21世纪将是一个由工业社会逐步向信息社会转变的高科技时代。科学技术的高速发展更加剧了世界各国文化的交流和合作。社会对人才的外语交际能力提出了更高的要求。如何发挥大学英语教学的特点 ,重视培养学生的创新精神和综合能力 ,切实为培养国际型、复合型的跨世纪人才做出贡 The 21st century will be a high-tech era where the industrial society will gradually transform itself into an information society. The rapid development of science and technology has exacerbated the cultural exchange and cooperation among various countries in the world. Society has put forward higher requirements on the talents of foreign language communication. How to give full play to the characteristics of college English teaching, attach great importance to cultivating students’ innovative spirit and comprehensive ability, and earnestly make contributions to cultivating international-oriented and complex cross-century talents