该书是针对非英语专业学生掌握并提升快速阅读技巧的一本入门书，全书共十个单元，分属不同体裁，难度也由浅入深，很适合大学新生使用。作者在编写的过程中花了很多心思，不但选材比较合理，而且在课后题目的设计上也煞费苦心，尽量丰富题型，从不同角度考察学生的理解能力。

大学英语快速阅读技巧(代序)

Unit 1

 Section A

Passage 1 Freshers' Week

Passage 2 The Aim of a University Education

 Section B

Passage 1 How Should One Read a Book (1)

Passage 2 How Should One Read a Book (2)

Unit 2

 Section A

Passage 1 Color and Life

Passage 2 Re-gift Only with Care

 Section B

Passage 1 How to Remove Test Anxiety

Passage 2 The First Four Minutes

Unit 3

 Section A

Passage 1 The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA

Passage 2 How to Be a Host City in Olympic Games

 Section B

Passage 1 From Whiff to Pong: The Story of Table Tennis

Passage 2 American Women in Sports

Unit 4

 Section A

Passage 1 When the Wind Blows

Passage 2 An Unforgettable Night

 Section B

Passage 1 A Short Story

Passage 2 The Discovery of Asian Flu

Unit 5

 Section A

Passage 1 Feng Shui: Science or Superstition?

Passage 2 Mysterious Noise

 Section B

Passage 1 American Superstitions

Passage 2 Mysterious Egyptian Civilization

Unit 6

 Section A

Passage 1 Male and Female Roles

Passage 2 Why Women Live Longer

 Section B

Passage 1 Aging of the World

Passage 2 Women's Rights

Unit 7

 Section A

Passage 1 Effects of Global Warming

Passage 2 Population to Be Curbed

 Section B

Passage 1 Greenhouse Effect

Passage 2 New Energy, a Must for China

Unit 8

 Section A

Passage 1 The Automobile in American Life

Passage 2 How Good Are US Drivers?

 Section B

Passage 1 What Is Your Recovery Rate?

Passage 2 Mirror, Mirror--What do I See?

Unit 9

 Section A

Passage 1 The Generation Gap---Whose Fault?

Passage 2 American's Attitude toward Family

 Section B

Passage I American's Family

Passage 2 Parents and Kids

Unit 10

 Section A

Passage 1 Bill Gates' Tips on the Makings of a Good Manager

Passage 2 Bill Gates' Tips on the Makings of a Good Manager

 Section B

Passage 1 More Leisure Time

Passage 2 Work and Pleasure

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