呂燕彬主編的《通用學術英語(中國大學先修課
程)》共八個單元，每個單元圍繞一個主題進行選材
，內容涵蓋文化、生命科學、藝術、自然、社會、技
術與工程、心理學、經濟學等。本教材的教學重心不
再是詞彙和語法的講解，而是對學術講座和學術文章
的篇章結構的分析和中心思想的提取，從而提高學生
的學術文本結構和學術規範意識，培養學生的通用學
術英語能力。本教材的聽力材料來自公開的視頻或音
頻節目，閱讀文章大多選自英美雜志、學術期刊或學
術專著，語料真實，具有時代感。

UNIT 1 Cultural Studies
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
Pop Culture in the Arab World
Reading & Writing
Text A Intelligence Across Cultures
Text B The Death of the US Shopping Mall
Skills Power Station 020
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 2 Life Science
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Reading & Writing
Text A Can Musical Experiences Enhance Intelligence?
Text B Smokescreen: Are E-Cigarettes Safe?
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 3 Art
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
Read It or See It
The Life, Times and Rhymes of Shakespeare
Reading & Writing
Text A On Art and Artist
Text B Film: Art or Business
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 4 Man and Nature
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
Curating Humanity's Heritage
Reading & Writing
Text A Are We Alone in the Universe?
Text B Darwin and Human Nature:An Introduction
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 5 Social Issues
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
Why Is 'X' the Unknown
Reading & Writing
Text A Poverty: Theories, Homelessness, and the American Dream
Text B Social Work
Skills Power Station
Listening& Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 6 Engineering and Technology
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
3-D Printing a Masterwork for Your Living Room
Reading & Writing I28
Text A Metal-Free Energy Storage
Text B Heartbleed Shows Government Must Lead on Internet Security
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 7 Psychology
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
The Key to Success? Grit
Reading & Writing
Text A Dreams
Text B Ambiguity and Illusions in Perception
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log
UNIT 8 Economics and Management
Learning Objectives
Listening & Speaking
The Currency of the New Economy Is Trust
Reading & Writing 176
Text A The Startup World
Text B Why We Shouldn't Trust Markets with Our Civic Life
Skills Power Station
Listening & Speaking
Reading & Writing
Academic Vocabulary
Reflective Learning Log