大学英语综合阅读教程

Unit 1 Man-Made Calamity

Text A-1 President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy

Text A-2 Major Causes of Car Collisions

Text B-1 Mining Accident

Text B-2 My First Fire Experience

Text C Top 10 Man-Made Disasters of 2007

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Unit 2 Fashion

Text A-1 A Standard of Excellence

Text A-2 The Search for Beauty

Text B-1 Fashioning a Fashion Career

Text B-2 Dangerous Fads

Text C History of the Miss World Contest

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Unit 3 Festivals

Text A-1 A Thanksgiving Story

Text Ao2 Valentine's Day: Forget It!

Text B-1 April Fool's Day

Text B-2 Christmas Miracles in the Works

Text C How to Make This Christmas Your Best Ever!

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Unit 4 Technology

Text A-1 Speak It in Chinese, Hear It in English

Text A-2 The Smart Car in Europe

Text B-1 Facial Non-Recognition

Text B-2 Making Search Social

Text C DNA Can Reveal Ancestors' Lies and Secrets

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Unit 5 Human Virtue

Text A-1 Benjamin Franklin on Moral Perfection

Text A-2 Can We Get Happier?

Text B-1 A Coke and a Smile

Text B-2 Let's Bring Back the Concept of Duty

Text C Volunteer Campaigns in China

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Unit 6 Employment

Text A-1 Downsizing in Vogue

Text A-2 You're All Fired

Text B-1 The New Generation in Japan

Text B-2 Ensuring Success with Workplace Flexibility

Text C Job Hirers Show Bias Against Regional Accents, Study Suggests..

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Unit 7 Finance

Text A-1 Wal-Mart Sees Shifts in Shoppers' Buying Habits

Text A-2 Thrifty Lifestyles in China

Text B-1 Richer and Faster

Text B-2 My First Million: James Murray Wells

Text C Five Ways Michael Phelps (and You) Can Manage a Windfall

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Unit 8 Attitudes Towards Life

Text A-1 Dealing with Adversity

Text A-2 Happiness Secrets for Tough Times

Text B-1 Life Is All About Choices

Text B-2 Facing the Enemies Within

Text C How to Get Lucky Scientific Proof

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Key

《大学英语综合阅读教程（4）》从选材到编写、审校等各个环节全部由具有丰富教学经验的教师分工合作，集中了集体智慧编写而成，具有很强的专业性和针对性。本教程在编写过程中充分吸收了我国在英语教学方面长期积累的行之有效的经验和方法，取各家之长，兼收并蓄，能适应大学本科英语教学课的要求。本教程通过把教师课内的“精讲”和学生课外的“多练”结合起来，达到提高学生阅读的主动性、积极性和创造性的目的。