黄晶伟等编著的《大学英语快速阅读3》是应用型本科院校规划教材之一，是黑龙江省新世纪高等教育教学改革工程项目“基于地方民办高校英语专业现状的学生自主学习策略培养模式研究与实践”的成果之一。

本书中所选的短文内容涉及风俗传统、房产、犯罪、环保、健康、科技等方面。力求做到内容新颖、话题广泛，主题鲜明，系统性强；注重趣味性、信息性、知识性和新颖性。短文内容贴近生活，人文气息浓郁。每单元的5篇文章围绕同一个主题，以便于教师在教学中根据学生的情况和个人的需要进行取舍，可部分用于课堂教学，其余的可布置学生课外阅读。

黄晶伟等编著的《大学英语快速阅读3》是为应用型本科院校学生编写的英语快速阅读教材。旨在用科学的阅读方法指导学生通过大量的快速阅读训练，帮助学生养成良好的阅读习惯，提高他们的快速阅读能力。全书共lO章，每章围绕一个话题组织5篇阅读文章，并配以相应的阅读理解问题，书后给出了阅读理解问题的参考答案。《大学英语快速阅读3》既适合课堂教学，又可供学生课外阅读训练。

Chapter 1 Customs and Traditions

Passage 1 Keeping a Grip on Culture

Passage 2 Connecting the World

Passage 3 Turning a New Leaf

Passage 4 The Charm of Cave Art

Passage 5 The Year of the Rat

Chapter 2 Social Problems

Passage 1 In the Shadow of Drugs

Passage 2 Plastic Is Not So Fantastic

Passage 3 More Complaints about Baby Milk

Passage 4 Graduates Enlist for Reboot Camp

Passage 5 Toxic Water Scare Leaves a Sour Taste。

Chapter 3 House and Home

Passage 1 13 Things Your Housecleaner Won’t Tell You’

Passage 2 Clean up：Tidy up Your Home in 30 Minutes or Less

Passage 3 Bust the Grime：ShopSmart Mag’S Tips for Spring Cleaning Success

Passage 4 Asian Buyers Buoy Demand for New Homes in California-

Passage 5 Mother's Day Girls：“GMA”Puts Robotic Housecleaning Products to the Test

Chapter 4 Crime or Not?

Passage 1 Feds to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Fla．Teen

Passage 2 Trayvon Martin Shooter“Couldn’t Stop Crying”after Shooting

Passage 3 Trayvon Martin Shooter Told Cops Teenager Went for His Gun。

Passage 4 Trayvon Martin Shooter's Friend：George Zimmerman Has“Virtually Lost His Life， Too”

Passage 5 Trayvon Martin Case：Timeline of Events

Chapter 5 Environmental Protection

Passage 1 Steam Car Washing Brings Hope

Passage 2 Use of Eco—Friendly Bamboo Products on the Rise

Passage 3 How to Stay Positive in Battery Recycling

Passage 4 Incandescent Light Bulbs Set for Switch off

Passage 5 Green Rooftops Help Clean up Beijing's Air

Chapter 6 Self-Improvement

Passage 1 Public Speaking Tips

Passage 2 Only the Rich Get Opportunities?

Passage 3 One Simple Step to Getting Better Results

Passage 4 What Is Self-Confidence and How to Improve It

Passage 5 The Importance of Eye Contact

Chapter 7 Finance anti Business

Passage 1 A Guide to Stable Personal Finance

Passage 2 Stock Market Investing

Passage 3 Update Your Business Skills

Passage 4 Credit Cards and You

Passage 5 What Is Soft Marketing?

Chapter 8 Real Estate

Passage 1 Should You Rent or Buy Your Next Home?

Passage 2 Real Estate Investment--Why It Is Big Business?

Passage 3 Moving on and Moving in: How to Ease the Stress of Moving

Passage 4 Buying a Home? Don't Make These Mistakes

Passage 5 China Real Estate

Chapter 9 Health

Passage 1 Beware Swimmer's Ear

Passage 2 Massage and Cancer

Passage 3 Alcohol and Cancer: The Verdict

Passage 4 Making Healthy Habits Stick

Passage 5 Be Healthy at Work-- It's Your Job

Chapter 10 Technology

Passage 1 Will I Need a New Antenna to Get Digital TV?

Passage 2 Computers in the Classroom

Passage 3 Apple's New iPad: It's All about Definition

Passage 4 The Bold New Wave of 3 D

Passage 5 High-technology Products in Tech Trade Fair

Keys to Exercises