《大学体验英语快速阅读教程(4修订版)》注重实用表达能力的培养：在语言基础训练中加大听力和口语的学习内容，加强实用阅读、实用会话、实用写作的训练，培养学习者英语综合运用能力和在涉外交际中的实用表达能力。注重教材的可操练性：选文短小精悍，生动有趣，便于听、说、读、写、译的训练；练习设计层层深入，通过训练达到学懂、会用的教学目的。强调以人为本，突出“个性化”学习：注重课堂教学与课外自主学习相结合，注重学习者在整个学习过程中自主学习的引导，强调学习者在体验语言的立体化环境中获得语言知识。本教材由孙萍主编。

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit 1 Learning

Text A Learning and the Brain

Text B Corporate Learning

Unit 2 Employer and Employee Satisfaction

Text A Telecommuting

Text B Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Unit 3 Social Problems

Text A Workplace Violence Is a Source of and Reaction to Stress

Text B Police Handling of Gangs

Unit 4 Strategies

Text A Language Learning Strategies

Text B Effort and Strategy Use in Students with Learning Disabilities

Unit 5 Traffic and Transportation

Text A Seat Belt Usage

Text B Shifting Gears

Unit 6 National and International Politics

Text A Politics of Australia

Text B Politics in America

Unit 7 New Technologies

Text A New Technologies Create New Problems

Text B A Thing Called Radar Wine

Unit 8 Competition

Text A Knowledge-Based Competition

Text B The Benefit of Market Knowledge

Unit 9 Energy

Text A Energy Sources and Uses

Text B A Lot of Hot Air

Unit 10 Health

Text A Should Dentists Offer Health Screenings?

Text B New Data on Methylmercury and Fetuses

Unit 11 Forest and Nature

Text A Dry, Hot, and Windy

Text B Tropical Forests

Unit 12 Ecosystem

Text A Can Ecosystems Be Restored?

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Unit 13 Deserts

Unit 14 Tourist Attractions

Unit 15 Matters of Public Concern

Unit 16 Invention

Unit 17 Environment

Unit 18 Living Species

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