《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
