《新通用大学英语进阶阅读（4）/普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材》的编写采取“主题与技能”相结合的编写模式，即单元设置围绕单元主题，练习设计针对阅读技能，并在书后附赠的多媒体学习光盘中通过先进的计算机技术和有趣的游戏设计来有效训练并提高学生的各种阅读技能，如通过以意群为单位的视读、利用文章标题和小标题等细节、阅读文章的首尾段，和通过数字、专有名词、专业术语、段首或段尾词、上下文语境线索等。编写组期望通过本教程的学习与操练，学习者的阅读速度能得到提高，从而能在较短时间内获取并处理大量的文字信息。
UNIT ONE New Perspectives
Passage 1How to Stay Positive in Challenging Times
Passage 2News
UNIT TWO Music
Passage 1 A Thief of Music
Passage 2 Why Is Music Important?
UNIT THREE Money Matters
Passage 1 The Right Money Attitude
Passage 2 The Truth About Money and Happiness
UNIT FOUR Self-Image
Passage 1 How Jenny Overcame Low Self-Esteem
Passage 2 A Healthy Self Image -A True Story
UNIT FIVE Communities
Passage 1 China's Most Livable City
Passage 2 Megacities
UNIT SIX Mysteries
Passage 1 Flying Dutchman
Passage 2 The Truth About the Bermuda Triangle
UNIT SEVEN People and Nature
Passage 1 People Versus Nature -The Battle People Will Lose
Passage 2 The Future - Where Are We Going?
UNIT EIGHT Population Issues
Passage 1 Best Population Size? - The Big Picture
Passage 2 A Close Eye on Population Growth
UNIT NINE Social Media
Passage 1 Are You a Social Media Addict?
Passage 2 Online Education
UNIT TEN Career Development
Passage 1 Did You Choose Your Career or Did it Choose You?
Passage 2 My Best Career Advice - Work for a Start-up
UNIT ELEVEN Food Safety
Passage 1 Worried About Food Safety? Buy a Farm!
Passage 2 Myths and Realities of GE Crops
UNIT TWELVE Cross-Cultural Communication
Passage 1 Stereotypes: An Intercultural No-No
Passage 2 Tips for Successful Cross-Cultural Communication
UNIT THIRTEEN Human Relations
Passage 1 A Love Story
Passage 2 Parents and Children in Conflict
UNIT FOURTEEN Social Etiquette
Passage 1 The Documented Life
Passage 2 The Quiet Ones
UNIT FIFTEEN Cybersecurity
Passage 1 Finding a Needle in a Digital Haystack
Passage 2 Cybersecurity: A View from the Front
UNIT SIXTEENS ustainability
Passage 1 Save the Shark, Save the World
Passage 2 Is Sustainability a Dangerous Myth?
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