本书根据教育部最新大学英语教学大纲，适合大学公共英语课程， 给大学一年级公共英语可开设的快速阅读教程，该书在选材上注重时代气息， 在问题设计上，选取多种形式，有正误判断，有选择题，提醒摄者注重于大学英语四六级考试相对接。快速阅读注重培养学生的阅读速度，同时在提升阅读速度的同时有效提升学生的阅读准确率。

本书注重培养学生的快速阅读技巧，从阅读速度和阅读准确率两方面入手，双管齐下，提高学生的阅读理解能力，有效提升学习效率

本书作者是长期致力于英语四六级考试的一线高校教师，多年来在阅读领域的教学研究有独特的教学方法，在课堂上广受学生欢迎，所教的学生也取得了很好的成绩。

Unit 1 Section A Passage 1 Schooling and Education Passage 2 How to Select the Course Section B Passage 1 How Should One Read a Book （1） Passage 2 How Should One Read a Book （2） Unit 2 Section A Passage 1 The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA Passage 2 How to Be a Host City in Olympic Games Section B Passage 1 American Women in Sports Passage 2 Cycling for Air with Love Unit 3 Section A Passage 1 The First Four Minutes Passage 2 Types of Speech Section B Passage 1 How to Remove Test Anxiety Passage 2 Uniforms Unit 4 Section A Passage 1 When the Wind Blows Passage 2 An Unforgettable Night Section B Passage 1 A Short Story Passage 2 Scientific Theories Unit 5 Section A Passage 1 Superstitions Passage 2 Genetics Section B Passage 1 Insurance Passage 2 How to Make Complaints Unit 6 Section A Passage 1 Can We Really Trust the Evidence of Our Eyes？ Passage 2 Women and Fashion Section B Passage 1 Women Are Half Children，Half Witches Passage 2 Male and Female Roles in USA Unit 7 Section A Passage 1 Digital Movies Passage 2 Piracy Robs Movie Industry of Profits Section B Passage 1 Digital Textbook Passage 2 Cane Toad Unit 8 Section A Passage 1 Electricity Passage 2 How Good Are US Drivers？ Section B Passage 1 The Youth Hostel Passage 2 Fast Food Unit 9 Section A Passage 1 The Generation Gap—Whose Fault？ Passage 2 American's Attitude toward Family Section B Passage 1 Grandparents Passage 2 Parents and Kids Unit 10 Section A Passage 1 Three Passions I Have Lived for Passage 2 The Definition of "Price" Section B Passage 1 Career Hopping Passage 2 Work and Pleasure Keys 参考文献