本教程的编写紧扣大学英语教学目标的要求，配合英语教师的日常教学，同时有针对性地为大学英语四六级考试进行辅助铺垫。试题材料主要选自近几年英美等国出版的原文作品和报刊文章，选题紧紧围绕“代表性、科学性、前瞻性和操作性”的主体，由众多经验丰富的一线教师精心设计。

Passage 1
The Power of Personal Attitudes 104
Passage 2
The City at Night 107
Passage 3
Christmas Day 111
Passage 4
Final Stars under Microscope 115
Passage 5
American Way of Life 120
Passage 6
Preparing for Computer
Disasters 124
Passage 7
Study Abroad, Broaden
Your Horizons 127
Passage 8
All These are Best Years of
Your Life 130
Passage 9
Definitions of Obesity 133
Passage 10
Deafness 136
Passage 11
Natural Disasters 140
Passage 12
Mystery of Time 144
Passage 13
First Aid 148
Passage 14
Endangered Species 152
Passage 15
Learning Disabilities 156Skimming and Scanning 103Answer Key 215
Passage 16
Regeneration of Limbs 160
Passage 17
Sino-Japanese Talks 164
Passage 18
Why DIY? 168
Passage 19
A Nice Cup of Tea 172
Passage 20
Welfare’s Changing Face 176
Passage 21
Jobs for the Future 180
Passage 22
TGV: The French Rail
Revolution 184
Passage 23
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 187
Passage 24
Keep Our Seas Clean 191
Passage 25
How to Make Attractive
and Effective PowerPoint
Presentations 195
Passage 26
Etiquette 199
Passage 27
Colleges and Universities 202
Passage 28
Putting the Sun to Work 205
Passage 29
Informing the World 208
Passage 30
Should You Trust College
Rankings?

主编：马冬，齐齐哈尔大学大学外语部主任，博士，教授。