本书是新编大学英语快速阅读教程的修订版，第4版，主要根据中西部地区大学二年级学生在学习大学英语一年后的公共英语教学实际有针对性编写而成，旨在提高大学生的英语快速阅读能力，全书在已有基础之上，根据大学英语教学大纲和中西部地区大学英语教学的实际，梯度设计，难易适中，材料新颖，内容丰富多彩，贴近实际，是提升大学英语阅读能力的上佳教程。

大学英语快速阅读技巧（代序）
Unit 1
Section A Passage 1 Chinese Technology
Passage 2 Is Our High Tech World Overstimulating?
Section B Passage 1 Is America a Big Melting Pot?
Passage 2 Little Will
Unit 2
Section A Passage 1 Being a Pleasant Conversationalist
Passage 2 The Lies We Tell
Section B Passage 1 Space Pattern
Passage 2 A Grandmother's Love
Unit 3
Section A Passage 1 Should Women Return to Their Kitchen?
Passage 2 Should Women Stay at Home with Their Children or Go Back to Work?
Section B Passage 1 Safety Precautions
Passage 2 Safety Product That Uses Fingerprint ID Likely Irk Some Gun Owners
Unit 4
Section A Passage 1 Suspended Education: Urban Middle Schools in Crisis
Passage 2 Rethinking Suspended Education
Section B Passage 1 Is College a Waste of Time and Money?
Passage 2 The Biggest Commodity: the College Degree and Academic Inflation
Unit 5
Section A Passage 1 The Danger of Comparing Yourself to Others
Passage 2 The Best Jobs for Introverts and Extroverts
Section B Passage 1 The Development of Civilization
Passage 2 The Bully
Unit 6
Section A Passage 1 Boeing and the FAA Flying Too Closely
Passage 2 Why Small Habits Make a Big Difference
Section B Passage 1 America Welcomes a New President
Passage 2 From Soldier to Rap Star
Unit 7
Section A Passage 1 Getting in Shape
Passage 2 Helping Hands
Section B Passage 1 London
Passage 2 Tourism Tips for Every Part of China
Unit 8
Section A Passage 1 Steps to a Perfect Holiday
Passage 2 The Hero
Section B Passage 1 We Chat Pay Begins UK Roll out in London's Camden Market
Passage 2 Live in City or Country
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