《综合教程(4学生用书第2版修订版新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材)》(作者朱永生)缩减至了14单元。编者在编写本教材时，注重其内容涵盖政治、经济、文化、科技、人文等各个方面的材，及对话、访谈、短文、专题报道和新闻等各种语境形式，本书适合从事相关研究工作的人员参考阅读。

UNIT 1

TEXT I Never Give In, Never, Never, Never

TEXT II Winston Churchill

UNIT 2

TEXT I Space Invaders

TEXT II Space and Distance

UNIT 3

TEXT I Alienation and the Internet

TEXT II America Online: Losing the Battles, but Winning the War

UNIT 4

TEXT I A View of Mountains

TEXT II Statement at the 2003 Session of the United Nations Disarmament Commission

UNIT 5

TEXT I The Tapestry of Friendship

TEXT II My Daughter, My Friend

UNIT 6

TEXT I A French Fourth

TEXT II Stuckin the Middle

UNIT 7

TEXT I The Monster

TEXT II Simple Habits, Deep Thoughts

UNIT 8

TEXT I The Discus Thrower

TEXT II A Rage Against Dying

UNIT 9

TEXT I How I Found My Voice

TEXT II ThankYou, Mr. Chips

UNIT 10

TEXT I The Idiocy of Urban Life

TEXT II The City

UNIT 11

TEXT I The Story of an Eyewitness

TEXT II Memories of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

UNIT 12

TEXT I A Case of"Severe Bias"

TEXT II That Word Black

UNIT 13

TEXT I Marriage

TEXT II Why I Want a Wife

UNIT 14

TEXT I Under the Sign of Mickey Mouse & Co.

TEXT II Into the Unknown

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