“大学英语自主听力教程”分为6册，每册重点明确，循序渐进，形成一个有机的整体，系统性强。

本书《快速提高》含有著名人士、出国留学、结婚及婚礼习俗、政府机构、科学与技术、暴力及犯罪、环境、演说、诚实、战争与和平、文化、社会问题、语言学习、经济、健康及医疗保险等主题内容。

本书主要供各类大专院校一年级学生及英语自修者使用，同时也可供那些渴望提高英语听力的高年级学生及研究生采用。

本书是《大学英语自主听力教程》的第四册，共15个单元，含有著名人士、出国留学、结婚及婚礼习俗、政府机构、科学与技术、暴力及犯罪、环境、演说、诚实、战争与和平、文化、社会问题、语言学习、经济、健康及医疗保险等主题内容。每单元都包括warrn-up Exercises、Jogging Exercises、Rltuning Exercises、Dashing Exercises、Rela—xing Exercises 5个部分，配有对话、短文、相关练习及自测题。录音文稿和参考答案附于书后，便于读者自行掌握并调节进度，高效率地提高听力理解能力。

本书主要供各类大专院校一年级学生及英语自修者使用，同时也可供那些渴望提高英语听力的高年级学生及研究生采用。

Unit One Famous People

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Picasso

   Dialogue Two    Arnold Schwarzenegger

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Bill Gates

   Passage Two    Earnest Hemingway

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Michael Jordan

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Riddles

Unit Two Studying Abroad

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue one    Medical Insurance

   Dialogue Two    Accommodation in Britain

Part C Running Exereises

   Passage One    Getting a Visa

   Passage Two    International Students in the United

               States in 2002-2003

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Understanding American Education

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Famous Saying

Unit Three Marriage and Wedding Custowa

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    What Does Marriage Mean?

   Dialogue Two    Chinese Weddings

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Husband and Wife by Arrangement

   Passage Two    Marriage in Ohio

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Marriage in Germany

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Poem       A Red, Red Rose

Unit Four Governmental Institutions

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    General Accounting Office in the

               United States

   Dialogue Two    U.S. Department of Agriculture

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Federation of Tax Administrators

   Passage Two    U.S. National Weather Service

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation The UK Department for Culture,

               Media and Sports

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Tongue Twister

Quiz One

Part A Conversations

Part B Passages

Unit Five Science and Technology

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Mobile Phone

   Dialogue Two    Email

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Radar

   Passage Two    Risk of Heart Attack

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Computer

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Poem       The Road Not Taken

Unit Six Violence and Crime

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Hacker

   Dialogue Two   ATM Robbery

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Young People's Crimes

   Passage Two    Crime on Campus

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Crime in the United States

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Poem       Stopping by Woods on a Snowy

               Evening

Unit Seven Environment

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Waste Accumulation at Home

   Dialogue Two    Global Warming

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Scarcity of Fresh Water

   Passage Two    Earth Day: Review Our Home

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation A Spiritual Response to the

               Environment

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Unit Eight Speech

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Inaugural Speech

   Dialogue Two    Tips on How to Give a Speech

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    The Department of Speech

   Passage Two    Secrets to Controlling Speech

               Anxiety

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Make a Speech and Live to Tell

               about It]

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Tongue Twister

Quiz Two

Part A Conversations

Part B Passages

Unit Nine Honesty

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Medical Dishonesty

   Dialogue Two    Cheating on Campus

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Why Customers Don't Believe What

               You Say?

   Passage Two    Academic Dishonesty

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation What Is Emotional Honesty?

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       Two Steps Behind

Unit Ten War and Peace

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue One    Small Arms and Light Weapons

   Dialogue Two    Peacemaking

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Anti-terrorism through Global

               Cooperation

   Passage Two    Blair and Bush

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation The Space Race

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song        Careless Whisper

Unit Eleven Culture

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue      The Dragon-boat Festival

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    The World's Cultural Wealth Is Its

               Variety in Dialogue

   Passage Two    Father's Day

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation The American Dream of Equal

               Opportunity

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       Straw Hat in the Wind

Unit Twelve Social Problem

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue      The Generation Gap

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    TV Advertisement

   Passage Two    Chinese Now Open to Different

               Styles

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Environmental Deterioration

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       A Long and Lasting Love

Quiz Three

Part A Conversations

Part B -Passages

Unit Thirteen Language Learning

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue      Learning English

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Methods to Fight against Language

               Anxieties

   Passage Two    Effective Ways to Learn English

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Reading Process

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       No Matter What

Unit Fourteen Economy

Part A Wama-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue      Office Space

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Japanese Economy at Risk

   Passage Two    Capitalistic Economy in USA

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Fortune Magazine Still Favors

               Wal-Mart

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Unit Fifteen Health and Medical Care

Part A Warm-up Exercises

Part B Jogging Exercises

   Dialogue     Visiting the Doctor

Part C Running Exercises

   Passage One    Fighting against Overweight

   Passage Two    A New Form of Medicare

Part D Dashing Exercises

   Compound Dictation Health Care in Australia

Part E Relaxing Exercises

   Song       Hello, I Love You

Quiz Four

Part A Conversations

Part B Passages

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