无论全国大学英语四级考试题型如何变化，对于考生来说，词汇永远是必须跨越的一道难关。若想掌握四级词汇，学习单词的时候不仅要注重数量，而且还要注重质量，才能达到各个层次的要求。本着这条原则，本书以全新的理念及思路，收录大量时尚美文，以科学的方式进行编写或加工，适应考生的迫切需要。

本书包含10个主题，50篇文章，内容新颖、通俗易懂，贴近生活，引领读者融入各种不同语境，旨在使读者巧记四级词汇：通过欣赏这些从浩瀚的知识宝库中选编的时尚美文，反复听地道的录音，实现“耳听、眼观、脑记”三位一体的记忆模式。

本书特色鲜明：选材实现了多样化，从传统的美文、名人演讲、音乐、艺术、文化、习俗、旅游、短篇故事、寓言、探索、发明、科普、健康、生活指南到新闻，无不散发出时代的气息，使读者与大千世界接轨，领略各领域的词汇；模式达到了多功能，在强化词汇的同时，又训练了听力和阅读两项技能；词表分成了多模块，为了便于记忆，将生词及相关词组收录到词表中，分成四级词汇、六级词汇、参考词汇(超纲词)，使读者在学四级词汇的同时兼顾六级词汇，借助于参考词汇读懂文章，这样主次分明的编写方式起到了潜移默化的强化作用；练习面向多实践，旨在巩固本单元所学词汇。

Unit 1 Essay Appreciation

 1.Three Days to See

 2.Self-reliance

 3.Solitude

 4.Taking Home Your Gold

 5.Of Beauty

Unit 2 Current News and World Report

 1.The Ticket That Knows Who You Are

 2.Dinosaur Tracks Discovered on Arabian Peninsula

 3.New Safety Program to Monitor Medicare Drug Use

 4.China Quake Victims Flee Flood

 5.Eastwood, Jolie in Running for Cannes Prizes

Unit 3 Music and Art

 1.The Introduction of Soca

 2.Background Music and Learning

 3.Vincent van Gogh

 4.Battet Through the Centuries

 5.Forgotten Music Scores from Famous Composers

Unit 4 Fables and Short Stories

 1.The Cat as Holy Man

 2.An Allegory of Art and Science

 3.John Mortonson’s Funeral

 4.The Star

 5.A Newspaper Story

Unit 5 Amazing Discoveries and Inventions

 1.Daily Glass of Wine Could Improve Liver Health

 2.Mother’s Diet Influence Infant Sex

 3.How Singing Bats Communicate

 4.Journey to the Center of the Earth

 5.Scientists Witness Start of Star’s Explosive Death

Unit 6 Popular Science and Health Care

 1.How to Supercharge an Aging Brain

 2.Being Nice Can Be Bad for Your Health

 3.The Health Benefits of Potatoes

 4.Beauty Sleep

 5.Nanotechnology Cancer Risk Found

Unit 7 Famous Speeches by Famous Figures

 1.John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

 2.Bill Clinton: Farewell Address to the Nation

 3.Laura Bush: 2004 Republican National Convention Address

 4.Bill Gates: Harvard Commencement Address

 5.Margaret Thatcher: “Sino-British Joint Declaration”

Unit 8 Culture and Customs

 1.The Story of Father’s Day

 2.Halloween Customs and Traditions

 3.The Most Multicultural Country in the World

 4.Shopping for Flowers with De Juan Stroud

 5.Oven Adds Flavor When the Grill Can’t

Unit 9 Travel Around the World

 1.Disney World: Cities of Simulation as Postmodern Utopias

 2.A Night on Sugar Mountain — Quebec, Canada

 3.An Undiscovered Holiday Destination — Maremma, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

 4.Riding Under the Summer Sun

 5.Europe’s Package Tour Industry

Unit 10 Practical Tips

 1.Practical Tips for Cooking Vegetables

 2.Foreign Language Learning: 5 More Practical Tips

 3.Laptop Travel: Practical Tips to Protect From Theft, Damage and Loss

 4.Preventing and Dealing with Computer Viruses

 5.Protecting Your Identity: What I Did as the Victim of Identity Theft

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