《大学英语快速阅读》有以下几个特点:首先是紧扣*新变化,无论是阅读篇幅还是题型都严格按*新大学英语四级考试要求编写。其次是选材多样、内容新颖、信息量大,所选短文全部是近两年英美正式发表的。《大学英语快速阅读》的编写目的在于向学生提供高质量的英语美文,让学生在欣赏美文的过程当中提高阅读能力。*后,《大学英语快速阅读》适合于课堂和自学两种教学模式,每单元四篇文章,前两篇为课内阅读,后两篇为课外阅读,且每单元还附有阅读技巧介绍。

1991 census more than 30% of Canadians reported an origin other than British or French. But that percentage is most heavily concentrated in Ontario and western Canada. When one looks only at the 16% of Canadians who were born outside Canada, the regional variations are even more striking. Rural areas, small towns, Quebec and Atlantic Canada are home to fewer foreign-born people than is the rest of Canada. In rural Quebec, for example, the vast majority of the population was not only born in Canada but so were their parents, grandparents and great grandparents. By contrast, approximately 90% of foreign-born Canadians live in Canada's 15 largest urban centres. But, here again, the distribution of foreign-born is uneven. Some cities, notably in the Maritime provinces and in Quebec (outside Montreal), have relatively fewer foreign born. On the other hand, 30% of all Vancouver residents and 38% of all Toronto re sidents (more than a million people in Toronto alone) were born outside Canada.
《大学英语快速阅读》是根据教育部颁发的《大学英语教学基本要求》以及大学英语四、六级考试*新题型而编写的。改革后的大学英语考试题型更注重扫读和寻读能力的培养,并增加了阅读的篇幅,改进了阅读理解题型,要求学生在15分钟之内完成约1000字文章的阅读量。传统的阅读教材在阅读篇幅,阅读时间以及阅读理解题型方面都很难满足新的要求。为了适应大学英语四、六级考试的新变化,我们及时编写了《大学英语快速阅读》教材。
本教材有以下几个特点:首先是紧扣*新变化,无论是阅读篇幅还是题型都严格按*新大学英语四级考试要求编写。其次是选材多样,内容新颖,信息量大,所选短文全部是近两年英美正式发表的,以介绍英美社会、人文、习俗等背景知识为主,每单元以一个话题为**。我们的编写宗旨是不以应试为目的,而是给学生提供高质量的英语阅读文章,使学生在愉快的阅读中,欣赏美文,开阔视野,并在不知不觉中掌握阅读技能,尤其是快速阅读技能。为此,我们在每个单元中都添加了英语阅读技能介绍,以期从理论和实践两个方面提高学生的阅读能力。*后,本教材适合于课堂和自学两种教学模式。每单元由四篇文章组成,前两篇为课内阅读,由教师按规定的时间随堂练习,有计划、有步骤地培养学生的阅读技能;后两篇文章为课后阅读,可作为课后作业和学生自主学习材料,进一步强化和巩固课内所学的内容。

Unit One Fashion and Trend
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠ Brides Say “I Do”to Green Weddings
PassageⅡ Men’s Fashion-How to Create Lasting and Permanent Styles
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠThe Ring-Step Back in History
PassageⅡHelpful Suggestions for Purchasing Sunglasses
阅读技巧:快速阅读技巧(一)

Unit Two Dreams and Ambitions
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠKeep Your Dream
PassageⅡAnthony’s Dream
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠAspirations
PassageⅡWomen’s Ambitions
阅读技巧:快速阅读技巧(二)

Unit Three Culture and Society
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠPub-Talk
PassageⅡEuropeans Just Want to Have Fun
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠMulticulturalism in Canada(Ⅰ)
PassageⅡMulticulturalism in Canada(Ⅱ)
阅读技巧:培养良好的阅读习惯

Unit Four Mass Media
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠOn Net?We’d Rather Go Without Food
PassageⅡInternet Use Said to Cut Into Viewing and Socializing
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠMass Media
PassageⅡWho Killed the Newspaper?―A Cause for Concern,But Not for Panic
阅读技巧:猜测词义

Unit Five Political Issues
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠAmbassadors Submit Draft Resolution on Iran Sanctions
PassageⅡIn March,Protesters Recall War Anniversaries
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠPutin Proposes Alternatives on Missilb Defense
PassageⅡChallenging Talks
阅读技巧:如何浏览新闻报道(一)

Unit Six Keep Fitness
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠFast Weight Loss—Is It Possible?
PassageⅡYogalates:A Blend of Exercises
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠEat Smart:Five Important Goals to Improve Your Diet
PassageⅡObesity:A Looming National Threat?
阅读技巧:如何浏览新闻报道(二)
Unit Seven Virtual Life
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠCyber-Addiction Growing Problem for the US Online Community
PassageⅡEducators Explore “Second Life” Online
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠThe Schoolof Second Life
PassageⅡChina’s Virtual Currency Threatens the Yuan
阅读技巧:议论文阅读策略

Unit Eight World Wonders
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠThe Northern Lights
PassageⅡMount Everest
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠStonehenge
PassageⅡParicutin Volcano
阅读技巧:识别阅读中的参照关系与省略

Unit Nine Health Problems
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠReyhinking Your Vices:New Excuses to Smoke,Eat Pizza,Be a Slob
PassageⅡRev Up Your Metabolism
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠDoes Losing Sleep Mean Gaining Weight?
PassageⅡObesity
阅读技巧:网络英语阅读中的新词(一)

Unit Ten A Variety of Dangers
In-Class Reading
PassageⅠYou Can Buy a Thrill:Chasing the Ultimate Rush
PassageⅡFlash Flood and “Slow”Flood:Tales form Two Floods
After-Class Reading
PassageⅠFire:Friend or Foe?
PassageⅡLiving with Drought
阅读技巧:网络英语阅读中的新词(二)
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