《大学体验英语快速阅读教程4（第3版）/“十二五”普通高等教育本科国家级规划教材》含18个单元，每单元分TextA和TextB两篇。教程编写采取“主题和技能”相结合的模式，即单元设置围绕主题内容，阅读练习设计针对阅读技能与文章内容。第三版在2005年第一版的基础上，结合师生在使用过程中的反馈进行修订。修订后的练习设计兼顾大学英语四、六级新题型应用和阅读策略训练。书后附有练习的参考答案。

本书的快速阅读材料内容丰富，题材多样，语言地道、规范，结构严谨，同时兼顾知识性、趣味性和科学性，以此激发读者学习英语的积极性，增加词汇量，扩大文化背景知识，有利于训练学生掌握快速阅读的方法，熟悉考试题型和提高答题技巧。所选材料难度适中，所含生词辅以汉语注释，学生不致产生畏难情绪，丧失阅读信心。所选文章篇幅适宜，学生不致产生疲劳感。

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
Unit 1 Learning
  Text A Learning and the Brain
  Text B Teenage Brains
Unit 2 Employer and Employee Satisfaction
  Text A Telecommuting
  Text B Stupid Jobs Are Good to Relax with
Unit 3 Social Problems.
  Text A Workplace Violence Is a Source of and Reaction to Stress
  Text B To Arm or Not to Arm
Unit 4 Strategies
  Text A Language Learning Strategies
  Text B How to Make Math Class Interesting?
Unit 5 Traffic and Transportation
  Text A Seat Belt Usage
  Text B Smarter Cities Program
Unit 6 National and International Politics
  Text A Politics of Australia
  Text B Political Apologies
Unit 7 New Technologies
  Text A New Technologies Create New Problems
  Text B How to Use Your Laptop to Locate an Earthquake
Unit 8 Competition
  Text A Knowledge-based Competition
  Text B Why Competition Is Good
Unit 9 Energy
  Text A Energy Sources and Uses
  Text B What Breakthroughs Do Biofuels Need?
Unit 10 Health
  Text A Should Dentists Offer Health Screenings?
  Text B Five Ways to Keep Your Fitness Resolutions Alive
Unit 11 Forest and Nature
  Text A Dry， Hot and Windy
  Text B Drug Trafficking Poses Surprising Threats to Rain Forests
Unit 12 Ecosystem
  Text A Can Ecosystems Be Eestored?
  Text B Warmer， Werrwe and Better
Unit 13 Deserts
  Text A Deserts
  Text B Sahara
Unit 14 Tourist Attractions
  Text A Grand Canyon National Park
  Text B Athens City Break Guide
Unit 15 Matters of Public Concern
  Text A Privacy， Neither Absolute nor Highly Valued
  Text B Reasons for Extramarital Affairs
Unit 16 Invention
  Text A About Crittercam
  Text B Steven Jobs
Unit 17 Environment
  Text A European Youth Face Environmental Hazards
  Text B What Killed the Great Beasts of North America?
Unit 18 Living Species
  Text A Warming to Extinction
  Text B The Secret of Dolphins' Speed Is Not Skin-deep
Answer Key

“十二五”职业教育国家规划教材