《新编大学英语阅读教程(第4册)》是根据教育部*新《大学英语课程教学要求》以及大学英语四、六级考试*新题型而编写的。《新编大学英语阅读教程(第4册)》旨在帮助学生养成良好的阅读习惯，注重扫读和寻读技能训练，扩大学生在政治、经济、文化、生活、农业、科技方面的英语词汇和知识，进一步提高阅读理解能力。
教程中的所有材料均选自国外*新报纸、杂志、网络，内容广博，题材广泛，语言规范，寓知识性、趣味性、前沿性、思想性于一体。在编写过程中，我们充分考虑了目前非**高等院校学生，特别是农科院校学生的英语水平和大学英语教学要求，在单元安排、内容取舍、体例结构上注意区分教学层次，根据由浅人深、循序渐进、方便教学的原则安排教学内容。

前言
解读考试大纲，熟悉测试题型
Unit One Education
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
The American Education System
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning
Universities Branch Out
Part Ⅲ Exercises
Section A Reading Comprehension
Section B Banked Cloze

Unit Two Happiness and Wealth
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Happiness and Wealth
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning
Every One Can Become a Mi11ionaire
Part Ⅲ Exercises
Section A Reading Comprehension
Section B Cloze
Reading Ski11s: 快速阅读 （Fast Reading） 解题方法与技巧

Unit Three Agriculture
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Farm Policies and World Trade
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning
Overview of Agriculture in China
Part Ⅲ Exercises
Section A Reading Comprehension
Section B Banked Cloze

Unit Four Jobs and Careers
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Introduction to Some Different Careers
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning
My First Job——the Most Enriching Experience of My Life！
Part Ⅲ Exercises
Section A Reading Comprehension
Section B Cloze
Reading Ski11s:仔细阅读 （Reading in Depth） 解题方法与技巧

Unit Five Food Security
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Food Security: Cha11enges and Outlook
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning
How Ice Cream Works
Part Ⅲ Exercises
Section A Reading Comprehension
Section B Banked Cloze

Unit Six Law Education
Warming Up Exercises
Part Ⅰ Reading in Depth
Cherie Blair Seeks Ways to Open Up the Law to Worldng
Class Students
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Unit Seven Crop Cultivation
Unit Eight Environment
Unit Nine Energy Crisis