本书的编排体例与《成人高等教育英语》(修订版)第3册教材基本一致。本书对教材的重点、难点作了更为详细的说明与解释，并配以详尽的例句以便于自学高等教育英语学生巩固掌握。本书还附有语法练习、阅读练习、阶段复习练习，供学生自学时选择使用。本书每个单元最后部分附有《成人高等教育英语》(第3册)教材中各课的课文、对话参考译文及各项练习答案，便于自学自测。本书可供接受成人高等教育的本科生、专科生包括夜大和对英语学习有兴趣的广大读者学习使用。

Unit 1

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Concentration in Reading

Text B Memory

Reading Practice The Sanctity of Being on Time

 Structuer Study

Ⅰ 省略

Ⅱ 倒装

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 1

Unit 2

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Equality for All

Text B An Interview

Reading Practice The Mistake

 Structuer Study

复合宾语

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 2

Unit 3

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Working for Yourself

Text B Japan's Control of Relations with Multinational Companies

Reading Practice The Jeans Money Making Machine

 Structuer Study

动名词

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 3

Unit 4

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A The Quality of Labour

Text B Promotion

Reading Practice Money Matters

 Structuer Study

Ⅰ 分词

Ⅱ 独立结构

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 4

Unit 5

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A The Role of Women in the United States

Text B Marry--for What?

Reading Practice Eating for Two

 Structure Study

Ⅰ. 非谓语动词的逻辑主语

Ⅱ. 非谓语动词的时态和语态

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 5

Revision Exercises ( Unit 1～5 )

Unit 6

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Industrial Relations

Text B Walk, Don'tRun

Reading Practice Transport in Britain

 Structure Study

 虚拟语气(1):在条件句中的应用

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 6

Unit 7

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Insurance

Text B Just Ordinary People

Reading Practice Rolling Back the Waves

 Structure Study

 虚拟语气(2):“(should)+动词原形”虚拟结构

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 7

Unit 8

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Anatomy of Burglary

Text B My Mother's Kitchen

Reading Practice Conflicts Between North and South

 Structure Study

Ⅰ. 虚拟语气(3):几个要求使用虚拟语气的特例

Ⅱ. 情态动词

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 8

Unit 9

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A Growing up Rich

Text B Cross Training for Senior Citizens

Reading Practice English in Hongkong.the Future

 Structure Study

 it 的用法

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 9

Unit 10

 Language Focus 语言注释

Text A An Invitation to Death

Text B How to Panic Quietly

Reading Practice Technology Brings Virtual Reality to the Tourism Experience

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 10

 Key to Structure Exercise

Revision Exercises ( Unit 6～10 )