大学英语快速阅读教程 第1册PDF电子书下载

快速阅读方法指南 1

Unit 1 1

Passage 1 The Key to Success Is Education 1

Passage 2 Online Libraries： Great News for Adult Students 4

Passage 3 Intelligence 6

Passage 4 Reading 9

Unit 2 12

Passage 1 Be the Most Popular College Freshman 12

Passage 2 The Benefits of Living on Campus 15

Passage 3 Loneliness.Building Relationships 18

Passage 4 On Libraries， Bookshops and Netbars 21

Unit 3 24

Passage 1 Western European Wedding Traditions 24

Passage 2 United States Tipping Etiquette 27

Passage 3 Thanksgiving 29

Passage 4 Easter in the U.K 33

Unit 4 36

Passage 1 The American Revolution 36

Passage 2 The Tragic Event 39

Passage 3 Gold！ Thousands Went to Western Canada to Find It 42

Passage 4 Industrial Revolution 45

Unit 5 49

Passage 1 Recession Brings New Attention to Domestic Violence 49

Passage 2 Life in Somalia’s Pirate Town 51

Passage 3 Growing Drug Violence Shakes Mexico， Threatens to Spill Into U.S 54

Passage 4 From Sydney to San Francisco： Lights Dim in Earth Hour 57

Unit 6 60

Passage 1 The Mystery of College Costs 60

Passage 2 Hello， Girls 62

Passage 3 World’s Aging Population Challenges Societies 65

Passage 4 Oil Prices Collapse on Falling Demand 67

Unit 7 70

Passage 1 Greener.Diet 70

Passage 2 Bringing Fish Back up to Size 73

Passage 3 Farms Begin to Grow in Cities 76

Passage 4 Reading a Mind’s Memories 78

Unit 8 82

Passage 1 Your Amazing Brain 82

Passage 2 The Secret Language of Dolphins 84

Passage 3 Alternative Fuel—Is Green the New Black？ 87

Passage 4 Renewable Energy Is Popular， but Coal Is Still King 90

Unit 9 93

Passage 1 Barack Obama 93

Passage 2 Helen Keller 95

Passage 3 David Beckham 98

Passage 4 Bill Gates 100

Unit 10 103

Passage 1 How to Benefit From Walking 103

Passage 2 Laid off Workers： Less Stressed Than Those still Employed？ 105

Passage 3 The Charm of Perfume 108

Passage 4 Why Are so Many People Getting Divorced？ 110

Key to Comprehension Exercises 114