本书以《大学英语课程教学要求》为依据，采取“主题与技能”相结合的编写模式，即单元内容设置围绕单元主题，练习设计针对阅读技能，并参照最新四、六级快速阅读考试的题型。帮助学生轻松应对快速阅读能力测试。

本系列教材采用了多技能大纲的编写原则，以全面提高学习者的英语交际能力为目标，以交际主题为线，意义构建为本，以活动为导向，任务为驱动，通过多样化的交际活动与探究式学习来进行知识建构。以形成性评价作为教学的重要评价方法，培养学生的综合分析能力和跨文化交际能力。

本系列教材由《综合教程》、《听说教程》、《阅读教程》、《综合技能训练》、《快速阅读》、《教学参考书》、电子教案、网络课程和基于教学内容的语料库等构成了完备的一体化的教学解决方案。

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills

Unit One New Perspectives

 Passage 1 Shyness

 Passage 2 Born to Win

Unit Two Music

 Passage 1 Michael Jackson

 Passage 2 Musical Taste at the Turn

Unit Three Money Matters

 Passage 1 How to Create a Budget

 Passage 2 Simple Steps to Wealth

Unit Four Looking Good

 Passage 1 Myths of Women's Weight Training

 and Female Body-building

 Passage 2 Self-Esteem and Body Image

Unit Five Urbanization

 Passage 1 Perspectives on Community Change

 Passage 2 Issues of Urbanization

Unit Six Animals

 Passage 1 Sharks: A Bad Image, but Oceans Value Them

 Passage 2 Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees

Unit Seven Consumers

 Passage 1 Consumer Behavior

 Passage 2 Men Suffer from Compulsive Shopping Too

Unit Eight

 Family Trends

 Passage 1 New Marriage Trends in China

 Passage 2 The Sandwich Generation: Caregiving in Aging Adult Relationships

Unit Nine Love and Romance

 Passage 1 Speak Out Your Love

 Passage 2 Wednesdays

Unit Ten Life's Mysteries

 Passage 1 Marriage and Life Expectancy

 Passage 2 How Do Animals Spend the Winter?

Unit Eleven Beliefs and Appreciation

 Passage 1 Happiness Paradox: Why Are Americans So Cheery?

 Passage 2 Teaching Thank-You

Unit Twelve Crime

 Passage 1 Cybercrime

 Passage 2 ATM Skimming Costs Banks Money and Reputation

Unit Thirteen Climate

 Passage 1 First Debate on Climate Change

 Passage 2 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Geographic Warming

Unit Fourteen Cross Culture

 Passage 1 Cross-Cultural Communication

 Passage 2 Gracious Greetings Between Cultures

Unit Fifteen Food

 Passage 1 Food Safety at the Farmer's Market

 Passage 2 Eating by Numbers

Unit Sixteen Look for Jobs

 Passage 1 When They Require Experience and You Have None

 Passage 2 Online Mistakes That Can Jeopardize Your Career

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