张勇先主编的《全新版大学英语（阅读教程通用本4学生用书第2版）》为非英语专业学生提供了较系统且题材多样化的课外阅读材料，旨在培养学生熟练地运用阅读技巧、正确理解篇章的能力，扩大学生的知识面和文化视野，增进学生的阅读理解和欣赏水平。

本教程8个单元，每单元有3篇阅读文章，共有24篇阅读文章。书后附有总词汇表，供学生查找和记忆。

Unit One

 1.In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility

 2.Taking Lessons from What Went, Wrong

 3.Dad

Unit Two

 4.How to Buy a New Car

 5.Clearing the Roads

 6.The Age Requirement for Teen DriveLs

Unit Three

 7.How to Take a Job Interview

 8.STEMing the Tide: Can Legislation Fix America's Science and Technology Gender Gap?

 9.A Path of One's Own: Three Who Transformed Their Dreams into Careers

Unit Four

 10.Free Trade Has Enrlched the World with More Than Diverse Goods

 11.Asking How Much Is Enough

 12.Topsy-Turw

Unit Five

 13.The Story of an Hour

 14.A City of Neighborhoods

 15.Liked for Myself

Unit Six

 16.What Really Ails America

 17.Crickets

 18.The Caregiving Boomerang

Unit Seven

 19.Hidden Threat

 20.A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun

 21.Why Handguns Must Be Outlawed

Unit Eight

 22.Travels with Charley

 23.Riding the Rails Around the World

 24.My Daily Dives in the Dumpster

Appendlces

 Glossary

 Key to Comprehension Exercise lof the Texts