章志萍、方卫、李洁、周石匀主编的《21世纪大学英语应用型长篇阅读(附光盘4十二五普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材)》是为21世纪大学英语应用型系列配套的长篇阅读教材。依据《21世纪大学英语应用型综合教程》的主题，编写出为学生提高阅读能力和应试能力的阅读教程。本书围绕综合教程中的单元主题，分为8个单元，每单元设3篇课文，并配以最新四、六级考试题型。

Unit 1 DIY
Passage I The Rise of Fashion DIY 2.0
Passage 2 How Parenting Became a DIY Project
Passage 3 Do-It-Yourself Adventure Tour
Unit 2 Privacy
Passage 1 Are Colleges Invading Their Students' Privacy?
Passage 2 Just How "Smart" Do You Want Your Blender (搅拌机) to Be?
Passage 3 An Experiment to Opt Out of(退出} Big Data
Unit 3 Marriage
Passage 1 Marry Him!
Passage 2 Demand, Meet Supply
Passage 3 Following a Wife's Move
Unit 4 Innovation
Passage 1 Time to Fix Patents
Passage 2 The Death of Innovation, the End of Growth
Passage 3 The Future of Innovation Belongs to the Megacity
Unit 5 Financial Management
Passage 1 Against Credit Cards
Passage 2 In 10 Years, Banking Will Look Like a Sci-Fi Film
Passage 3 Why Don't Americans Save More Money?
Unit 6 Urbanization
Passage 1 Roads of Redemption (拯救)
Passage 2 Urban Planning: Streetwise (适应都市生活的)
Passage 3 The Rise of Ohina's High-Tech "Megacities"
Unit 7 Career
Passage 1 The Career Ladder to Nowhere
Passage 2 Millennial College Graduates: Young, Educated, Jobless
Passage 3 The Hole in the Glass Ceiling Is Getting Bigger
Unit 8 Code of Nature
Passage 1 They Really Are Concrete Jungles!
Passage 2 We Have Crossed "Planetary Boundaries"
Passage 3 The Future of Architecture: Moss(苔藓), Not Mirrors
Appendix Keys and Answers