《大学英语阅读教程 4》PDF下载

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  • 作  者:李庆明主编
  • 出 版 社:西安:西北工业大学出版社
  • 出版年份:2008
  • ISBN:9787561224168
  • 页数:157 页
图书介绍:本书是高等学校非英语专业的阅读教材,旨在帮助大学生尽快适应大学英语阅读的模式及难度,为最终突破大学英语四、六级阅读难关打下坚实的基础。

Unit 1 1

Passage 1 Indonesian Tsunami Disaster 1

Passage 2 Shinzo Abe Faces a Tough Balancing Act 6

Passage 3 Why the Twin Towers Fell 8

Passage 4 The Speed of Time 11

Unit 2 14

Passage 1 Global Warming 14

Passage 2 A Dose of Reality 19

Passage 3 Adaptations of Desert Animals 21

Passage 4 The Study of Botany 24

Unit 3 28

Passage 1 Are You Safe from On-line Cheats? 28

Passage 2 Fact or Fiction 34

Passage 3 Overweight in Britain 35

Passage 4 Is Uniform Necessary? 38

Unit 4 41

Passage 1 Forces that Shaped American Culture 41

Passage 2 Can Beckham Fill Fashion Void in U.S.? 46

Passage 3 The Way of Life of American Indians 48

Passage 4 Can the Norwegian Oil Industry Be Under Control? 50

Unit 5 54

Passage 1 16 ways to save $100 54

Passage 2 Positive News In Russia 59

Passage 3 The Railroad Novel 62

Passage 4 Genetic Engineering,a Menace Or a Blessing 65

Unit 6 68

Passage 1 Jobs for the Future 68

Passage 2 Blueberries 73

Passage 3 Physical Punishment of Children in American Families 75

Passage 4 A Study of Online Personal Ads 77

Unit 7 81

Passage 1 Don't Let Depression Ruin a Good Thing 81

Passage 2 Finding Flowers That Beautify Your Home and Garden 85

Passage 3 Test-tube Babies 87

Passage 4 Two Aspects of Women's Well-being 90

Unit 8 93

Passage 1 Euro 93

Passage 2 Formula One 98

Passage 3 How to Adopt a New Pay System 100

Passage 4 The Myth on the Golden Era of Education 102

Unit 9 105

Passage 1 Foods That Fight Disease 105

Passage 2 Allergies Nothing to Sneeze at 110

Passage 3 Some Things We Know about Language 112

Passage 4 Healing Arts 114

Unit 10 118

Passage 1 Oil and Troubled Waters 118

Passage 2 Pearl Harbor Speech 123

Passage 3 Auction 126

Passage 4 Japanese Women Demand Equality 128

Unit 11 132

Passage 1 The Internet and the World Wide Web 132

Passage 2 Enforcing Rule of Law 137

Passage 3 Can Rice Grow in Salty Soil? 139

Passage 4 Live Without War 142

Unit 12 145

Passage 1 My Miraculous Family 145

Passage 2 Turn Food into Fuel 150

Passage 3 Are Earthquakes Controllable? 152

Passage 4 Air Pollution and Its Possible Solutions 155