本书每课共分四个部分:
Part A Additional Background Information
这部分是相关的语言文化背景知识,内容丰富,选材考究,可读性强,便于加深对教材原文的理解,具有较高的参考价值。
Part B Additional Notes to the Text
本部分针对课文中结构复杂、容易产生歧义的句子进行分析和注释,以帮助读者更透彻地把握原文的含义。
Part C Outline Of the Article
本部分对文章的篇章结构进行综合分析,给出段落大意,使读者高屋建瓴,全文概要一目了然, 更好地把握文章的**主题。
Part D Answers to the Questions
本部分针对原教材课后练习给出简洁、明确的答案,帮助读者更好地学习教材文章。

**单元 社会群体
lesson 1 good news about racial progress
lesson 2 who are america's hispanics?
lesson 3 women leap off corporate ladder
lesson 4 boomers won't go quietly
第二单元 衣食住行
lesson 5 food and obesity
lesson 6 the roof that costs too much
lesson 7 cities and suburbs are trading places
lesson 8 our love affair with cars
第三单元 家庭婚姻
lesson 9 no one way to keep love in bloom, experts say
lesson 10 the new mommy track
lesson 11 why every married couple should sign a contract
lesson 12 another thirty years war in the making?
第四单元 行为风尚
lesson 13 nyc ban sparks smoking war
lesson 14 take your planet to work
lesson 15 more businesses cater to canines
lesson 16 the price of beauty
第五单元 心理观念
lesson 17 days of danger and duct tape
lesson 18 those rugged individuals
lesson 19 it's a glad, sad, mad world
lesson 20 abortion wars, once again
第六单元 文教体育
lesson 21 reining in the test of tests
lesson 22 e-learning today
lesson 23