本教程是“全国高等农林院校十一五规划教材”之第四册，该书共分12个单元，每单元分为三部分，第一部分为阅读课文及练习：练习包括阅读理解、完形填空、词汇、翻译及课堂讨论题；第二部分为快速阅读，提供有关农林牧水及现代科技的两篇短文，教师可根据学生的实际情况选用。每两个单元附有相关阅读技巧，重点介绍各种阅读技能，并配有相应的练习。另外，书后还附有练习答案，供教师和学生参考。

前言

Unit One

 Text My Irreplaceable Treasure

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Two

 Text Investing in Vices

 Exercises

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Unit Three

 Text Change Your Bad Habits to Good

 Exercises

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Unit Four

 Text Universal Health Coverage Attracts New Support

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Five

 Text Information Technology. What It Means for Agriculture--Situation and Emerging Development

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Six

 Text New Farmers and New Farming

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Seven

 Text A Painful Choice Over the Mentally Disabled

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Eight

 Text Who's Really in Charge of Your Mutual Fund?

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Nine

 Text How to Make a Great First Impression Online

 Exercises

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Unit Ten

 Text A Leaf from Heaven

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Eleven

 Text Ghosts

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Twelve

 Text Genetically Modified Foods--Feed the World?

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

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