教育部颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》，作为大学英语改革的纲领性文件，明确提出要在大学英语的教学过程中培养学生的英语综合应用能力，特别是要加强听说能力的培养，为此我们组织编写了这套《大学英语进阶听力教程》。该教程适应大学英语教学改革形势发展的需要，特别注重训练语言学习者的听力并讲授提高听力的方法，以满足广大教师和学生英语学习的新需求。
本套教程分为6册，每册**明确，循序渐进，形成一个有机的整体，系统性强。
**册《优化音调》的内容有：音素、元音辨识、辅音辨识、辅音连缀、重读与轻读、不完全爆破、同化与省音、连读、意群与停顿、词重音与句子重音、重音转移、节奏及语调。
第二册《稳步前进》含有体育、爱好、家庭、工作、童年、乡村、宠物、影视、大学生活、**、音乐、购物、情感、假期和代沟等15个主题内容。
第三册《持续发展》含有青春时尚、旅游度假、广告、交通运输、成功与失败、神话传说、电脑、媒体报纸、住房、商业、友谊、身体语言、犯罪和暴力、风俗和休闲等主题内容。
第四册《加速进取》含有**人士、出国留学、结婚及婚礼习俗、政府机构、科学与技术、暴力及犯罪、环境、演说、诚实、战争与和平、文

Unit 1 Youth and Fashion
Part A Warm-up Exercises Lost Youth
Part B Jogging Exercises
Dialogue Fashion in the Life
Part C Running Exercises
Passage One Youth and Fashion
Passage Two The Lost Lamb
Part D Dashing ExercisesLifestyles: Low-fat Dieting!
Part E Relaxing Exercises
Song Superman
Unit 2 Norms and customs
Part A Warm-up Exercises Christmas Traditions
Part B Jogging Exercises
Dialogue Explanations to Some Origins of Customs
Part C Running Exercises
Passage One Tea-drinking
Passage Two Inviting and Entertaining Guests
Part D Dashing ExercisesSocial Customs
Part E Relaxing Exercises
Poem A Psalm of Life
unit 3 Advertisement
Part A Warm-up Exercises Advertisement Slogans
Part B Jogging Exercises
Dialogue Hawaii International Spring Film Festival
Part C Running Exercises
Passage One Advertising
Passage Two Public Interest Advertising
Part D Dashing Exercises Language in Advertising
Part E Relaxing Exercises
Song Yesterday Once More
Unit 4 Leisure+ and+Entertainment
Part A Warm-up Exercises Anecdotes
Part B Jogging Exercises
Dialogue At Travel Agency
Part C Running Exercises
Passage One Leisure and the Elderly Citizens
Passage Two Car Ownership
Part D Dashing Exercises No Woman Can Do Without It
Part E Relaxing Exercises
Poem Fire and Ice
Unit 4 Success and Failure
Part A Warm-up Exercises General "Don't Quit"
Part B Jogging Exercises
Dialogue Chatting
Part C Running Exercises
Passage One Charlie Chaplin
Passage Two Becoming Open to Others
Part D Dashing Exercises Self-assessment
Part E Relaxing Exercises
Proverbs and Sayings
Test Paper 1
Unit 6 Myth and Legend
Part A Warm-up Exercises Folk Tales
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Unit 7 Computers
Unit 8 Crime and Violence
Unit 9 Housing
Unit 10 Business
Test Paper 2
Unit 11 Friends and Friendship
Unit 12 Bidy Language
Unit 13 Media and Newspapers
Unit 14 Holidays and Tourism
Unit 15 Transportation
Test Paper 3
Tapescripts and Keys