新21世纪大学英语快速阅读

Unit One

Reading l The First Day of School

Reading 2 How to Hear English Everywhere

Reading 3 Leam How to Love Reading

Unit Two

Reading l The Language of Color

Reading 2 A Million-Dollar Smile

Reading 3 A Night in a Calabrian Village

UnitThree

Reading l In the Faces of Children

Reading 2 Dancing with Mom

Reading3 Bobby's Dime

UnitFour

Reading l Vegetarians: A Dietary Minority

Reading 2 Vegetables May Keep Brains Young

Reading 3 Where Did They Come from?

UnitFive

Reading l The Bell with the Crack

Reading2 Death ofa Dream

Reading 3 Volunteerism in the U.S

Unit Six

Reading l Light Pollution

Reading 2 Recycling

Reading 3 Global Wamung Threatens Ancient Ruins

Unit Seven

Reading l Money Does Not Buy Much Happiness

Reading2 Getting Rich

Reading 3 Secret Santa Reveals His Identity

Unit Eight

Reading l The English Conversation Partner Program

Reading 2 A World Without Honor

Appendix

《新21世纪大学英语系列：新21世纪大学英语·快速阅读（1）》是为配合《新21世纪大学英语》教学而编选的一套快速阅读教材。共含4册，课文主要选自近年来英美等国出版的原文作品或报刊文章。语言清新、活泼，内容生动、多样，文章具有一定的趣味性、知识性或信息性。
　　《新21世纪大学英语系列：新21世纪大学英语·快速阅读（1）》本属读写教程的一个组成部分。英语读写教程的目的，在于全面培养学生的语言听说读写技能，其中自然也包含帮助学生提高阅读速度一项。鉴于21世纪是信息世纪，通过阅读英语资料获取信息，已成为生活、工作中不可或缺的一环。