《大学英语课程教学要求》对英语阅读能力要求有明确的描述。一般要求为在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度略低的材料时,阅读速度达到每分钟100词。能就阅读材料进行略读和寻读,能读懂工作、生活中常见的应用文体的材料,能在阅读中使用有效的阅读方法。掌握较高要求的阅读理解能力,在快速阅读篇幅较长、难度适中的材料时,阅读速度达到每分钟1 20词。能阅读所学专业的综述性文献,并能正确理解**大意,抓住主要事实和有关细节。
《大学英语快速阅读》就是为了满足在校大学生提高快速阅读能力的要求,并针对学生特点而编写的训练教材。全部四册教材按主题分项为生活、旅游、教育、文化等内容,学生可根据个人情况选择主题;文章长度由短至长,适合学生逐级进阶的学习过程。文章选材涉及人文社会、政治经济、教育科技、体育娱乐,具有真实性、新颖性、知识性和趣味性,为英语学习者提供各种英语表达的范例。读者可以欣赏地道的英语文章,扩大词汇量和知识面,在进一步提高阅读能力的同时,也可提高写作能力。每篇文章后面的试题形���多样,题量也有过渡,题目的设计包含大学英语四级考试新题型的快速阅读的判断题、多项选择题和填空题等类型。

Unit 1 People
Passage 1 IBM & Iron-Willed Watson
Passage 2 Ang Lee with Oscar Win
Passage 3 Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Passage 4 Everlasting Spring
Passage 5 The Center of the Future
Unit 2 Culture
Passage 1 Meeting Like-minded People
Passage 2 Hen Party and Stag Party
Passage 3 Cold Expressions
Passage 4 The Korean Wave
Passage 5 Harvest Festival in the UK
Unit 3 Science and Technology
Passage 1 Caught in the Web of the Intemet
Passage 2 Broadcasts to Keep Blind People in Touch
Passage 3 Baby of the Future
Passage 4 How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook
Passage 5 Google Yourself-- and Enjoy It
Unit 4 Life
Passage 1 Protecting Your Good Name .
Passage 2 Enthusiasm Will Take You Further
Passage 3 Love Your Kitchen
Passage 4 Are Computer Keyboard Dishwasher Safe
Passage 5 A Sense of Humor as the Most Important of All Human Qualities
Unit 5 Health
Passage 1 Tested for Autism
Passage 2 World AIDS Day
Passage 3 Reason for the Season
Passage 4 Clean Power or Dirty Coal
Passage 5 AIDS Education Plan for Migrant Workers
Unit 6 Sport and Entertainment
Passage 1 However the Harry Potter Saga Ends, It Won't End
Passage 2 Taijiquan Remains One of the World's Healthiest Martial Art Forms
Passage 3 New Heights for the Olympic Torch
Passage 4 Disneyland
Passage 5 Deeper Than the Skin
Unit 7 Career
Passage 1 My First Job
Passage 2 America's Brain Drain Crisis
Passage 3 How to Survive an Overwhelming Job
Passage 4 To Be Present or Absent, That is a Question
Passage 5 Ways to Manage a Lousy Boss
Unit 8 Education
Passage 10nlineSchoolingGrows, Setting offa Debate
Passage 2 Exploring Educational Opportunities Online
Passage 3 It's College Admissions Season
Passage 4 Global Classrooms
Passage 5 Endowments Widen a Higher Education Gap
Unit 9 Business and Economy
Passage 1 Google's Loss Is Murdoch's Gain
Passage 2 Chinese Farmers Feel WTO Pinch
Passage 3 Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoft's Takeover Bid
Passage 4 How the Potato Can Relieve World Hunger
Passage 5 Careers on the Rise
Unit 10 Family
Passage 1 What Can We Learn from Children
Passage 2 How to Sustain the Love and Respect
Passage 3 Surprising Truths about Old Wives' Tales
Passage 4 When Your Child Needs You the Most
Passage 5 Parental Control Software in the Digital Age
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