本教材主要特点包括：严格按照现行中学英语教学大纲的要求编写，并在此基础上适当提高难度，增加词汇量；密切配合现行高中英语教材，选收的阅读文章的主题与教材主题相近或相关，可以当作课本的扩充和提高；每课提供两篇阅读文章，文章难度和词汇要求与现行教材相当并略有提高和增加。每篇阅读文章后配以形式多样、设计合理的阅读理解练习和词汇练习。

1．Holidays
2．Modern Science
3．International Communication
4．Travelling Abroad
5．The Environment
6．Technology and Construction
7．Natural Disasters
8．Revision
9．The Age of Computers
10．Sporting Life
11．Music
12．The Media
13．Famous Figures
14．Revision
Additional Passage A A Very Long Journey
Additional Passage B The Time-Travel Machine
Additional Passage C Hand Gestures
Additional Passage D An Unusual Journey
Additional Passage E Conserving Energy in the Home
Additional Passage F A New Bridge
Additional Passage G The Growth of Fast-Food Restaurants
Additional Passage H The Origins of Sports
Additional Passage I Making Music
Additional Passage J Japanese Homes
Glossary

密切结合教学大纲，适当提高英语程序；课文语言纯正地道，内容生动活泼；练习设计科学合理，形式丰富多样。本系列是广大中学生学习英语语言知识，掌握英语语言技能、扩大英语阅读面、提高英语水平的好伙伴！