本书为高等院校专业基础阶段听力教材。该教材遵循内容与听力技巧并重的原则，重点在于发展学生的听力理解能力和思维能力。　　《听力入门2000》共分为四册，供大专院校英语专业听力课使用，也可供具有较高英语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。 《听力入门 2000》是《听力入门》的延伸。它仍遵循内容与听力技巧并重的原则，注重入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。 《听力入门2000》更是《听力入门》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。以人为本，围绕学生这个主体，努力体现各阶级所学内容与人的发展之间的内在关系，以引导学生认识迅变中的客观世界，扎扎实实地发展自我。就听力技能而言，《听力入门2000》继续重视各项微技能和综合技能的训练，并尝试用小讲座形式从理论上分析听的本质，点明要领，帮助学生消除可能产生的心理问题和听法障碍。

Unit 1 Happy Family Life
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ All you need is love?
　Part Ⅲ First meetings
　Part Ⅳ A Valentine story
Unit 2 Shaping and Reshaping Personality
　Part Ⅰ Warming u[
　Part Ⅱ Self-esteem
　Part Ⅲ How to deal with depression and anger?
　Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills,
Represent the Ideas Clear and Clean -- Outlining
Unit 3 All Can Succeed
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ The road to success
　Part Ⅲ Good better best
　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 4 Getting Ready for the Futhre Career
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ Painting for pay
　Part Ⅲ Choosing a career
　Part Ⅳ My pet hate
Unit 5 Creative Minds
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ Scientists of the millennium (I)
　Part Ⅲ Scientists of the millennium (II)
　Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills
Letting Things Go--Speed and Vocabulary
Unit 6 It's Great to Be a Champion
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ They are the champion!
　Part Ⅲ Luck in the hatⅠ
　Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation
Unit 7 Leisure Time
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅰ Mozart's music still alive today
　Part Ⅲ The man with the horn
　Part Ⅳ Bank Holiday DIY
Unit 8 Everybody Can Help the Environment
　Part Ⅰ Warming up
　Part Ⅱ Campaign California Re-Leaf
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Unit 9 News Ⅰ:Disasters
Unit 10 News Ⅰ:Health
Unit 11 News Ⅲ:Space
Unit 12 Dictation
Vocabulary
Acknowledgements