由郭杰克主编的《全新版大学英语<第2版>快速阅读2》是普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材，是教育部推荐使用的大学外语类教材。它的目的在于提高英语阅读速度，以适应目前信息量日益膨胀的现状。全书共分八个单元，其中每个单元由A-1、A-2和B-1、B-2四篇短文组成。每个单元的A-1和B-1供课堂使用，A-2和B-2供课外阅读。本书主要供修读要求较高的学生使用。

Unit 1

Text A-1 Why Learn Another Language？

Text A-2 Tips on Studying a Foreign Language

Text B-1 How to Study Effectively

Text B-2 What Is Intelligence, Anyway？

Unit 2

Text A-1 Remembering My Grandparents

Text A-2 Leaf and Loaf

Text B-1 The True Story of a Young Man

Text B-2 A Game of Light and Shade

Unit 3

Text A-1 A Long Walk Home

Text A-2 The Disappearing Generation Gap

Text B-1 Rites of Passage

Text B-2 The Last Adventure

Unit 4

Text A-1 The Fun and Excitement of "Reality"

Text A-2 Future Talk

Text B-1 E-mail Is for Old People

Text B-2 Talk to Me

Unit 5

Text A-1 A Young, Blind Expert on Computers

Text A-2 As Dream Comes True

Text B-1 Go for the Gold

Text B-2 Across the Frozen Sea

Unit 6

Text A-1 In Every Era There Are Fads, Crazes and Trends

Text A-2 Txt Msg Phenomenon: R U in2 It？

Text B-1 Reality TV: A Fad or the Future？

Text B-2 The MySpace and Facebook Generation

Unit 7

Text A-1 Why English？

Text A-2 Reading -- the Most Important Way to Learn English

Text B-1 Two Languages

Text B-2 Conversational Ball Games

Unit 8

Text A-1 Acid Rain

Text A-2 Industry and the Environment

Text B-1 Global Warming May Not End Up Being Warm at AU

Text B-2 Rubbish Disposal

Appendix

Key to Comprehension Exercises