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