最新大学英语阅读教程 四级PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 1

Passage A Sculpting Minds 1

Passage B Can an Office Romance End Happily Ever After? 5

Passage C New Economy Dressing for Success 9

Unit 2 14

Passage A Family 14

Passage B The Blair Project—Emotional Literacy in Britain 17

Passage C You've Got Face 21

Unit 3 24

Passage A Housework or Your Life 24

Passage B How Much Money Is Needed to Raise a Child? 28

Passage C Space Exploration 32

Unit 4 35

Passage A Telecommuting:Technology Instead of Traffic 35

Passage B There's No Way to Go but Ahead 38

Passage C Chance or Probability 42

Unit 5 47

Passage A Why Don't Girls Think Like Boys? 47

Passage B Women' s Liberation 51

Passage C Women in Sports 55

Passage A Born to Win 58

Unit 6 58

Passage B The Key to Success 62

Passage C E-money 66

Unit 7 70

Passage A Upsetting the Balance of Nature 70

Passage B Endangered Species:Birds 74

Passage C Poisoned by a Hail of Lead 78

Unit 8 83

Passage A Housing 83

Passage B Parking 88

Passage C The Domain of Urban Design 93

Unit 9 97

Passage A The Paralysis of No-Pain Politics 97

Passage B There Ought to Be a Law Against Such Laws 102

Passage C Two Crimes,Two Punishments 106

Unit 10 111

Passage A Words That Work Miracles 111

Passage B Rock of Ages 115

Passage C Our Pursuit of Happiness 118

Passage A Telemedicine Is Coming to You 121

Unit 11 121

Passage B Echinacea—A Snake Oil Remedy That May Actually Work 125

Passage C Travelling by Space Shuttle 128

Unit 12 131

Passage A Green Food in China 131

Passage B How Americans Eat and Drink 134

Passage C Friends Indeed 137

Unit 13 140

Passage A The Global Brain Drain—America's Gain Is Often Another Country's Loss 140

Passage B Preserving Our Planet 143

Passage C Cities in the Sea 146

Unit 14 150

Passage A American Innovator 150

Passage B Introduction to Physical Science 154

Passage C Is a Race of Robot Possible 157

Unit 15 161

Passage A 1920's—The Arts 161

Passage B WSU Dining Facilities 166

Passage C The Personality Genes 172

Passage A What Men Admire in Women 176

Unit 16 176

Passage B Mystery of Time 180

Passage C Crime on Campus—How Safe Are Students 184

Unit 17 189

Passage A Soccer Chic 189

Passage B Family Influence on Young Michael 195

Passage C The Cult of Personality 199

Unit 18 203

Passage A Light and Health 203

Passage B Advertising on the Web 207

Passage C Software Strong Man—Bill Gates 211

Unit 19 214

Passage A The Web Lifestyle 214

Passage B A Man Who Had No Eyes 218

Passage C Choose Optimism by Rich Devos 222

Unit 20 225

Passage A Changing World,Lasting Value 225

Passage B Why We Are Fat 228

Passage C Economy,Energy and Environment 231

Key to Exercises 234