作为新东方主讲明星教师,本书作者一直密切关注大学英语四级考试规律并潜心研究英语水平综合提升的技巧。本书精选了与CET4难度、长度相似的各类文章120篇,按环球人物、科技前沿、职场人生、生活百态、环境健康分为5个部分,着重分析了重难点词汇、词组、长难句和译文,并附赠名言警句,可供大家在闲暇时学习、模仿及参考。

Part One环球人物



Unit 1/00Chinas New First Lady中国新任**夫人

Unit 2/00Lady Margaret Thatcher撒切尔夫人

Unit 3/00An Unusual ArchitectureIeoh
Ming Pei非凡的建筑师——贝聿铭

Unit 4/0Fords Assembly Line亨利·福特和流水线

Unit 5/0A Book Shows Putin At His Best一本全面展现普京的书

Unit 6/0Stephen. W. Hawking史蒂芬·威廉·霍金

Unit 7/0President Barack Obamas
Inaugural Address奥巴马总统就职演讲

Unit 8/0Steve Jobs史蒂夫·乔布斯

Unit 9/0Remarks By President Bush On The
Loss Of Space Shuttle Columbia布什总统就“哥伦比亚”号失事
发表讲话

Unit 10/0The Beauty Ukraine Former PM乌克兰前美女总理

Unit 11/0An Impressionist—Vincent
Van Gogh印象派大师文森特·凡高

Unit 12/0London Designers Hail
"Elegant" Kate Middleton凯特王妃成新时尚女王——
着装品位获盛赞

Unit 13/0When Love Was The Adventure爱德华与辛普森夫人——
爱的艰程

Unit 14/0Freuds Discovery弗洛伊德的发现

Unit 15/0Frank Foley拯救犹太人的弗兰克· 福利

Unit 16/0For Blooming In Wards—
Nightingale只为病房鲜花开——南丁格尔

Unit 17/0Gettysburg Address葛底斯堡演说

Unit 18/0The Big Yao姚明

Unit 19/0Andersens Tales安徒生童话

Unit 20/0Andrew Carnegie安德鲁·卡内基

Unit 21/0A Blind Womans Vision海伦·凯勒——奋斗的人

Unit 22/0U.S. Navy Seals Unveiled揭秘美国海豹突击队

Unit 23/0A Millionaire Soccer Star
From Slum贫民窟的百万球星

Unit 24/0Marilyn Monroe: Candle In
The Wind玛丽莲·梦露:风中之烛

Unit 25/0The Making of Isaac Newton牛顿+苹果=万有引力

Unit 26/0She Is A Legend女中传奇

Unit 27/0Remembering Diana追忆戴安娜

Unit 28/0Ronaldo, King Of The World世界球王——罗纳尔多

Unit 29/See China In The Light
Of Her Development用发展的眼光看中国



Part Two科技前沿



Unit 1/The Man On The Moon?登月骗局?

Unit 2/Does Avatar Make You
Headache?看《阿凡达》会感到头痛?

Unit 3/Favorite Punctuation Mark Hints
Your Character标点符号暗藏的性格秘密

Unit 4/Soy For Women, Fish For Men女性多吃豆类,男性
多吃鱼类

Unit 5/A Magical Glow神奇的发光色彩

Unit 6/Beware Of Text Neck当心短信脖

Unit 7/For A Good Marriage,Travel The
Same Way To Work分享梦想与雄心有助于营造
成功的婚姻关系

Unit 8/Here! Boy嘿,看这!

Unit 9/Mars Perhaps Too Salty For Life火星上水太咸,可能无生命

Unit 10/Music And Verbal Memory音乐和非文字记忆

Unit 11/When Continents Collide:
The History Of Our Planet大陆相撞:我们星球的历史

Unit 12/Loneliness Is Contagious寂寞会传染

Unit 13/Mona Lisas Mysterious Smile蒙娜丽莎的神秘微笑

Unit 14/Ten Reasons To Keep Smiling保持微笑的十大理由

Unit 15/Rosecolored Glasses In
Marriage盲目的爱情让婚姻更幸福

Unit 16/What The Label On Wine
Bottle Tell You解读葡萄酒瓶上的标签

Unit 17/Beware 1stClass Travelers:
Safer To Sit In Rear Of Plane坠机测试:头等舱*危险,
飞机尾部* **

Unit 18/How To Swat A Fly如何打苍蝇

Part Three职场人生



Unit 1/Ways To Deal With Haters In
Workplace职场上如何应对讨厌
你的人

Unit 2/The Art Of Managing Your Life你真的有想象中那么忙吗

Unit 3/Chances Exist In The Daily
Details机遇在于生活的细节

Unit 4/The Missed Blessings错过的祝福

Unit 5/Think Positive Thoughts
Every Day积极看待每**

Unit 6/Sexes Equal In Education,
Women Lack Power女性在政界仍落后于男性

Unit 7/British Fundraiser Wins "Best
Job In The World"英国慈善义工获“世界
* 好工作”

Unit 8/Women Approaching 30 Prefer
Marriage To Careers30岁的女性婚姻重于事业

Unit 9/On Achieving Success关于获得成功

Unit 10/When Face Work Stress要学会利用工作上的压力

Ⅲ
Ⅳ


Unit 11/Nearly Half Of Britons Suffer
"Discomgoogolation"你有“Google依赖症”吗?

