本书为《21世纪大学新英语读写译教程》第4册,包括8个单元,对学生的阅读技巧、语言应用能力、词汇应用能力、口语表达能力及跨文化交流能力进行培养。

Unit 1 College Education
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Education Is Supposed to—ake You Rich， Not Wealthy
Unit 2 Science or Superstition
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
UFO： an Undeniably Fading Obsession
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
A Few Kind Words for Superstition
Unit 3 Old and Young
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
Old Before Her Time
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
A Return to Roots
Unit 4 Sports and Health
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
Time to Get Moving
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Get a Killer Bod with Killer Bees
Unit 5 Happiness
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
The Long and Short of It
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Happiness： A Buyer's Guide
Unit 6 Ecology
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
The Biology of Global Warming
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Earth Meanders： Resisting Global Ecological Change
Unit 7 Technology and Progress
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
Is Anyone Out There Listening？
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Why E—mail Has Become the New Snail Mail
Unit 8 Humanity and Nature
Lead—in
Reading Focus—Text A
A Long，Melancholy Roar—Are Modern Human Fears Misplaced？
Integrated Exercises
Reading Focus—Text B
Eye of the Tiger