大学英语快速阅读

Unit 1

Passage 1 High Anxiety

Passage 2 Why Teach Thinking?

Passage 3 Quality Schools

Passage 4 Magic Brain

Unit 2

Passage 1 Do It Now!

Passage 2 College Dorm Life and Beyond

Passage 3 Do You Need a Break?

Passage 4 Anxiety about Going to College

Unit 3

Passage 1 The Frontier Disappears

Passage 2 Traditional Bridal Showers

Passage 3 What' s in the Name of American Indians?

Passage 4 Why Do We Reserve Rage for Our Own Species

Unit 1

Passage 1  High Anxiety

Passage 2  Why Teach Thinking?

Passage 3  Quality Schools

Passage 4  Magic Brain

Unit 2

Passage 1  Do It Now!

Passage 2  College Dorm Life and Beyond

Passage 3  Do You Need a Break?

Passage 4  Anxiety about Going to College

Unit 3

Passage 1  The Frontier Disappears

Passage 2  Traditional Bridal Showers

Passage 3  What' s in the Name of American Indians?

Passage 4  Why Do We Reserve Rage for Our Own Species

Unit 4

Passage 1  You' ve Got to Find What You Love

--A Commencement Address by Steve Jobs

Passage 2  Black Americans and Civil Rights

Passage 3  Mother Teresa: A Special Voice for the Poor

Passage 4  Steve Jobs

Unit 5

Passage 1  Superstition: The Faith We All Share

Passage 2  Prenuptial Agreements

Passage 3  Ethics Issue for Citizen Snappers

Passage 4  What Does Divorce Bring Us

Unit 6

Passage 1  Who Killed the Newspaper?

Passage 2  Saying No to the Net

Passage 3  Cell Phones: A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power

Passage 4  E-mail Users Want Ways to Weed Out Spam

Unit 7

Passage 1  The Global Green Deal

Passage 2  Urbanization and the Environment

Passage 3  Extreme Weather: Is Global Warming to Blame?

Passage 4  Odd Sea Cucumber

Unit 8

Passage 1  Desk Rage: Workers Gone Wild

Passage 2  Food Safety and Security: What Consumers Need to Know

Passage 3  Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight?

Passage 4  What' s Making Us Sick Is an Epidemic of Diagnoses

Keys to Comprehension Exercises

宋军、郝涂根、秦铁力主编的《大学英语快速阅读(4第4版)》是非英语专业快速阅读教材，适用于大学一、二年级非英语专业学生或者具有高中以上英语水平的阅读爱好者。
　　本教材旨在通过积极主动的阅读训练，帮助读者扩大英语词汇量，提高快速阅读的浏览能力、准确猜词能力、独立分析能力和归纳总结能力。
　　本教材编写严谨，具有高度的科学性、合理性和实用性。选材注重信息性、趣味性和时代性。题材广泛、内容丰富，涉及科学教育、网络技术、风俗人情、饮食文化、假日旅游、语言知识和社会热点等各个方面。
　　本教材练习题型设计与四六级新题型挂钩，能在很大程度上提高学生的备考能力。