本教程分为翻译、写作、听力、阅读四个章节，以历年大学英语四级考试真题为依托，介绍了各部分考试所涉及的语法知识、高频词汇、答题技巧和学习策略，重点关注学生对于大学英语四级考试备考和应试的需求，充分把握英语应试能力培养的渐进性，合理安排教学内容，重视实践操练，以考促教，以考促学，学用结合，逐步发展学生的自主学习能力，有针对性地帮助学生快速提高语言能力，系统性地掌握应试技巧。
本教程可作大学英语四级考试的应试备考教程，也可作大学英语教师的教学辅助材料。

第一章 翻译
第一节 句子结构
第二节 被动语态
第三节 定语
第四节 比较级和最高级
第五节 目的/原因/结果状语
第六节 方式状语
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第二章 写作
第一节 开篇段落
第二节 原因分析型段落
第三节 问题解决型段落
第四节 对比分析型段落
第五节 结尾段落
第六节 书信
单元小结
第三章 听力
第一节 生活
Audio 1 A Cheque Return
Audio 2 Return of a Wedding Ring
Audio 3 Special Graduation Ceremony
Audio 4 Expressing Gratitude
Audio 5 Kind Stranger
Audio 6 Eggs & Bread Café
Audio 7 ReBicycle
Audio 8 Mike's Love Lunches
第二节 动物
Audio 9 A Pet Dog Lost
Audio 10 New Species of Snake
Audio 11 Black Bear Walking Up Right
Audio 12 A Savannah Cat
Audio 13 A Cow on the Loose
Audio 14 Bees Killed in Insect Spraying Operations
Audio 15 Sheep Prickles' Return
Audio 16 Duck Hunting
第三节 教育
Audio 17 Helping Children with Homework
Audio 18 Language Learning without Communication Environment
Audio 19 Tuition for International Students
Audio 20 Chess Coach, Ted Komada
Audio 21 Poor Math Skills
Audio 22 Transferring to a College
Audio 23 A Talent in Drawing
Audio 24 Single-Sex Education
第四节 工作
Audio 25 Job-Hopping
Audio 26 First Salary
Audio 27 Package Delivery
Audio 28 Green Tea or Purple Tea
Audio 29 Unemployment Going Up
Audio 30 Complaint of Overwork
Audio 31 Post Office Closing
Audio 32 Love with What We Do
第五节 旅游
Audio 33 The Hill House
Audio 34 Honeymoon in Taj Mahal
Audio 35 Holiday in Thailand
Audio 36 Niagara Falls' Shut-Off
Audio 37 British Reserve
Audio 38 Plan for a Holiday Overseas
Audio 39 Booking a Holiday
Audio 40 Poor Service at London's Airports
第六节 健康
Audio 41 Decline in Milk Consumption
Audio 42 Inadequate Sleep in College Students
Audio 43 Calorie Control
Audio 44 Stop Dieting
Audio 45 Sleep Better
Audio 46 Positive Effects of Running
Audio 47 Muscle Aching
Audio 48 The Effects of Aging on Immune System
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第四章 阅读
第一节 历史文化
Text 1 William Shakespeare
Text 2 What Happens When a Language Has No Words forNumbers
Text 3 Cultural Norms for Physical Contact
Text 4 Three Olympic Class Ocean Ships in History
第二节 电子网络
Text 5 Apologizing in Different Ways
Text 6 Can Burglars Jam Your Wireless Security System?
Text 7 Is AI a Blessing or Warning?
Text 8 The Impact of Self-Driving Vehicles on Workforce
第三节 教育
Text 9 An Afterschool Program for STEM
Text 10 Doctor's Orders: Let Children Just Play
Text 11 A Fruitful Way to Learn
Text 12 Getting College Education or Not
第四节 饮食
Text 13 The Method for Making Beer
Text 14 A Poor, Abandoned Parisian Boy Became a Top Chef
Text 15 Industry-Funded Research in Nutrition and Health
Text 16 Eating Less and Being Happy
第五节 心理
Text 17 Psychology Behind the Color Blue
Text 18 Science of Setbacks: How Failure Can Improve Career Prospects
Text 19 The Driving Force of Curiosity
Text 20 A Growth Mindset of Interest
第六节 医疗
Text 21 The Chance of Getting Sick in a Plane
Text 22 Food-as-Medicine Movement Is Witnessing Progress
Text 23 Study on the "First-Night" Effect
Text 24 Should Aging Be Considered as a Disease?
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