由郭杰克主编的《全新版大学英语<第2版>快速阅读4》是普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材，是教育部推荐使用的大学外语类教材。它的目的在于提高英语阅读速度，以适应目前信息量日益膨胀的现状。全书共分八个单元，其中每个单元由A-1、A-2和B-1、B-2四篇短文组成。每个单元的A-1和B-1供课堂使用，A-2和B-2供课外阅读。本书主要供修读要求较高的学生使用。

Unit 1 Text A-1 Alone in the Arctic Cold Text A-2 Memories of Afghanistan Text B-1 The Conquest of Mt.Jolmo Lungma Text B-2 Buzz-bombs and DoodlebugsUnit 2 Text A-1 Atomic Cars Text A-2 Improving Industrial Efficiency Through Robotics Text B-1 Maglev: A New Generation in Railroad Technology Text B-2 Letters: Obsolete TechnologyUnit 3. Text A-1 The Job Hunt: How to Start a Succesful Career Text A-2 A Tale of a Succesful Student Job Seeker Text B-1 What Makes a Good Job？ Text B-2 The Kind of Work Daddy DoesUnit 4 Text A-1 Is the World Flat？ Text A-2 The World Isn't Flat - It's Networked Text B-1 TheJeaning of America and the World Text B-2 Americans and FoodUnit 5 Text A-1 Fast-Food Nation: Meat and Potatoes Text A-2 Doggie Bags Text B-1 Ad Nation Text B-2 It's All at the MallUnit 6 Text A-1 Ka rosh i Text A-2 The Ctilture of"Lead Time" Text B-1 Pace of Life Text B-2 The Impact of TimeUnit 7 Text A-1 Looking Back at 9/11 Text A-2 My Memories of September 11, 2001 Text B-1 The Worst Scare of My Life Text B-2 Take Care, AmericaUnit 8 Text A-1 Grand Canyon Crowding Text A-2 Ecotourism Text B-1 Working Your Way Around the World Text B-2 Jones BeachAppendix Key to Comprehension Exercises