本书采用单元教学形式，全书共编有十六个单元，每单元都编有三篇阅读材料，分两个部分。本书在内容上着重介绍水泥、玻璃、陶瓷，同时兼顾耐火材料、搪瓷。考虑到各学科之问的相互渗透，以及为拓宽学生的知识面，书中还插入了复合材料、涂料及塑料等方面的内容。本次修订增加了无机非金属材料制作的环保、节能与减排工艺和要求；纳米材料、自洁净玻璃以及高性能航空材料的制备；复合陶瓷的制备工艺和流程等内容。书后面还附有练习答案，供学习者参考。
本书可供高等院校无机非金属材料科学与工程专业学生学习专业英语，亦可供广大从事材料专业工作，并具有一定英语基础的工程技术人员及自学者学习参考。

Unit One
　Text: Historical Development of Materials and Technology
　Reading Passage
　　Properties of Materials
　　Cements and Glasses
Unit Two
　Text:Portland Cement and its Types
　Reading Passage
　　Composite Cements : General Considerations
　　History of Cement
Unit Three
　Text: Manufacture of Portland Cement
　Reading Passage
　　Raw Materials for the Manufacture of Portland Cements
　　Burning Unit One
　Text: Historical Development of Materials and Technology
　Reading Passage
　　Properties of Materials
　　Cements and Glasses
Unit Two
　Text:Portland Cement and its Types
　Reading Passage
　　Composite Cements : General Considerations
　　History of Cement
Unit Three
　Text: Manufacture of Portland Cement
　Reading Passage
　　Raw Materials for the Manufacture of Portland Cements
　　Burning
Unit Four
　Text: Setting and Hardening
　Reading Passage
　　The Hydration of Portland Cement
　　Low-energy" Cements
Unit Five
　Text: Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, and Prestressed Concrete
　Reading Passage
　　High Performance Concrete
　　Durability of Concrete
Unit Six
　Text: Ceramming : Changing G|ass to Glass-Ceramics
　Reading Passage
　　Types of Ceramic Glasses
　　Ion Exchange in Glass Processing
Unit Seven
　Text: Pollution Control in Glass- Making
　Reading Passages
　　Energy Conservation Technologies and Recycling
　　Glass Quality
Unit Eight
　Text: History of Glass Making
　Reading Passage
　　Architectural Glass
　　Glass Products
Unit Nine
　Text: Application of Microcomputers to Glass Problems
　Reading Passage
　　Batch Calculations
　　Distributed Computer Systems
Unit Ten
　Text : Ceramics
　Reading Passage
　　Ceramics: An Overview
　　Ceramic Kiln
Unit Eleven
　Text: Ceramic Raw Materials
　Reading Passage
　　Basic Raw Materials
　　Structure of Ceramics and Ceramic Phase Diagrams
Unit Twelve
　Text: Developments in Ceramics
　Reading Passage
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Unit Thirteen
Unit Fourteen
Unit Fifteen
Unit Sixteen
Appendix Key to Exercises