⅡ
Passage 1 The Best American Restaurants
Passage 2 Hungry for Hamburgers
unit 4 Culture & Custom（Ⅱ）: Holidays & Festivals
SectionⅠ Suggestions & Requests
SectionⅡ
Passage 1 Halloween
Passage 2 Public Holidays in Britain
unit 5 Likes & Dislikes（Ⅰ）
SectionⅠ Transition
SectionⅡ
Dialogue Hobbies
Passage Getting Advice from Strangers
Unit 6 Likes & Dislikes（Ⅱ）
SectionⅠ Willingness
SectionⅡ
Dialogue Violence on TV
Passage A Strange Man
Unit 7 Agreement & Disagreement（Ⅰ）
SectionⅠ Subjunctive Mood
SectionⅡ
Passage A Flying Carpet
Dialogue The Differences Between British English and American English
Unit 8 Agreement & Disagreement（Ⅱ）
SectionⅠ Integrative Skills
SectionⅡ
Dialogue The English System and the Metric System
Passage What Stimulates People to Work Hard?
Quiz 1
Unit 1-Unit8
Unit 9 Education（Ⅰ）
SectionⅠ Drawing Inferences
SectionⅡ
Dialogue What Subjects Are You Taking This Semester?
Passage Education in the U. S. A
Unit 10 Education（Ⅱ）
SectionⅠ Identifying Details
SectionⅡ
Dialogue Welcome Back to the New Term
Passage I Expect My Students to Follow Certain Rules of Formality
Unit 11 Comparison & Contrast（Ⅰ）
SectionⅠ Taking Notes
SectionⅡ
Passage Man Differs from Animals
Dialogue Which Apartment Is Better?
Unit 12 Comparison＆Contrast（Ⅱ）
Unit 13 Anecdoted of Famous People（Ⅰ）
Unit 14 Anecdotes of Famous People（Ⅱ）
Unit 15 Comments（Ⅰ）
Unit 16 Comments（Ⅱ）
Quiz 2
Test
Key to the Exercises
Tapescripts