《綜合英語基礎教程》分上、下兩冊，王家年、
韋漢編著的《綜合英語基礎教程(下)》為下冊，供英
語專業二年級使用。本冊每個單元都包括Text A、
Text B、Text C三個部分，課文內容廣泛，涉及經濟
、社會、教育、科技、文學等方面的話題，使學生在
掌握英語知識的同時，還能擴大視野，提高思辨能力
。本冊的練習設計種類多樣，每個單元前面有課前準
備活動，要求學生通過網絡查找與課文相關的背景知
識，並開展小組交流等活動，旨在提高學生的自主學
習能力和語言交際能力。每個單元前面還有聽力理解
和聽寫練習，課文後面有閱讀理解、詞彙、翻譯、課
文討論及寫作等練習，目的在於通過聽、說、讀、寫
、譯等技能的訓練，提高學生綜合運用英語的能力，
為高年級的英語學習打下扎實的專業基礎。

Unit 1 Public Speech
Text A I Have a Dream
Text B America Has Done Well
Text C A Transformational Technology
Unit 2 Success
Text A Success Means Never Feeling Tired
Text B Failure? No! Just Temporary Setbacks
Text C The Road to Success
Unit 3 Science
Text A Pursuing the Next Level of Artificial Intelligence
Text B Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices
Text C Study: Warming Water Means Less Oxygen for Sea Life
Unit 4 Travel and Transportation
Text A Touring Europe at 200 Miles an Hour
Text B Horses for Courses
Text C Of Travel
Unit 5 World Economics
Text A Understanding Economics
Text B Aging Population of the World
Text C Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction
Unit 6 Love
Text A Love and Aloneness—Unravelling the Ego and Pride
Text B The Power of Love
Text C The Promise
Unit 7 Marriage and Freedom
Text A The Story of an Hour
Text B Hills Like White Elephants
Text C Marriage, Love and Freedom
Unit 8 Milton Friedman
Text A Milton Friedman, Economist, Dies Aged 94
Text B Keynes Versus Friedman: both Men Can Claim Victory
Text C Friedman’s Illuminating Ideas Will Continue to Live on
Unit 9 Reading
Text A Reading
Text B How Should One Read a Book?
Text C Of Study
Unit 10 Social Problem
Text A Detectives Acquitted in Bell Shooting
Text B Observer Investigation
Text C How to Buy Your 1st Home
Unit 11 New Technology in 21st Century
Text A A Future Vehicle in the Army
Text B Ready for the Robot Revolution
Text C E-Commerce Web Services: Better, Faster, Cheaper
Unit 12 Love of Life
Text A Three Days to See
Text B Brotherly Love
Text C The Essence of Charm
Glossary