张勇先主编的《全新版大学英语(第2版)阅读教程(通用本4学生用书)》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。

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.Clearlng, the Roads

 6.The Age Requirement for Teen Drivers

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 wlth More Than Dlverse Goods

 11.Asking How Much Is Enough

 12.Topsy-Turw

Unit Flve

 13.The Story of an Hour

 14.A Clty of Nelghborhoods

 15.Liked for Myself

Unit Six

 16.What Really Ails Amerlca

 17.Crickets

 18.The Careglving Boornerang

Unit Seven

 19.Hldden Threat

 20.A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carrles a Gun

 21.Why Hand,funs Must Be Outlawed

Unit Eight

 22.Travels with Charley

 23.Riding the Rails Around the World

 24.My Daily Dlves In the Dumpster

Appendlces

 Glossary

 Key to Comprehension Exercise I of the Texts