张勇先主编的《全新版大学英语(第2版)阅读教程(通用本4学生用书)》为非英语专业学生提供了较系统且题材多样化的课外阅读材料,旨在培养学生熟练地运用阅读技巧、正确理解篇章的能力,扩大学生的知识面和文化视野,增进学生的阅读理解和欣赏水平。
Unit One
1.In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility
2.Taking Lessons from What Went Wrong
3.Dad
Unit Two
4.How to Buy a New Car
5.Clearlng, the Roads
6.The Age Requirement for Teen Drivers
Unit Three
7.How to Take a Job Interview
8.STEMIng the Tide: Can Legislation Fix America's Science and Technology Gender Gap?
9.A Path of One's Own: Three Who Transformed Their Dreams Into Careers
Unit Four
10.Free Trade Has Enrlched the World wlth More Than Dlverse Goods
11.Asking How Much Is Enough
12.Topsy-Turw
Unit Flve
13.The Story of an Hour
14.A Clty of Nelghborhoods
15.Liked for Myself
Unit Six
16.What Really Ails Amerlca
17.Crickets
18.The Careglving Boornerang
Unit Seven
19.Hldden Threat
20.A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carrles a Gun
21.Why Hand,funs Must Be Outlawed
Unit Eight
22.Travels with Charley
23.Riding the Rails Around the World
24.My Daily Dlves In the Dumpster
Appendlces
Glossary
Key to Comprehension Exercise I of the Texts