Unit 12/Tactics For JobHunt Success如何找到理想的工作

Unit 13/How Important Is Your
Popularity In Office办公室人缘有多重要

Unit 14/Being Yourself At Work Is Not
Good For Your Career展现真我不利职场发展

Unit 15/The Bag Makes The Woman职业女性应该怎样选择手袋

Unit 16/Like Father,Like Daughter就业新趋势:女承父业

Part Four生活百态



Unit 1/“The Butterfly Effect” In
Your Life人生中的“蝴蝶效应”

Unit 2/The Kite Runner追风筝的人

Unit 3/The Meaning Of FAMILY家=爸爸妈妈,我爱你们!

Unit 4/Free To Soar自由与约束——在平衡中攀升

Unit 5/Today Is A Present 学会幸福的生活在当下

Unit 6/The Ugly Side Of Miss Chongqing 重庆选美比赛成选丑

Unit 7/Love What You Do And Do
What You Love爱你所做,做你所爱

Unit 8/Half The Planet Could Be Hit
By Food Crisis By 2100全球一半人口到2100年
将面临粮食危机

Unit 9/A Dad’s Letter to His Daughter父亲给宝贝女儿的一封信

Unit 10/Bad Things Come In Small
Packages拆信小心!

Unit 11/Short People Are Most
Prone To Jealousy个子越矮,嫉妒心越强

Unit 12/Not Getting Enough Sleep
Makes You Fat睡眠不足可导致发胖

Unit 13/Can Happiness Be Bought?钱可以买到幸福吗?

Unit 14/Online Love Is Often
Blind and Brief网恋盲目而不长久

Unit 15/Men Make Women Gain Weight爱情影响女性体重变化

Unit 16/Big Maconomics: How
McDonalds Explains
The World“巨无霸汉堡”经济学:麦当劳
汉堡如何诠释世界经济

Unit 17/Different Exercise Affects
Appetite Differently不同锻炼方式对食欲
的影响不一样

Unit 18/About The Film关于电影

Part Five环境健康



Unit 1/Understanding Anxiety Disorders“躁”化弄人

Unit 2/A Cool Sunburn寒冷的晒伤

Unit 3/Obesity Is Contagious肥胖也会传染

Unit 4/Sleep On, Sneeze Not睡觉的时候不会打喷嚏



Unit 5/Supertasters Beware 品尝师们要注意啦

Unit 6/The Mathematics Of MiddleAge
Spread中年发福伤不起

Unit 7/Whats The Best Way To Help
Kids Lose Weight?帮助孩子**的* 佳方法

Unit 8/Fat Fighting Is Part Of The
Apples Peel苹果连皮吃有助**

Unit 9/Dark Chocolate Helps
You Keep Fit?黑巧克力有助于健康?

Unit 10/Speedy Eaters Seen Likelier
To Get Fat吃饭太快太饱易肥胖

Unit 11/A Question Of Trust In The
Organic Food Wars有机食品面临信任危机

Unit 12/Recession Harms Fertility经济危机影响男性性激素水平

Unit 13/How Certain Vegetables
Combat Cancer卷心菜可**

Unit 14 /Divorce Can Add Years To A
Persons Face离婚会让人的容颜变老

Unit 15/Anger Really Can Kill You生气要有度,否则真会被气死

Unit 16/Late Childbearing May Mean
Longer Family Lifespan 晚育家族普遍长寿

Unit 17/Mystery:Optimists Live Longer,
Enjoy Better Health为何乐观者更健康长寿

Unit 18/Smoking Hurts Mind As
Well As Body吸烟既损害身体又损害大脑

Unit 19/Youve Got A Lot Of Space
Between Your Ears身体中的大量空隙

Unit 20/Giving Your Eyes Regular Rests警惕电脑眼综合症:给你的
眼睛放个假

Unit 21/The Ancestry Of Snakes蛇的祖先

Unit 22/Virgos Health Habits处女座的健康和饮食

Unit 23/Why Do Stars Twinkle 为何星星会闪烁

Unit 24/Why Does Altitude Cause
Headache 为什么高海拔会引起头痛

Unit 25 /Tornados—Natures Ultimate
Storms自然界*强风暴——龙卷风

Unit 26/Fourlegged Biosensors Sniff
Out Bird Flu动物能帮人类抗击禽流感

Unit 27/Why The Sky Is Not Blue为何天空不是统一的蓝色

Unit 28/A Dog Could Be A Babys
Best Friend狗可能是婴儿* 好的朋友

Unit 29/What Will We Look Like In
1000 Years Later?1000年后人类模样预测:
我们将长成外星人

Unit 30/Fossilized Skeletons From
Australopithecus Sediba南方古猿人化石

Unit 31/The Special Fairytale
Friendship别样的爸爸

Unit 32/Aliens Ianding In Siberia?西伯利亚疑现外星人

Unit 33/The Dead Sea地球表面*低点——死海

Unit 34/Stars, Bulbs, And Light
Pollution都是光“害”的!

Unit 35/Stingers Of The Sea海中“刺”客──水母

Unit 36/For The Love Of Chocolate浓情巧克力

Unit 37/Wake Up And Smell The
Coffee饮咖啡也要思源

Unit 38/People Taking Stairs Expected
To Live Longer上下班走楼梯有益于
身体健康

Unit 39/EU Warns Youth: Turn Your
MP3 Players Down! MP3成青少年听觉杀手