本书具有以下特色：
1.针对现在普遍使用的各套教材的共同相近的话题遴选各单元的阅读材料，提高所有使用教材中语料的复现率，加深学生对所学教材的理解，并更好地掌握和巩固所学的各种语料，从而具有广泛的适应性。
2.根据大学教育宽基础、文理渗透、素质培养的原则，选文题材广泛，体裁多样，兼顾社会和自然科学知识，达到文、理、工、农、医各科的通用性，适合各级各类院校使用；同时，选文篇幅适度，由浅入深，循序渐进地培养学生的阅读技能，扩大知识面，增强学生运用英语的能力，提高综合素质。同时帮助提高学生CET-4的应试能力。使用对象：各类高校非英语专业学生和有一定英语基础的英语学习者。
3.博采众长，借鉴国内外先生的、可以为我所用的理论、研究成果与方法，摒弃只注重词汇、语法难点注解、课文译文、练习答案的编写套路，而从学习方法，对学生进行导读。

Unit 1 Foreign Language Learning
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 2 Campus Life and Education
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 3 Love
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 4 Holidays
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 5 Money
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 6 Hobbies
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 7 Shopping
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 8 Friendship
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 9 Traveling
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 10 Praise
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 11 Lifestyle
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Unit 12 Man and Natrue
Part Ⅰ Reading Skills
Part Ⅱ Reading Practice
Part Ⅲ Fast Reading
Key to Exercises