大学体验英语：快速阅读教程4

　　1．本教程的编写以《大学英语教学大纲[修订本]》和《大学英语课程教学要求[试行]》为依据。按照这两个文件关于大学英语各阶段（快速）阅读能力培养所做的定性定量要求，确定所选阅读材料的题材与体裁、长度与难度、数量与编排，等等。2．材料的选择注意思想性、知识性、趣味性、可读性。所选阅读材料应题材广泛、形式多样，其内容须思想健康，知识含量高，饶有情趣，耐人寻味，能牢牢吸引读者。3．阅读材料的语言规范标准、纯正地道，并兼收标准的英国英语和美国英语的材料。语言难度适中，生词量控制在3%以内。4．教程的编写要以有利于教与学为立足点，从框架结构的设计、单元的设立、课文的设置到练习的编写与安排，都要尽可能考虑教学的实际要求。5．根据循序渐进的原则，各册文章的篇幅与难度渐次递增。一、二册每篇250词至450词，三、四册450词至650词之间。6．练习不仅旨在检查学生对课文的理解，同时还帮助他们更好地应用有关阅读技巧，理解课文的重点与难点。结构设计：教程现分四册，供四个学期选用。按每学期18周计，每周一个单元，每册含18单元，每单元分Text A和Text B。在每册目录后第一单元前配“Introduction to Important Reading Skills”。本教程的编写采取“主题与技能”相结合的路径，即单元围绕内容的主题设置，练习针对所需掌握的阅读技能与所要求理解的文章内容设题。练习包括开放性问题、正误判断、多项选择、完成句子等四种。除第一种题型外，其余练习在书后配有参考答案。因此，每册教程基本结构如下：使用说明（前言）Introduction to Important Reading SkillsText AExerciseText BExerciseKey to Exercises本书为第4册。

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Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
Unit One Learning
　Text A Learning and the Brain
　Text B Corporate Learning
Unit Two Employer and Employee Satisfaction
　Text A Telecommuting
　Text B Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
Unit Three Social Problems
　Text A Workplace Violence is a Source of and Reaction to Stress
　Text B Police Handling of Gangs
Unit Four Strategies
　Text A What's the Best Way for Society to Work with the World at Large?
　Text B Effort and Strategy Use in Students with Learning Disabilities
Unit Five Traffic and Transportation
　Text A What's the Use?
　Text B Shifting Gears
Unit Six National and International Politics
　Text A Europe's Food Fight
　Text B Politics in America
Unit Seven New Technologies
　Text A New Technologies Create New Problems
　Text B A Thing Called Radar Wine
Unit Eight Competition
　Text A Knowledge-Based Competmon
　Text B The Benefit of Market Knowledge
Unit Nine Energy
　Text A Energy Sources and Uses
　Text B A Lot of Hot Air
Unit Ten Health
　Text A Sunshine Before Birth Could Be Crucial for Brain Development
　Text B New Data on Methylmercury and Fetuses
Unit Eleven Forest and Nature
　Text A Making Mincemeat out of the Rainforest
　Text B Tropical Forests
Unit Twelve Ecosystem
　Text A Can Ecosystems Be Restored?
　Text B From Industry Revolution to Environmental Revolution
Unit Thirteen Deserts
　Text A Deserts
　Text B Sahara: A Sea Without Water
Unit Fourteen Tourist Attractions
　Text A Grand Canyon National Park
　Text B Scotland's Royal Mile
Unit Fifteen Matters of Public Concern
　Text A Privacy, Neither Absolute Nor Highly Valued
　Text B American Society on Aging
Unit Sixteen Invention
　Text A Capturing an Image for All Time
　Text B The Root of All Economics
Unit Seventeen Environment
　Text A European Youth Face Environmental Hazards
　Text B Ozone, Naturally?
Unit Eighteen Living Species
　Text A Warming to Extinction
　Text B Cold-Water Corals Abound, As Do Threats
Answer Key