大学英语快速阅读 4 第3版PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 1

Passage 1 Why Teach Thinking? 1

Passage 2 Quality Schools 7

Passage 3 High Anxiety 13

Unit 2 19

Passage 1 College Dorm Life and Beyond 19

Passage 2 Do You Need a Break? 25

Passage 3 Do It Now! 31

Unit 3 37

Passage 1 Traditional Bridal Showers 37

Passage 2 What's in the Name of American Indians? 43

Passage 3 The Frontier Disappears 49

Unit 4 55

Passage 1 Black Americans and Civil Rights 55

Passage 2 Mother Teresa:A Special Voice for the Poor 61

Passage 3 You've Got to Find What You Love—A Commencement Address by Steve Jobs 67

Unit 5 73

Passage 1 Prenuptial Agreements 73

Passage 2 Ethics Issue for Citizen Snappers 79

Passage 3 Superstition:The Faith We All Share 85

Unit 6 91

Passage 1 Saying No to the Net 91

Passage 2 Cell Phones:A Love-Hate Relationship with Staying Power 97

Passage 3 Who Killed the Newspaper? 103

Unit 7 109

Passage 1 Urbanization and the Environment 109

Passage 2 Extreme Weather:Is Global Warming to Blame? 115

Passage 3 The Global Green Deal 121

Unit 8 127

Passage 1 Food Safety and Security:What Consumers Need to Know 127

Passage 2 Can Stress Cause Women to Gain Weight? 133

Passage 3 Desk Rage:Workers Gone Wild 139

Key to Comprehension Exercises 145