本教材严格按照《高职高专英语教学基本要求》(修订稿)，选编了16个单元的文章共48篇，题材丰富，体裁多样，供高职高专以及大学基础阶段的学生训练快速阅读使用。

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Unit One Campus Life

 Passage One  The Young Generation

 Passage Two  Dream

 Passage Three  Princeton University

 More Information about Campus Life

Unit Two Education

 Passage One  Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education

 Passage Two  Children's Language Learning

 Passage Three  Why Is the Native Language Learnt So Well？

 More Information about Education

Unit Three Natural Environment

 Passage One  Plants and Man

 Passage Two  About the Sea

 Passage Three  One Way to Deal with the Increasing Human Population

 More Information about Natural Environment

Unit Four Social Customs and Practices

 Passage One  Tea Drinking

 Passage Two  Life Going Casual

 Passage Three  Father's Day

 More Information about Social Customs and Practices

Unit Five Study Abroad

 Passage One  Exchange-student Programmes

 Passage Two  Study at the Open University

 Passage Three  Foreign Exchange

 More Information about Study Abroad

Unit Six Advertisement

 Passage One  "Help Wanted" Advertisements

 Passage Two  Advertisements for English Studies

 Passage Three  Usefulness of Advertisements

 More Information ahout Advertisement

Unit Seven Health

 Passage One  TV's Harmfulness

 Passage Two  Strictly Ban Smoking

 Passage Three  Studies Show U. S. Spending doesn't Get Health

 More Information about Health

Unit Eight Emotion

 Passage One  I Love You

 Passage Two  My Brother

 Passage Three  An Observation and Explanation

 More Information about Emotion

Unit Nine Economy

 Passage One  The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control

 Passage Two  Mules

 Passage Three  Brands

 More Information about Economy

Unit Ten Traveling

 Passage One  The Only Way to Travel Is on Foot

 Passage Two  Does Vacation Cost a Lot？

 Passage Three  The National Trust

 More Information about Traveling

Unit Eleven Science and Technology

 Passage One  Who Is More Intelligent？

 Passage Two  The Gene Industry

 Passage Three  Will We Take Vacation in Space？

 More Information about Science and Technology

Unit Twelve Business Communication

 Passage One  Meditation in Indonesian Business

 Passage Two  Different Communications

 Passage Three  How to Make a Good Impression

 More Information about Business Communication

Unit Thirteen Sports

 Passage One  NBA

 Passage Two  Mountaineering

 Passage Three  Dangerous Experience

 More Information about Sports

Unit Fourteen Cyber Life

 Passage One  Crime in Computer

 Passage Two  E-mail Management

 Passage Three  Internet Shopping

 More Information about Cyber Life

Unit Fifteen Historic Events and Persons

 Passage One  Holmes' Knowledge

 Passage Two  O. Henry

 Passage Three  Vanity Publishing

 More Information about Historic Events and Persons

Unit Sixteen Fashion

 Passage One  Women and Fashions

 Passage Two  Pop Stars Earn Much

 Passage Three  S.H.E.

 More Information about Fashion

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