《全新版大学英语快速阅读(5)》的宗旨是:在遵循现代外语教学理念、充分运用先进信息技术的基础上,注重为学生创造自主学习环境,强调个性化学习,全面培养学生的英语综合应用能力,尤其是听说能力,使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面的信息交流。

Unit 1
Text A-1 Education and Good Books
Text A-2 Why Read?
Text B-1 A World Without Books or Music
Text B-2 Why Read Literature?

Unit 2
Text A-1 Going Green After Gray
Text A-2 Health Education Should Start at Home
Text B-1 The Wonders of Water
Text B-2 Going Vegetarian —— The Healthy Way

Unit 3
Text A-1 White Lies
Text A-2 Fibbing Common in Everyday Conversation
Text B-1 Little White Lies
Text B-2 Can Telling Lies Ever Be Justified?

Unit 4
Text A-1 What Are the Qualities of a Good Teacher?
Text A-2 Telelearning. The Multimedia Revolution in Education
Text B-1 Do Universities Broaden Minds?
Text B-2 The University of the Future

Unit 5
Text A-1 Death of a President
Text A-2 The Civil War
Text B-1 The Civil War on Film
Text B-2 Literary Women in the Civil War

Unit 6
Text A-1 Marriage Works Better for Men
Text A-2 Study Finds Why Marriage Is on the Decline
Text B-1 Happy Marriages Make for Happy Hearts
Text B-2 The Role of the Family in Society

Unit 7
Text A-1 Hello, World
Text A-2 LA Times Tests Multilingual Waters
Text B-1 Weaving a Multilingual Web
Text B-2 A Universal Language

Unit 8
Text A-1 Should Gambling Be Legalized?
Text A-2 Against All Odds
Text B-1 The Appeal and Drawbacks of Gambling
Text B-2 Normie's Bet
Appendix
Key to Comprehension Exercises
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《全新版大学英语快速阅读(5)》是依据全新的教学理念、全新的构思、全新的素材编写而成的供大学英语教学使用的教材。