大学英语快速阅读

Unit 1 Friendships

Passage A Friendships

Passage B Bunny and Teddy

Passage C Keeping Up Long-Distance Friendships

Passage D Importance of Friendships

Unit 2 Education

Passage A UK Education System

Passage B Studying on Board

Passage C Role of Father in Child Rearing

Passage D The Value of College

Unit 3 Traveling

Passage A Tips for Women Traveling Alone

Passage B World's Largest Cruise Ship on Maiden Voyage

Passage C Crucial Travel Strategies for 2010

Passage D Transportation in Australia

Unit 4 Character Building

Passage A How to Boost Your Self-Confidence?

Passage B A Career at Sea

Passage C Team Work and Team Building Essentials

Passage D Let Your Mind Wander

Unit 5 Fascinating Stories

Passage A The Story of Creation

Passage B Adventurer to Sail Solo Around World--Backwards

Passage C The Window

Passage D A Baker's Dozen

Unit 6 Globalization

Passage A What Is Globalization?

Passage B International Shipping-Carrier of World Trade

Passage O Globalization Creates Problems but Can Also Help Solve World Issues

Passage D Is Globalization Good or Bad7

Unit 7 Transportation

Passage A Water Transportation in theUnited States

Passage B How Boats Work?

Passage C Oil Transportation

Passage D Transportation and the Three Es: Energy, the Economy and the Environment

Unit 8 Economy

Passage A Stock Investment

Passage B Global Shipping Industry Faces Worker Shortage

Passage C Inflation

Passage D Why Not Just Print More Money?

Key to the Exercises

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