本书是全国高等农业院校教材，全国高等农业院校教学指导委员会审定。本书为《大学英语阅读理解教程》之一，本册为第四册，由两个部分组成。第一部分为“阅读理解题的解题方法和技巧”。第二部分为“单元练习”，在领会和掌握了第一部分内容的基础上，学生可通过第二部分的练习来检测自己是否能灵活运用所学到的方法与技巧，提高阅读能力和应用能力。

第一部分 阅读理解题的解题方法和技巧

第一章 做阅读理解题的常用方法

第二章 阅读理解题的解题技巧

第二部分 单元练习

Unit One

  Passage 1 How to Put People at Ease

  Passage 2 What's a University Education for?

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze 

Unit Two

  Passage 1 The Importance of Life

  Passage 2 Americans Revel in Wage Boom

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze

Unit Three

  Passage 1 Gain an Extra Hour Every Day

  Passage 2 American Business Values and Attitudes

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze 

Unit Four

  Passage 1 Fatherly Love in a Different Wrapper

  Passage 2 American Love Affair

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze

Unit Five

  Passage 1 Voice From 98' World Cup

  Passage 2 China, US Joint Communique

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze

Unit Six

  Passage 1 Go Ahead, Sue Me      

  Passage 2 Home Business for the Whole Family

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze       

Unit Seven

  Passage 1 Traveling with Pets and First-Aid Treatments

  Passage 2 Are You an Optimist?

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions 

  Passage 4 Gloze

Unit Eight

  Passage 1 Advertising and Public Relations: The Pretty Package

  Passage 2 Individuals and Masses

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions

  Passage 4 Cloze

Unit Nine

  Passage 1 What Kids Really Need from Morn

  Passage 2 Gift of Love

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions                  

  Passage 4 Cloze

Unit Ten

  Passage 1 Teachers: Bests and Favorites

  Passage 2 The Point of No Return

  Passage 3 Short Answer Questions         

  Passage 4 Cloze          

Key to Exercises