本教程是为高等院校英语专业学生编写的阅读教程。为适应英语专业教学改革需要，满足英语专业学生应用能力提升的要求，提高选文质量，优化练习设计，更正拼写、表达不当之处，计划对本册教程进行修订。阅读材料来源广泛，涉及日常生活的常见话题，在培养学生阅读能力的同时，也关注提高学生的人文素养和文化意识，充分体现英语专业教学改革强调的全人教育理念。本教程共四册，本书为第四册第二版。
Unit One Scientific Research (Ⅰ) ·················· 001
Unit Two Scientific Research (Ⅱ)·················`· 025
Unit Three Safety (Ⅰ)························ 049
Unit Four Safety (Ⅱ) ························ 073
Unit Five Gap (Ⅰ) ····················`····· 097
Unit Six Gap (Ⅱ)·······················`··· 123
Unit Seven Gender (Ⅰ)························ 147
Unit Eight Gender (Ⅱ) ·····················`·· 171
Unit Nine Entertainment (Ⅰ)····················· 197
Unit Ten Entertainment (Ⅱ) ·················``··· 221
Unit Eleven Education (Ⅰ)······················ 245
Unit Twelve Education (Ⅱ) ·················`···· 269
