大学体验英语快速阅读教程

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit 1 Learning

Text A Learning and the Brain

Text B Corporate Learning

Unit 2 Employer and Employee Satisfaction

Text A Telecommuting

Text B Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Unit 3 Social Problems

Text A Workplace Violence Is a Source of and Reaction to Stress

Text B Police Handling of Gangs

Unit 4 Strategies

Text A Language Learning Strategies

Text B Effort and Strategy Use in Students with Learning Disabilities

Unit 5 Traffic and Transportation

Text A Seat Belt Usage

Text B Shifting Gears

Unit 6 National and International Politics

Text A Politics of Australia

Text B Politics in America

Unit 7 New Technologies

Text A New Technologies Create New Problems

Text B A Thing Called Radar Wine

Unit 8 Competition

Text A Knowledge-Based Competition

Text B The Benefit of Market Knowledge

Unit 9 Energy

Text A Energy Sources and Uses

Text B A Lot of Hot Air

Unit 10 Health

Text A Should Dentists Offer Health Screenings?

Text B New Data on Methylmercury and Fetuses

Unit 11 Forest and Nature

Text A Dry, Hot, and Windy

Text B Tropical Forests

Unit 12 Ecosystem

Text A Can Ecosystems Be Restored?

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Unit 13 Deserts

Unit 14 Tourist Attractions

Unit 15 Matters of Public Concern

Unit 16 Invention

Unit 17 Environment

Unit 18 Living Species

Answer Key

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