大学英语快速阅读教程 1PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 1

Passage 1 Tips for the Solo Traveler 2

Passage 2 The Art of Public Speaking 5

Passage 3 Social Support 9

Passage 4 Culture Shock 12

Unit 2 15

Passage 1 How Should You Build up Your Vocabulary 16

Passage 2 The Extrinsic or Intrinsic Education 19

Passage 3 Reading—the Most Important Way to Learn Englis 21

Passage 4 Seeking the Perfect Teaching Medium 24

Unit 3 28

Passage 1 Modem Wedding Customs and Traditions in the West 29

Passage 2 Thanksgiving Day 32

Passage 3 The American Character 35

Passage 4 Cross your Fingers 38

Unit 4 41

Passage 1 The Nuclear Age 42

Passage 2 What Do Parents Owe Their Children？ 45

Passage 3 Barbie Not the Only Thing Turning 50 47

Passage 4 WHO’s New Concern—Swine Flu A-H1N1 Virus 50

Unit 5 53

Passage 1 Internet Economy 54

Passage 2 The Rise of Industry 57

Passage 3 House Price Rise：the Global Worry 59

Passage 4 The Third Session of the World Urban Forum 62

Unit 6 65

Passage 1 The Fuel of the Future 66

Passage 2 Energy in the Future 69

Passage 3 Is the Electric Vehicle Era at Hand？ 71

Passage 4 Birth of an Antarctic Super-Berg 74

Unit 7 77

Passage 1 Touting Tea 78

Passage 2 Animals on the Move 81

Passage 3 Why We Are Touched By the Sound of Music 84

Passage 4 Diet to Prevent Cancer 86

Unit 8 89

Passage 1 The Internet Transforms Modern Life 90

Passage 2 Work-life Balance 93

Passage 3 Top 8 Modern Life Survival Skills 96

Passage 4 Laid-Off Japanese Workers Becoming Homeless 99

Key to Comprehension Exercises 102