《大学英语快速阅读教程(1)》由宋军主编，是根据教育部新颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求》编写而成，适用于大学一年级(上)非英语专业学生或具有同等英语水平的阅读爱好者。

本教程编写目的是，通过积极主动的快读训练，帮助学生扩大英语词汇量，提高快速浏览能力、准确猜词能力、独立分析能力和归纳总结能力。

快速阅读方法指南

Unit 1

 Passage 1 The Key to Success Is Education

 Passage 2 Online Libraries: Great News for Adult Students

 Passage 3 Intelligence

 Passage 4 Reading

Unit 2

 Passage 1 Be the Most Popular College Freshman

 Passage 2 The Benefits of Living on Campus

 Passage 3 Loneliness... Building Relationships

 Passage 4 On Libraries, Bookshops and Netbars

Unit 3

 Passage 1 Western European Wedding Traditions

 Passage 2 United States Tipping Etiquette

 Passage 3 Thanksgiving

 Passage 4 Easter in the U.K.

Unit 4

 Passage 1 The American Revolution

 Passage 2 The Tragic Event

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

 Passage 4 Industrial Revolution

Unit 5

 Passage 1 Recession Brings New Attention to Domestic Violence

 Passage 2 Life in Somalia's Pirate Town

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

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

Unit 6

 Passage 1 The Mystery of College Costs

 Passage 2 Hello, Girls

 Passage 3 World's Aging Population Challenges Societies

 Passage 4 Oil Prices Collapse on Falling Demand

Unit 7

 Passage 1 Greener Diet

 Passage 2 Bringing Fish Back up to Size

 Passage 3 Farms Begin to Grow in Cities

 Passage 4 Reading a Mind's Memories

Unit 8

 Passage 1 Your Amazing Brain

 Passage 2 The Secret Language of Dolphins

 Passage 3 Alternative Fuel—Is Green the New Black?

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

Unit 9

 Passage 1 Barack Obama

 Passage 2 Helen Keller

 Passage 3 David Beckham

 Passage 4 Bill Gates

Unit 10

 Passage 1 How to Benefit From Walking

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

 Passage 3 The Charm of Perfume

 Passage 4 Why Are so Many People Getting Divorced?

Key to Comprehension Exercises