本教程旨在通过教师课上指导、学生课下自主学习的方式拓宽学生视野、培养他们的终生学习能力。全教程由基础篇、进阶篇、提高篇、高阶篇和精阶篇五册组成，每册十个单元。每单元设计一个主题的形式，单元中各模块的设计符合学生的阅读规律，如阅读知识面拓展、技巧训练、能力培养、实战演练和兴趣开发。练习题型的设计主要是帮助学生阅读过程中猜测生词词义、预测文章内容，运用“相互关联”(Interactive)阅读模式，将“用法”(Usage)与“运用”(Use)有机地结合。同时，为适应CET 4/6考试要求，增加了快速阅读和细读(In-depth reading)真题训练，达到“学”以致“用”的目的。
本教程适用于本、专科学生，也可作为英语学习爱好者的案头读物。

Unit One Newspaper
Part One The History of Newspaper
Part Two Text A Who Killed the Newspaper?
Text B Newspapers Still a Step Ahead in Local News
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Two Culture
Part One Culture--What Is Its Meaning?
Part Two Text A Exporting Local Culture
Text B Today's "Culture of Poverty"
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Three Education
Part One Education
Part Two Text A Global Headhunting
Text B Education. It's Not Just about the Boys.Get Girls into School
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Four Language
Part One The Importance of Learning a Second Language
Part Two Text A Second Language Learning
Text B The Web Way to Learn a Language
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Five Advertising
Part One A Very Short History of Advertising
Part Two Text A What's in a Name?
Text B Basic Advertising Techniques
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Six Management
Part One How to Hire Employees
Part Two Text A How America's Most Successful Executives Accomplish So Much in So Little Time
Text B Women Leap off Corporate Ladder
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Seven Computer7
Part One Computers: Everything You Need to Know
Part Two Text A Computer-linked Injury
Text B Can Computer Viruses Be Domesticated to Serve Mankind?
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading4
Unit Eight Biology
Part One Biology's New Forbidden Fruit7
Part Two Text A The Biology of What It Means to Be Gay2
Text B Genetic Engineering in Agriculture
Part Three Test Yourself2
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Nine Love, Marriage and Family
Part One The Bottom Line
Part Two Text A No One Way to Keep Love in Bloom,Experts Say
Text B On Splitting
Part Three Test Yourself
Part Four Extend Your Reading
Unit Ten Live Smart and Work Smart
Part One Choose Optimism4
Part Two Text A What It Takes
Text B Laughter as Therapy for Patient and Caregiver2
Part Three Test Yourself6
Part Four Extend Your Reading
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