教育部在2005年颁布的《全国大学英语四、六级考试改革方案》中强调指出：大学英语四、六级考试改革的目标就是要更准确地考核我国在校大学生的英语综合应用能力，尤其是听说能力。现行四、六级考试中听力理解所占的比例由原来的20％提高到：35％，而在即将到来的“机考”时代。听力的重要性就更加突显了。本书就是为了适应这个形势而编写的。常规的四级听力练习枯燥无味，很难让读者有兴趣坚持下去，而本书完全不同于其他四级听力书。

Unit 1 Polygon Prism

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Modem Means of Communication——Telephone

Passage Two Online Shopping——Our New Lifestyle

Passage Three Living Online, Have You Tried?

Section C

Compound Dictation On Cellphone

Unit 2 Focus

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Living in the City, Attractive or Not

Passage Two Choosing Bicycle as the City's Transportation

Passage Three Housing Problem in the USA

Section C

Compound Dictation Competition of Modem Society

Unit 3 The Social Hot Spots

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Shortage of Oil

Passage Two Facing Grain Crisis

Passage Three On Water Resources

Section C

Compound Dictation More Concerns about Environmental Crisis, Please

Unit 4 Career Development

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One On Interview

Passage Two Most Women Prefer Working for Male Bosses

Passage Three Interview, Have You Suceeded?

Section C

Compound Dictation Tall People Lead Happier Lives

Unit 5 Life of Wealth

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Woolworths Faces Bankruptcy

Passage Two The Business of America Is Business

Passage Three Bumper Chinese Car Sales

Section C

Compound Dictation US Households Getting Richer

Unit 6 Figures

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Nina Simone: American Famous Singer

Passage Two Mary Cassatt Broke Social Barriers with Her Art

Passage Three The First Black Player in Modem Major League Baseball

Section C

Compound Dictation Father of Hollywood

Unit 7 Being Healthy

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One A Lifetime of Dental Care

Passage Two Hoarseness: A Sign of Serious Illness

Passage Three Sleep Drugs Do More Than Make You Sleep

Section C

Compound Dictation Emotions on Health

Unit 8 Bright Life

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Names in America

Passage Two Wedding Customs in the US

Passage Three Electronic Gifts Loved by American Youth

Section C

Compound Dictation The Unemployed? The Volunteer?

Unit 9 Foreign Culture

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One Welcome to American Parties

Passage Two The Birth of Father's Day

Passage Three What Do You Know about the White House

Section C

Compound Dictation Have a Wonderful Christmas in the US

Unit 10 Education

Section A

Short Conversations

Long Conversations

Section B

Passage One How to Write a Term Paper

Passage Two Education: A New Start

Passage Three Studying in the US: A Free Year at a Community College

Section C

Compound Dictation NYU Pushes Foreign Study

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Unit 11 Human and Nature

Unit 12 Entertainment Circles

Unit 13 Science and Technology

Unit 14 Language

Unit 15 Aero Space