《大学英语 修订本 快速阅读自学导读 第1册》

Unit One1

Lesson One The New World1

Reading Skill:Prereading(1)5

快速阅读障碍与技巧7

Lesson Two Population Control7

Reading Skill:Prereading(2)10

Unit Two15

Lesson Three A Working Woman's Dilemma15

Reading Skill:Broadening Eye Span(1)18

Lesson Four An Advertisement22

Reading Skill:Broadening Eye Span(2)24

Unit Three27

Lesson Five My First Day in the United States27

Reading Skill:Reading in Thought Groups(1)31

Lesson Six Handling Office Calls34

Reading Skill:Reading in Thought Groups(2)38

Unit Four42

Lesson Seven Sold Out!42

Reading Skill:Reading in Thought Groups(3)45

Lesson Eight The Romans and the Arabs49

Reading Skill:Reading in Thought Groups(4)53

Unit Five55

Lesson Nine Wit Can Gain a Breakfast55

Reading Skill:Eye Training57

Lesson Ten Teeth61

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(1)62

Lesson Eleven A Visit to a Prison64

Unit Six64

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(2)66

Lesson Twelve National Holiday71

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(3)74

Unit Seven77

Lesson Thirteen The Boyhood of Pablo Picasso77

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(4)80

Lesson Fourteen Women at Work83

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(5)85

Unit Eight89

Lesson Fifteen Great Inventions89

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(6)91

Lesson Sixteen The High Cost of Living94

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(7)96

Unit Nine99

Lesson Seventeen Six Pence per Second99

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(8)101

Lesson Eighteen Teachers and Actors105

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(9)107

Unit Ten111

Lesson Nineteen Doing Favours Can Be Dangerous111

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word (10)113

Lesson Twenty Will It Matter if I Skip Breakfast?116

Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of a Word(11)118

References121

Bibliography123

Key to Exercises124