初版《英语听力入门》（Step by Step，下称《听力入门》）在走过十五个春秋之后，正式向大家告别了。 《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。 本书共为四册，共十二个单元。每个单元的篇章结构和意图与前三册基本一致。但内容的取材原则体现不同的重点：靠前册注重勾画当代社会中的一些宏观变化和时代特征；第二册的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；第三册又将学生的注意力引向世界，编入了有关靠前政治、经济、科技和交通等诸多领域的要闻报道和成果介绍；而第四册作为整套教材的很后一册，将听力内容的重点很终落到了社会、教育、工作和家庭等实际方面，旨在引导学生正视未来，并对客观和主观世界做一些思考。
目录
Unit 1 Happy Family Life (I) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ All you need is lover? Part Ⅲ First meetings Part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 2 Happy family life(II) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ All you need is lover? Part Ⅲ First meetings Part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 3 The changing women Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Working mothers Part Ⅲ women and the web Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 4 Work and workforce Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Americans at work Part Ⅲ Stress management Part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 5 Matching Dreams with education(I) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ University life Part Ⅲ Life after graduation Part Ⅳ listen and relax Unit 6 Matching dreams with education(II) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part ⅡHome schooling Part Ⅲ Education then and now part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 7 Love and help(I) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Love and help Part Ⅲ Innocents in danger Part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 8 Love and help(II) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Anti-AIDS campaign Part Ⅲ Drug therapy Part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 9 Managing Personal development Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Lateral or vertical Part Ⅲ Mediation skills Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation Unit 10 Youth aspirations Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ British youth Part Ⅲ Young people & citizen service part Ⅳ Listen and relax Unit 11 Extending life through fun(I) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ Movies and music Part Ⅲ Museum of questionable devices Part Ⅳ Listen and relax UNit 12 Extending life through fun(II) Part Ⅰ Warming up Part Ⅱ New fashions Part Ⅲ Rock climbing Part Ⅳ Language study and language apreciation Acknowledgements
