《大学英语自主阅读教程》是根据《大学英语课程教学要求》以及当前我国普通高等院校大学英语教学实际编写的一套理念创新、内容实用、体系科学并具时代特色的全新系列公共英语泛读教材。它是一套由纸质教材、配套光盘和网络教学系统组成的立体化教材，旨在通过地道生动的语言、实用丰富的知识、立体互动的技能训练，并充分利用现代多媒体技术，为学生打造完善的自主式学习环境，为教师提供现代化的教学监控手段，从而实现过程性评估与终结性评估相结合的综合教学评估体系。本册为第四册。

Unit One

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Unique Traditions from UK

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Obama's Letter to His Daughters

Unit Two

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Rivals No More——How to help siblings become pals

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Translation

 Part m Appreciation and Recitation

Three Days to See (Excerpts)

Unit Three

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Penguin Decline due to Global Warming ?

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Companionship of Books (Excerpts)

Unit Four

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Personality and Job Hunting

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Short Answer Questions

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

The Wholeness of Life

Unit Five

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Chang'e-1 Flying to the Moon

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

A Promise of Flowers

Unit Six

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Break out of Your Comfort Zone

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Translation

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Work and Pleasure

Unit Seven

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Your Dreams Don't Lie

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Youth

Unit Eight

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Finding the Geniuses

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Short Answer Questions

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

What I Have Lived for

Unit Nine

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

The Ethics of lnterpreters

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

First Inaugural Address (Excerpts)

Unit Ten

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Violent Crime on College Campuses

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Translation

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Life Is a Test. It Is Only a Test

Unit Eleven

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

French Fries and Fat Kids--Asia's Next Epidemic

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Gettysburg Address

Unit Twelve

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Wind Energy

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Short Answer Questions

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

The Road to Success

Unit Thirteen

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

Why We Laugh

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Why Measure Life in Heartbeats ?

Unit Fourteen

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

50 Years of Magic

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Translation

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

On Leadership

Unit Fifteen

 Part Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning

The Economy Booms, the Trees Vanish

 Part Ⅱ Reading in Depth

Section A: Multiple Choice

Section B: Blanked Cloze

 Part Ⅲ Appreciation and Recitation

Ambition

Glossary