教材资源《读写教程》有配套使用的《视听说教程》、《综合训练》、《泛读教程》和《长篇阅读》对学生的语言能力提升进行全面支持：还提供立体、便捷的外语数字化教学平台（Unipus），使数字课程和移动学习资源成为教材的有效补充、扩展和延伸。通过Unipus平台，《读写教程》的数字课程提供更丰富的学习资源和学习工具，使学生在课堂学习之外，还能进行多样化、个性化的自我训练和提高。同时，平台还为学生和教师提供多样的测评手段，方便及时评估和考查学习情况。平台还引人社区学习概念，充分发挥网络学习开放式、交互式的特点，实现师生之间、生生之间的畅通交流。此外，第三版开创性地设计和研发了基于移动终端的学习资源，包括外研随身学App等，帮助学生充分利用碎片化时间学习，培养自主学习习惯，提高自主学习能力。编写团队《新视野大学英语》（第三版）系列教材总主编为上海交通大学郑树棠。《新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程4》主编为赵晓红和苗瑞琴。参加编写的主要人员有赵晓红、苗瑞琴、王冬燕、李铮、左克文等。《新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程4》由郑树棠与外籍专家IreneDaniel审定全稿。编者2015年4月VII编写及使用说明
CONTENTSUnit1Life and logic1PreviewText A Love and logic:Thestory of a fallacyTextBWhydo smartpeopledodumbthings?Unitproject29Unit2SecretstobeautyPreviewTextA The confusing pursuit of beautyTextBMaking thechoice tobetruly beautifulUnitproject61Unit3Being entrepreneurialPreviewTextAFred SmithandFedEx:The vision that changed theworldTextBBuildingthedreamof StarbucksUnit project93Unit4Nature:To worship or to conguerPreviewTextA Achieving sustainableenvironmentalismTextBWhatnatureistellingyouUnitprojectVIllNew Horizon College English Third Edition
123Unit5Why culture countsPreviewTextASpeaking ChineseinAmericaTextBCulturemakes the business world go roundUnitproject157Gender equalityUnit6PreviewTextATheweight men carryTextBWhatdoesfeminismreallymean?Unitproject189Energy andfood crisesUnit7PreviewTextAThecomingenergycrisisTextBAworldwidefoodcrisis?Unitproject219Passion guides life choicesUnit8PreviewTextAAmeaningful lifeText BAturning point ofmy lifeUnitproject251Glossary257Unipus高校外语数字化教学平台使用指南IXCONTENTS
1UNITLife andlogicDoing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that's thechallengeLyndonB.Johnson(36thUSpresident)It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.GeorgeR.R.Martin (American author)
PreviewSectionAPre-reading activitiesach day we are confronted with1 The following are some statements totestyourreasoningability.Tell whetherthemany decisions both small andconclusions after the word"Therefore"are truelarge.We weigh the various factors(T),false (F),oruncertain (U).Write your answerin front of us and try to make goodonthe linebeforeeachstatement.decisions based upon the information1 All odd numbers are integers(整数).Allwe have at hand.Yet, sometimes, evenevennumbersareintegers.Thereforewith adequately reliable information,all odd numbers are even numbers.the decisions that we make are, upon2There are no dancers that aren't slimreflection, still against good judgment.and no singers that aren't dancers.Whatcircumstancescan causepeopletoTherefore, all singers are slim.Atoothpick（牙签）isuseful.Usefulmake bad decisions? Do smart people3things are valuable,Therefore, amake wrong decisions as well? Sometoothpick is valuable.people believe that men and womenThree pencils cost the same as two4make decisions differently,that men areerasers.Fourerasers cost the same asmore logical, while women rely moreone ruler Therefore, pencils are moreexpensivethan rulers.upon their emotions. Do you agree?Class Ahas a higher enrollment than5What do you think is the best, calm,ClassB.Class Chas alowerenrollmentlogical way to make well-informedthan Class B.Therefore,Class Ahas aand balanced decisions? Is it possiblelowerenrollment thanClass C.to build skills so that over time, youAfruit basket contains more apples6can become more effective at decisionthan lemons.There are more lemonsin the basket than oranges. Therefore,making?the basket contains more apples thanoranges.Taking the train across town is quickerthan taking the bus.Taking the busacross town is slower than driving acar. Therefore, taking the train acrosstown is quicker than driving a car.All the tulips in Zoe's garden are white8All the roses in Zoe's garden are yellow.Therefore, all the flowers in Zoe's gardenare either white or yellow.2Work in pairs and discuss the followingquestions.1Why is it important to develop logicalreasoning skills?2 To arrive at a logical conclusion, what factorsdo you think are important?New Horizon College English Third Edition