本书为《大学英语ESP快速阅读教程(中级)》，由张艺宁主编，共有15单元，遵循由浅到深、由易到难的编排原则，供大学英语四级学生以及程度相当的英语爱好者和自学者使用。阅读速度从每分钟90词过渡到100词。每篇文章后面都有专门针对快速阅读的Skimming and Scanning练习。课文阅读和快速阅读练习设定了建议完成时间和实际完成时间，便于课堂操作和学生自学。每篇文章后还附有词汇拓展练习，旨在帮助学生巩固所学词汇。

Unit One

Passage One Women Are Now Equal as Victims of Poor Economy/1

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Passage Two Campaign Against Restroom Injustice/5

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Passage Three Obesity of American Adults/10

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Unit Two

Passage One Dietary Cleanses Rise in Popularity, But There Are Risks/15

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Passage Two The Single-mom Catastrophe/20

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Passage Three History of Accountancy/25

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Unit Three

Passage One How to Maximize Your Work at Home Experience？/29

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Passage Two What Is the Difference Between Hospitality Excellence and Mediocrity？/34

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Passage Three World's Most Dangerous Destinations/38

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Unit Four

Passage One Stopping Climate Change/43

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Passage Two Is It Worth It？/48

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Passage Three Food That Lasts Forever/53

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Unit Five

Passage One Anxiety/58

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Passage Two The End of China's One-child Policy？/63

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Passage Three WikiLeaks and Julian Assange/67

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Unit Six

Passage One 7 Gadgets That Changed the World/72

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Passage Two David Cameron: We Are Creating A New Era of Transparency/77

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Passage Three The Business of Magic/81

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Unit Seven

Passage One 10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security/85

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Passage Two Recipe for Food Safety/90

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Passage Three The Key Witness/95

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Unit Eight

Passage One Dad Overboard: Confessions of a Way Too Protective Parent/100

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Passage Two Gold VS.Paper Money: Which Should We Trust More？/105

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Passage Three Gratitude Is Good for Health--A Simple "Thank You" Can Improve

Your Health and Happiness/110

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Unit Nine

Passage One Master of Business Administration/114

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Passage Two The First Five Years of the iPhone Obsession/119

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Passage Three Cheap and Cheerfub The Long-term Rise in American Inequality

May Have Been Smaller Than It Appeared/123

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Unit Ten

Passage One Shoots, Greens and Leaves/127

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Passage Two Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps/131

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Passage Three Honey, the Baby Is Coming; Quick, Call the Photographer/135

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Unit Eleven

Passage One Artie Shaw, 1910--2004: Last Great Musician of the Big Band Era/140

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Passage Two Sound and Fury/144

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Passage Three Human Communication/148

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Unit Twelve

Passage One You Can Call Me Anything You Like/152

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Passage Two Are You Addicted to Video Games？/157

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Passage Three Dare to Dream/162

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Unit Thirteen

Passage One Going It Alone: Overcoming the Challenges of Single Parenting Finding a Healthy Balance/166

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Passage Two How to Keep Your Brain Young？/171

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Passage Three Everywhere You Look, Economies Slowing/176

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Unit Fourteen

Passage One When is Green Really Green？/181

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Passage Two Drainage in the 19th Century/186

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Passage Three Singapore Mobile Service: Prepaid or Postpaid？/190

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Unit Fifteen

Passage One China's King of E-commerce/194

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Passage Two The Outfits That Say "The Queen"/198

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Passage Three A Year Without "Made in China"/203

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