本套教程取名为新概念，主要反映在以下几个编写特点：
阅读材料丰富多样，题材广泛，体裁多样，内容新颖，注重知识性、趣味性与实用性；
突破传统教材课文篇幅太短的局限，阅读量明显加大；
注重培养学生快速、准确、有效地获取信息的能力；
增加了有关中国传统节假日方面知识的阅读与摄取，以增强学生跨文化交际的能力；
为增强实用性，本教程有目的地收录了一些实用类体裁的阅读材料：如广告、信函、合同、协议、招标书以及招聘启事等，以便学生通过阅读和初步接触能了解此类文章的格式及其用词。
《新概念大学英语泛读教程》一套四册。每册有15个单元，每个单元由三部分组成：阅读课文和练习、快速阅读和练习、课外阅读和练习。此外，为方便阅读，我们在阅读课文和课外阅读后面增加了部分必需的注释。每册书后都配有练习参考答案，以便利教师和学生的教与学。

Unit One
Part One Text
The Bloggers' Age
Part Two Fast Reading
Education? Computer, Naturally
Part Three Supplementary Reading
Privacy on Parade, at a Price
Unit Two
Part One Text
Hair Loss: My Miracle Cure
Part Two Fast Reading
Some Cool Ideas
Part Three Supplementary Reading
Sunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing
Unit Three
Part One Text
Genome Knowledge Brings Ethical Choiees
Part Two Fast Reading
The Bottom Line
Part Three Supplementary Reading
(1) The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
(2) The Double Ninth Festival
Unit Four
Part One Text
The American Idea of Success
Part Two Fast Reading
A Nation of Hypochondriacs
Part Three Supplementary Reading
U. S. House of Representatives
Unit Five
Part One Text
A Story from the Bible
Part Two Fast Reading
The Origin of Religion
Part Three Supplementary Reading
The Top Ten Ways Culture Affects Negotiating Style
Unit Six
Part One Text
Traditional American Values and Beliefs
Part Two Fast Reading
An American Looks at Europe
Part Three Supplementary Reading
Criminal and Civil Justice of Britain
Unit Seven
Part One Text
An Introduction to Assembly
Part Two Fast Reading
Fast Food Nutrition: Guide to Making Healthy Choices
Part Three Supplementary Reading
The Credit Card Economy
Unit Eight
Unit Nine
Unit Ten
Unit Eleven
Unit Twelve
Unit Thirteen
Unit Fourteen
Unit Fifteen
Key to Exercises