大学英语快速阅读

Unit One

Passage One International Partnerships

Passage Two The World of Women

Passage Three History of Languages

Unit Two

Passage One Secrets of Magic

Passage Two A Lesson from Housing Bubble

Passage Three Why Do We Like Music

Unit Three

Passage One Recipe for Health

Passage Two Sources of Energy

Passage Three Internet Generation

Unit Four

Passage One Rocking the House

Passage Two Turning Customers into Fans

Passage Three A Change in Leaf Color

Unit Five

Passage One Riding Sunlight

Passage Two Getting Enough Sleep

Passage Three Survive the Exam Season

Unit Six

Passage One Secrets of Straight-A Students

Passage Two Make your Body Happy at Work

Passage Three Parents Eneh Donate a kidney to Their Son

Unit Seven

Passage One Team-Based Learning

Passage Two Teaching a Computer to Enjoy Art

Passage Three The Mysteries of Mercury

Unit Eight

Passage One Cultivate Better Bonds with Neighbors and Friends

Passage Two Mind-Reading Machines

Passage Three How to Handle chronic Complainers

Unit Nine

Passage One Choice: Privilege, Opportunity and Responsibility

Passage Two Strong Quake Rattles Buildings and Nerves in S. Calif

Passage Three Literacy Debate: Online, Really Reading

Unit Ten

Passage One Report: Girls are Equal to Math Test

Passage Two Business Schools Try Palm Scans to Finger Cheats

Passage Three How to Solve the Growing Global Food Crisis——In Three Steps

Keys/Answers

《大学英语快速阅读（初级）》的编写以《大学英语四级考试大纲》为依据，具有新颖性、趣味性、原创性、真实性和科学性的特点。本套教程的选材全部出自国外报纸杂志最新文章，材料来源权威，题材涉及广泛，内容趣味性强。教程中的习题均为参编教师独立编写，练习形式与四级考试完全一致，难度适中，分别与大学英语二、三、四级同步，具有很强的针对性。本教程还参考了《2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试大纲英语词汇表》和大学英语基本要求、较高要求、更高要求三个层次的词汇表，运用Antconc等语料检索工具对选材进行了一定程度的筛选、统计和修改，选材更具科学性。