《新核心大学英语（B版 听说教程2 第二版）/普通高等教育“十二五”重点规划教材（附光盘1张）》特色：
　　·结合内容学习英语，以科学题材习得语言，全面提高科学素养。
　　·强调学术英语能力训练，培养听讲座、记笔记、查文献、作陈述和写摘要等能力。
　　·开展以主题为内容的任务和项目研究，培养学生自主学习能力。
　　·注重语块学习，改革传统语言练习，采用词汇搭配、句型操练等形式。

本书共分为四部分，第一部分配有与《读写教程》各单元主题一致的各项听说任务练习；第二部分介绍听懂新闻语篇的技能；第三部分是课外练习；第四部分是交际技能。

Unit 1 Space Exploration Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities Section Ⅰ Science Report Section Ⅱ Report Part Ⅱ Listening Strategy News-Basics Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening Ⅰ News Reports Ⅱ Talk Ⅲ Dialogue Ⅳ Conversations Ⅴ Passage Listening Ⅵ Compound Dictation Part Ⅳ Communication Skills Useful Expressions for Accepting and Refusing Part Ⅴ Assessment Log Unit 2 Energy Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities Section Ⅰ Feature Roport Section Ⅱ Speech PartⅡ Listening Strategy News-Sources Part Ⅲ Extensive Listening Ⅰ News Reports Ⅱ Talk Ⅲ Science Report Ⅳ Conversations Ⅴ Passage Listening Ⅵ Compound Dictation Part Ⅳ Communication Skills Useful Expressions for Asking Permission Part Ⅴ Assessment Log Unit 3 Gender Differences Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Activities Section Ⅰ Science Report Section Ⅱ Report …… Unit 4 Information Security Unit 5 Future Vehicles Unit 6 Skyscrapers Unit 7 Amimal Behaior Unit 8 Natural Disasters