《新国标大学英语》是在认真学习即将颁布的《大学英语教学指南》和全国各地大学英语教学改革的经验后，密切结合大学英语教学改革新动向，专门为我国普通高等院校大学生量身定做的一套通用英语系列教程。教学目标主要针对基础级别，兼顾提高级别。与高中新课标和四六级考试无缝对接，使大学生通过快乐、友好的英语学习体验，掌握《指南》规定的基础目标和提高目标语言技能，提高跨文化交际能力和批判性思维能力。
张莱湘主编的《新国标大学英语读写译(附光盘4)》所选素材和话题密切结合学生学习和生活实际，以大学校园生活为核心，主题包括职业规划、跳槽、财务管理、环境保护、网络与生活等。

Unit 1 Career planning
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A How can universities prepare students for work?
Text B How technology is eliminating higher-skill jobs
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 2 Job-hopping
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A To hop or not to hop?
Text B How to decode job adverts: Top tips
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 3 Financial management
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A Setting off for uni? Here's how to make it on a ~170 budget...
Text B It's your money: College students learn to save, too
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 4 Why do we travel?
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A Why travel makes you awesome
Text B Top five reasons to travel after graduation
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 5 Being friendly to environrnent
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A When food is too good to waste, college kids pick up the scraps
Text B Young Chinese play greater role in tackling climate change
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 6 Internet and life
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A How 25 years of Internet changed daily lives worldwide
Text B MOOCs allow for passion-driven lives
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 7 Where do you want to work?
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A Overseas returnees open baozi shop in Chengdu
Text B Cities in China attract graduates
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
Unit 8 Are you a nontraditional student?
1 Start-up
2 Reading
Text A Today's typical college students often juggle work,children and bills with coursework
Text B How college students think they are more special than ever: Study reveals rocketing sense of entitlement on U.S. campuses
3 Writing
4 Translation
5 Relaxation
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