本教程的所有课文都选自第一手英语资料，除了个别原文偏长必须删节外，一律保持原文风貌，给学生提供原汁原味的英语语篇。课文内容广泛，涉及家庭生活、伦理道德、未来世界、文化教育、网络科技、社会问题等各种题材，学生在学习英语课文的同时，还可扩展个人视野，提高人文素养。

Unit 1
Text I The Fun They Had
Text II Imagining a World Without Oil
Unit 2
Text I Whatever Happened to Manners?
Text II Etiquette
Unit 3
Text I Dealing with AIDS
Text II AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
Unit 4
Text I My Forever Valentine
Text II My Most Unforgettable Character
Unit 5
Text I Hollywood
Text II The Disney Company
Unit 6
Text I A Debt to Dickens
Text II Companionship of Books
Unit 7
Text I When Lightning Struck
Text II An Eyewitness Account of the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Unit 8
Text I Gender Bias in Language
Text II Gestures and Meanings in Different Parts of the World
Unit 9
Text I The Light of Depression
Text II Remaining Positive When Facing a Chronic Illness
Unit I0
Text I Five Traits of the Educated Man
Text II When Does Education Stop?
Unit 11
Text I Love at First Byte
Text II The New Local
Unit 12
Text I The Design of Chinese Gardens
Text II Chinese and Western Gardens Contrasted
Glossary of Text I's
Glossarv of Text II's