The lack of natural linguistic setting in our country has made it more important to put emphasis on the textbooks in English teaching.With the reform in English teaching deepened,especially since the re-issue of The Requirements for College English Course(simplified as the requirements),English teaching has seen a rapid development.The current paper studies the features in the reform of college English teaching.With the requirements as its guiding principle,New Horizon College English(second edition) constitutes a reflection of the features in the reform of College English teaching.The textbooks and teacher's books and all kinds of books for examination to be publishes will definitely compete against each other while abiding to the requirements.