《听力入门2000》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，努力体现各阶段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。
【目录】
Unit 1 Happy New Millennium! Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ The Time ball Part Ⅲ Word of the millennium Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills Focus on the Main Idea Unit 2 Net Changes Life(Ⅰ) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Network Part Ⅲ Online shopping Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills Don't Attempt to Write Too Much Unit 3 Net Changes Life(Ⅱ) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Net changes dorm life Part Ⅲ Global multi-media giant Part Ⅳ Language study and lanuage appreciation Unit 4 Colorful Lands,Colorful People(Ⅰ) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ In Brazil and France Part Ⅲ Lifehere and there Part Ⅳ short talks on listening skills Be Careful with Numbe Unit 5 Colorful Lands,Colorful People(Ⅱ) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ The Worlds sixbillionth inhabitant Part Ⅲ The biggest cities in the world Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 6 From Place to Place Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Villa Rentals Part Ⅲ Its the only way ot travel Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 7 Approaching Culture Part Ⅰ Wanning up Part Ⅱ Museums in the modem world Part Ⅲ Kwanzaa Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 8 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 How Is It Being Said-Formal or Informal Language? Unit 9 Visio of the Future Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Working at home Part Ⅲ The Times capsule Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills Making Use of Them--Signals and Fille Unit 10 For Peace and Development Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ The Panama Canal handover Part Ⅲ Financial news Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 11 It's Great to Be a Champion Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ The Women's World Cup Part Ⅲ Luck in the hat Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 12 Leisure Time Part Ⅰ Wanning up Part Ⅱ The new Star Wa movie Part Ⅲ The man with the horn Part Ⅳ Short talks on listening skills Letting Things Go-Speed and Vocabulary Vocabulary Acknowledgements
