Unit1 Language in mission 1
Passage 1 Can I successfully learn a language online? 2
Passage 2 Inspiring students with learning disabilities to take up a language 5
Passage 3 Wanting it enough: why motivation is the key to language learning 8
Unit2 College — the ladder to success? 13
Passage 1 The benefits of earning a college degree 14
Passage 2 The value of a college education 17
Passage 3 Is college worth it? 20
Unit3 Discovery of a new life stage 25
Passage 1 Why generations think differently 26
Passage 2 Minding the gap 29
Passage 3 What is the difference between old generation and new generation? 33
Unit4 Dance with love 37
Passage 1 The divorce surge is over, but the myth lives on 38
Passage 2 Cohabitation and marriage 41
Passage 3 The psychology of love that lasts for a lifetime 44
Unit5 The money game 49
Passage 1 Significance of money 50
Passage 2 The history of money: from barter to banknotes 54
Passage 3 Similarities between health and money 57
Unit6 Less is more 61
Passage 1 Why you must have time alone 62
Passage 2 No pain, no gain 65
Passage 3 How to grow old 68
Unit7 Women: making a difference 73
Passage 1 Women in the workforce 74
Passage 2 If you think we think alike, think again 77
Passage 3 Role of women in society 80
Unit8 Human rights vs.animal rights 85
Passage 1 Useful companions 86
Passage 2 Can pets make you happy? 89
Passage 3 Do fish have feelings too? 92
2017年12月大学英语四级考试阅读理解真题(一) 97
2017年12月大学英语四级考试阅读理解真题(二) 104
Keys 111