大学英语快速阅读

Unit 1 Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? Passage 2 Dressing up and Body Language for Job Interviews Passage 3 Quality Schools Passage 4 How You Can Double, Triple, or Even Quadruple Your Reading Speed!Unit 2 Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond Passage 2 Landing a Part-time Job Passage 3 Tips to Maximizing Your College Budget Passage 4 Do You Need a Break?Unit 3 Passage 1 Saying Goodbye to the Double-deckers Passage 2 Traditional Bridal Showers Passage 3 April Fool' s Day Passage 4 What's in the Name of American Indians

Unit 1 Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? Passage 2 Dressing up and Body Language for Job Interviews Passage 3 Quality Schools Passage 4 How You Can Double, Triple, or Even Quadruple Your Reading Speed!Unit 2 Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond Passage 2 Landing a Part-time Job Passage 3 Tips to Maximizing Your College Budget Passage 4 Do You Need a Break?Unit 3 Passage 1 Saying Goodbye to the Double-deckers Passage 2 Traditional Bridal Showers Passage 3 April Fool' s Day Passage 4 What's in the Name of American IndiansUnit 4 Passage 1 D-Day and Saving Private Ryan Passage 2 Black Americans and Civil Rights Passage 3 Phelps's Mother Helps Her Son Find Gold-Medal Focus Passage 4 Mother Teresa: A Special Voice for the PoorUnit 5 Passage 1 How to Lose Weight Passage 2 Euthanasia Passage 3 Prenuptial Agreements Passage 4 Ethics Issue for Citizen SnappersUnit 6 Passage 1 Anxiety: How to Deal with It Passage 2 Saying No to the Net Passage 3 Cell Phones: A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power Passage 4 Up the Ladder, Step by StepUnit 7 Passage 1 Nuclear Energy: Can It Help? Passage 2 Urbanization and the Environment Passage 3 Does the World Face a Future of Water Wars? Passage 4 Extreme Weather: Is Global Warming to Blame?Unit 8 Passage 1 Is Earthquake Prediction Just Literature? Passage 2 The Love of a Robot Passage 3 Food Safety and Security: What Consumers Need to Know Passage 4 Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight?Mark Sheet Timed Reading Rate Chart Key to Comprehension Exercises

《大学英语快速阅读》(4)为北京大学出版社出版的大学英语立体化网络化系列教材之一。共精选短文32篇，内容涉及中西文化、语言、教育、生活、媒介、历史、科技、人性、哲学、文学等，按主题分为8个单元。本教材突出选文的科学性、可读性和趣味性，阅读内容丰富、有趣、时尚；所有选材均为原汁原味的佳作，语言地道，表达准确。 　　本教材旨在帮助读者扩大英语词汇量，提高阅读速度和阅读理解能力，广泛深入地了解有关历史、文化、风俗、人情以及自然科学和人文科学方面的知识。本教材着重培养学生英语快速阅读策略和技巧的运用，通过本教材系统、科学的强化训练，学员的英语快速阅读水平可在较短时间内得到大幅度提高。