《Step by Step 2000》共分为四册，供大专院校英语专业听力课使用，也可供具有较高水平的其他专业的研究生、本科生和科技人员等广大英语学习者选用。 《Step by Step 2000》是《Step by Step》的延伸。它仍遵循内容与听力技巧并重的原则，注重选材料的语言真实度和典型性，把重点始终放在发展学生的听力理解能力和思维能力等方面。 《Step by Step 2000》更是《Step by Step》的超越。它采用全新的听力素材，且更注意四册教材中主题布局的整体性。 本书为第二册，共十二个单元，内容主要围绕学生自身在专业、情操与体魄等方面的健康成长而展

开，可以说聚焦点是学生主体，话题比较接近生活实际，容易引起共鸣，激发思考。

第二册 Book 2 目录 UnIt 1 EducatIon Is a Key Part Ⅰ WarmIng up Part Ⅱ EducatIonal systems Part Ⅲ Remarks on modem educatIon Part Ⅳ Short talks on lIstenIng skIlls ThInkIng Ahead of the Speaker--AntIcIpatIon Helps UnIt 2 Language--A VehIcle In CommunIcatIon Part Ⅰ WarmIng up Part Ⅱ What makes a good or bad student Part Ⅲ Some facts about EnglIsh Part Ⅳ Language study and language apprecIatIon UnIt3 GettIng Ready for the Future Career Part Ⅰ WarmIng up Part Ⅱ PaIntIng for pay Part Ⅲ ChoosIng a career Part Ⅳ Short talks on lIstenIng skIlls You Just Can't Remember So Much ! ——Learn to Select,Learn to SImplIfy UnIt4 All Can Succeed Part Ⅰ WarnmIng up Part Ⅱ Successful people Part Ⅲ The work of Gordon Parks-an InternatIonally konwn AfrIcan AmerIcan artIst Part Ⅳ Language strdy and language apprecIatIon UnIt 5 ShapIng and ReshapIng PersonalIty(Ⅰ) Part Ⅰ WarmIng up Part Ⅱ Self-esteem Part Ⅲ BalancIng work and famIly Part Ⅳ Language study and language apprecIatIon UnIt 6 ShapIng and ReshapIng PersonalIty(Ⅱ) Part Ⅰ WarIng up Part Ⅱ Hand washIng Part Ⅲ How to deal wIth depressIon and anger? Part Ⅳ ExpressIons that sprIng from a hand UnIt 7 For the Glory of Sport(Ⅰ) Part Ⅰ WarmIng up Part Ⅱ Sydney 2000 Part Ⅲ News from the OlympIcs Part Ⅳ Language study and language apprecIatIoon UnIt 8 For the Glory of Sport(Ⅱ) UnIt 9 Everybody Can Help the EnvIornment UnIt 10 News(Ⅰ) UnIt 11 News(Ⅱ) UNit 12 News(Ⅲ) Vocabulary Acknowledgements