大学英语学生主体式阅读教程 4PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Attitudes Towards Life 1

Part One Reading in Depth 1

Passage A Overcoming Self-Centered Attitudes 1

Passage B The Positive Affirmation Dilemma 4

Part Two Fast Reading 7

Passage C The Value of Thinking and Feeling Positive 7

Passage D Russia's Attitude Towards the US:Ally or Adversary? 10

Part Three Short Answer Questions 13

Passage E Race Attitudes Have Changed Dramatically 13

Unit 2 Aging Problems 15

Part One Reading in Depth 15

Passage A Creativity and Aging 15

Passage B Substance Abuse and Violence Among the Elderly 18

Part Two Fast Reading 21

Passage C Dealing with Aging and Weak Parents and Relatives 21

Passage D The Art of Aging Respectably 23

Part Three Blanked Cloze 26

Passage E How Dishonest Telemarketers Prey on the Elderly 26

Unit 3 Economy 28

Part One Reading in Depth 28

Passage A Another Great Depression? 28

Passage B What Really Affects the Economy? 31

Part Two Fast Reading 33

Passage C The Keys to Better Fuel Economy 33

Passage D Getting a Good Job in an Economic Downturn Isn't Impossible 36

Part Three Short Answer Questions 39

Passage E How to Keep Your Job in a Tight Economy 39

Unit 4 Culture Shock 41

Part One Reading in Depth 41

Passage A How Blogging Helps Expatriates and Those Traveling Abroad 41

Passage B The Topsy-Turvy Feeling of Culture Shock 44

Part Two Fast Reading 46

Passage C Culture Shock:Adjusting to Your Study Abroad Experience 46

Passage D The Reality of Culture Shock:Know What to Expect When Living in a Foreign Culture 49

Part Three Blanked Cloze 51

Passage E When It Comes to Emotions,Eastern and Western Cultures See Things Very Differently 51

Unit 5 Civil Rights 53

Part One Reading in Depth 53

Passage A Was Martin Luther King Vital to the Civil Rights Movement? 53

Passage B Affirmative Action-Civil Rights Movement 56

Part Two Fast Reading 58

Passage C Ten Historic Civil Rights Sites to Visit in Alabama 58

Passage D American Indians on the Rise 61

Part Three Short Answer Questions 64

Passage E Civil Rights During the 1960s 64

Unit 6 Happiness 66

Part One Reading in Depth 66

Passage A Happiness and Wealth 66

Passage B Thieves of Happiness 69

Part Two Fast Reading 71

Passage C The Truth About Money and Happiness 71

Passage D Happiness Can Spread Among People 74

Part Three Blanked Cloze 77

Passage E Getting Serious About Happiness 77

Unit 7 Euthanasia 79

Part One Reading in Depth 79

Passage A Euthanasia:For and Against 79

Passage B A Doctor's Dilemma 82

Part Two Fast Reading 85

Passage C Arguments Against Euthanasia 85

Passage D Should We Have the Right to Die? 87

Part Three Short Answer Questions 90

Passage E What Is Euthanasia 90

Unit 8 Stress 92

Part One Reading in Depth 92

Passage A Sleep,Stress,and Worry 92

Passage B College Pressure 95

Part Two Fast Reading 98

Passage C What Causes Stress Overload? 98

Passage D Burned Out 100

Part Three Blanked Cloze 103

Passage E Job Stress 103

Unit 9 Security 105

Part One Reading in Depth 105

Passage A What Does Mumbai Terrorist Attack Tell Us? 105

Passage B Cyber Crimes 108

Part Two Fast Reading 111

Passage C Iraq-Recent Developments 111

Passage D Pirates Are Still Active in the World Today 114

Part Three Short Answer Questions 117

Passage E From Footprints to DNA 117

Unit 10 War 119

Part One Reading in Depth 119

Passage A Men of War 119

Passage B Warrior Women 122

Part Two Fast Reading 125

Passage C Why Did Napoleon Fail in Russia in 1812? 125

Passage D Why Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor 128

Part Three Blanked Cloze 130

Passage E Wartime Prosperity 130

Key 132