《21世纪大学英语应用型长篇阅读(2)》共分8个主题单元,每个主题单元包括3篇和四、六级考试真题相似长度和难度的文章。其中Passage 1和Passage 2为教师上课选择主讲的课文,而Passage 3可以安排学生课后自主练习。
《21世纪大学英语应用型长篇阅读(2)》还配有自主学习光盘,可供学生在电脑或其他移动终端上使用。光盘中含有难词与难句释义、文章背景知识,以及练习参考答案等,比书中内容丰富。

Unit 1 Food
Passage 1 I Love You, but You Love Meat
Passage 2 How I Got Converted to GMO Food
Passage 3 Food and Mood

Unit 2 Love
Passage 1 How to Make Online Dating Work
Passage 2 The Mysteries of Dating Solved by an Economist
Passage 3 Love Triumphs over Autism (自闭症)

Unit 3 Animals
Passage 1 The Future of Pets
Passage 2 Eating Skippy. Why Australia Has a Problem with Kangaroo Meat
Passage 3 What Cecil the Lion Means to Zimbabwe

Unit 4 Social Media
Passage 1 Rise of Social Media Transforms Philanthropy (慈善事业) in China
Passage 2 Your Social Life Is Not Your Social Media
Passage 3 Sharing the (Self) Love: The Rise of the Selfie and Digital Narcissism (自恋)

Unit 5 China in the 21st Century
Passage 1 Is This China's Century?
Passage 2 Mandarin —— The Best Way to Understand China
Passage 3 China's Urban Explosion. A 21st Century Challenge

Unit 6 Ads
Passage 1 Ads, TV and American Culture
Passage 2 Block Shock
Passage 3 Do Celebrity Endorsements (名人代言) Work?

Unit 7 Sportsmanship
Passage 1 The Handshake —— It's All About Respect
Passage 2 When Did Competitive Sports Take Over American Childhood?
Passage 3 Why I Hate the Super Bowl

Unit 8 Prejudice
Passage 1 The Moment of Impact
Passage 2 Is Racism Just a Form of Stupidity?
Passage 3 Emoji(表情符号) Feminism

Appendix Keys and Answers