新通用大学英语快速阅读

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit One New Perspectives

Passage 1 Shyness

Passage 2 Born to Win

Unit Two Music

Passage 1 Michael Jackson

Passage 2 Musical Taste at the Turn

Unit Three Money Matters

Passage 1 How to Create a Budget

Passage 2 Simple Steps to Wealth

Unit Four Looking Good

Passage 1 Myths of Womens Weight Training

and Female Body-building

Passage 2 Self-Esteem and Body Image

Unit Five Urbanization

Passage 1 Perspectives on Community Change

Passage 2 Issues of Urbanization

Unit Six Animals

Passage 1 Sharks： A Bad Image， but Oceans Value Them

Passage 2 Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees

Unit Seven Consumers

Passage 1 Consumer Behavior

Passage 2 Men Suffer from Compulsive Shopping Too

Unit Eight

Family Trends

Passage 1 New Marriage Trends in China

Passage 2 The Sandwich Generation： Caregiving in Aging Adult Relationships

Unit Nine Love and Romance

Passage 1 Speak Out Your Love

Passage 2 Wednesdays

Unit Ten Lifes Mysteries

Passage 1 Marriage and Life Expectancy

Passage 2 How Do Animals Spend the Winter?

Unit Eleven Beliefs and Appreciation

Passage 1 Happiness Paradox： Why Are Americans So Cheery?

Passage 2 Teaching Thank-You

Unit Twelve Crime

Passage 1 Cybercrime

Passage 2 ATM Skimming Costs Banks Money and Reputation

Unit Thirteen Climate

Passage 1 First Debate on Climate Change

Passage 2 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Geographic Warming

Unit Fourteen Cross Culture

Passage 1 Cross-Cultural Communication

Passage 2 Gracious Greetings Between Cultures

Unit Fifteen Food

Passage 1 Food Safety at the Farmers Market

Passage 2 Eating by Numbers

Unit Sixteen Look for Jobs

Passage 1 When They Require Experience and You Have None

Passage 2 Online Mistakes That Can Jeopardize Your Career

Answer Key

《新通用大学英语快速阅读4》采用了多技能大纲的编写原则，以全面提高学习者的英语交际能力为目标，以交际主题为线，意义构建为本，以活动为导向，任务为驱动，通过多样化的交际活动与探究式学习来进行知识建构。以形成性评价作为教学的重要评价方法，培养学生的综合分析能力和跨文化交际能力。
本系列教材由《综合教程》、《听说教程》、《阅读教程》、《综合技能训练》、《快速阅读》、《教学参考书》、电子教案、网络课程和基于教学内容的语料库等构成了完备的一体化的教学解决方案。

设计科学：以《大学英语课程教学要求》为依据，采取“主题与技能”相结合的编写模式，即单元内容设置围绕单元主题，练习设计针对阅读技能，并参照最新四、六级快速阅读考试的题型。帮助学生轻松应对快速阅读能力测试。
学用结合：选材体现知识性、趣味性、实用性和文化性相结合的原则，内容新颖，体裁多样，在培养学生快速阅读技能的同时，增加了启智、促思因素，提高学生在阅读时的知识性输入和输出，从而达到学以致用的目的。
寓教于乐：每册书均配有趣味训练多媒体学习光盘，光盘选材独立，采用先进的计算机技术和有趣的游戏设计来有效训练并提高阅读技能。测试完毕后自动生成成绩报告，综合评估阅读速度和阅读理解能力，辅助学生进行个性化学习。