大学英语快速阅读 1PDF电子书下载

Chapter 0 Exordium 1

英语快速阅读的方法和技巧 1

Chapter 1 People 4

Passage 1 The Man on the Ten-Dollar Bill 4

Passage 2 George Washington and Mount Vernon 10

Passage 3 The Mystery of the Maya 14

Passage 4 Mark Rothko 18

Passage 5 Gail Devers 22

Chapter 2 Insects and Animals 26

Passage 1 Mosquitoes 26

Passage 2 Tropical Brown Widow?Spider,New to Los Angeles——Captured In Torrance;On Display at Museum 30

Passage 3 Catfish Bigger Than Kids 35

Passage 4 The Positive Effects on Children of Owning a Dog 40

Passage 5 Elephants 45

Chapter 3 Science 48

Passage 1 Chemical Elements 48

Passage 2 The Causes of Floods 52

Passage 3 Cells 56

Passage 4 Pollution 60

Passage 5 Universal Flu Vaccine Possible with Lab-made Antibodies 64

Chapter 4 Stories（Ⅰ） 68

Passage 1 Farewell,My Homeland 68

Passage 2 United States Postal Service 73

Passage 3 It's All Clear Now 77

Passage 4 A Day in the Stream 81

Passage 5 A Sailor's Diary 86

Chapter 5 Marriage 91

Passage 1 My Way and Your Way 91

Passage 2 The State of Marriage Today 96

Passage 3 Should Women Be Allowed to Work after Marriage? 99

Passage 4 Untitled 103

Passage 5 The Frequency of Divorce 106

Chapter 6 Places 109

Passage 1 The Golden Gate Bridge 109

Passage 2 The Great Wall of China 113

Passage 3 Dirty Britain 116

Passage 4 Europe 119

Passage 5 English as a National Foreign Language 123

Chapter 7 Stories（Ⅱ） 128

Passage 1 Clean Water Act 128

Passage 2 BB 133

Passage 3 Wild 137

Passage 4 The United States Mint 141

Passage 5 Picking Tomatoes 146

Chapter 8 Family Life 150

Passage 1 My Mother—The Other Woman in My Life 150

Passage 2 The Day I Became a Mom 155

Passage 3 Shmily 159

Passage 4 Goodbye Kiss 163

Passage 5 Happy Father's Day 167

Chapter 9 Social Relations 172

Passage 1 An Invisible Smile 172

Passage 2 Bright Heart 176

Passage 3 The Power of an Apology 180

Passage 4 Love Is Action 185

Passage 5 The Joy of SOHO:Making a Life While Making a Living 189

Chapter 10 Culture 194

Passage 1 The Meanings of the Kiss 194

Passage 2 Understanding American Women 198

Passage 3 The Secret Language of Flowers 202

Passage 4 Work and Leisure 205

Passage 5 Divided We Stand 209

Key to Exercises 213