新概念大学英语泛读教程 第4册

Unit One 1

Part One TextStephen Hawking 1

Part Two Fast ReadingRobert Owen 8

Part Three Supplementary ReadingHelen Keller 12

Unit Two 17

Part One TextBush Touts Free Society to Chinese 17

Part Two Fast ReadingIntellectual Property Rights Protection 26

Part Three Supplementary ReadingChina and the New Asian Century 29

Unit Three 34

Part One TextThe Contenders 2008:Hillary Clinton 34

Part Two Fast ReadingLegislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns under Fire 40

Part Three Supplementary ReadingEurope Anticipating American Election 43

Unit Four 48

Part One TextWhy Are You Laughing? 48

Part Two Fast ReadingMental Health 54

Part Three Supplementary ReadingExamining the Limits of Life 57

Unit Five 62

Part One TextCultural Adjustment 62

Part Two Fast ReadingCultural Conflict 68

Part Three Supplementary ReadingCommunication across Culture 72

Unit Six 77

Part One TextKey Technologies of the Lunar Orbiting Exploration Project 77

Part Two Fast ReadingChinese Lunar Exploration Program 82

Part Three Supplementary ReadingDark Energy in Space 86

Unit Seven 91

Part One TextCellphones—Growing Techs 91

Part Two Fast ReadingiPhone 96

Part Three Supplementary ReadingApplications of Nanotechnology 101

Unit Eight 107

Part One TextMultilateral Trade Liberalization—from GATT to WTO 107

Part Two Fast ReadingConsumers Strained by Price Surge Last Year 113

Part Three Supplementary ReadingFree Trade 116

Unit Nine 122

Part One Text2007 Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis 122

Part Two Fast ReadingControversy over"Troop Surge"and Associated Terminology 128

Part Three Supplementary Reading2008 Presidential Election Characteristics 131

Unit Ten 136

Part One TextThomas Watson,Jr.,Founder of IBM 136

Part Two Fast ReadingPierre Omidyar Biography 141

Part Three Supplementary ReadingBill Gates—A Man Neither as Good nor Bad 144

Unit Eleven 150

Part One TextModern Music:Its Styles,Its Techniques 150

Part Two Fast Reading 156

（1） 156

（2） 158

Part Three Supplementary ReadingLeonard Bernstein:A Formidable Musician 159

Unit Twelve 163

Part One TextAfter Twenty Years 163

Part Two Fast ReadingMadame Tussaud's 169

Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe New Café 171

Unit Thirteen 176

Part One TextContract Formation and Classification 176

Part Two Fast ReadingThe Uniqueness of American Modern Music 180

Part Three Supplementary Reading 182

（1）Amendment to Software Reseller Agreement 182

（2）The Dong Zhi Festival 185

Unit Fourteen 187

Part One TextOde to the West Wind 187

Part Two Fast ReadingA Psalm of Life 192

Part Three Supplementary ReadingShe Walks in Beauty 194

Unit Fifteen 196

Part One TextHow Do You Know It's Good? 196

Part Two Fast Reading 205

（1）A Professional Artist 205

（2）Culture Shock 207

Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe Far-Reaching Influence of Confucius 209

Key to Exercises 212