大学英语阅读教程

　　随着中国改革开放步伐的加快，英语作为信息传播和国际交流的载体在中国走向世界的过程中起着越来越重要的作用。切实掌握这门语言已是众多学习者的迫切愿望。一部优秀的英语教材往往对学习者起着难以估量的巨大作用。它不仅能使学习者在语言文化方面得到良好的重陶，而且能够帮助学习者树立正确的人生观、世界观和价值者。《大学英语阅读教程》是整个大学英语立体化网络化系列教材的一个重要组成部分。它旨在学习者提供丰富的多彩的英文阅读素材，帮助学习者掌握英语新闻阅读策略，培养学习者的英语阅读技能。同时它还可以帮助学习者开阔视野、改善思维、提高素质以及增强跨文化意识等积极作用。《大学英语阅读教程》共分四册，每册有24课，每册的选材与《大学英语教程》1-4册相对应，主题广泛，思考深刻。

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Lesson 1
TEXT　THE URGE TO CREATE
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： WORD FORMATION (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Computer Rage： Is It Becoming a Social Anxiety?
Lesson 2
TEXT　WE ARE WHAT WE THINK WE ARE
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： WORD FORMATION (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Terrorism? Is It a Wrong Focus?
Lesson 3
TEXT　ON BECOMING A BETTER STUDENT
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： WORD FORMATION (Ⅲ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Are Girls Good at Science like Boys?
Lesson 4
TEXT　SHOULD A TEACHER EVER DATE A STUDENT?
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： WORD FORMATION (Ⅳ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The Shoot-First State
Lesson 5
TEXT　AFTERNOON OF AN AMERICAN BOY
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： COMPOUND WORDS，
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Marriage Means Something Different Now
Lesson 6
TEXT　COLLEGE LECTURES： IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SK/LL： CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Found in Arkansas： Hope on Wings
Lesson 7
TEXT　INTIMATE STRANGERS
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　New Leader at University in Newark
Lesson 8
TEXT　THE LIMITS OF MY LANGUAGE MEAN THE LIMITS OF MY WORLD
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Cor~prehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅲ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts　：
FAST READING　Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift
Lesson 9
TEXT　COMPUTER ADDICTS
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　VOCABULARY SKILL： CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅳ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　A Young Adults Guide to Moving Back Home
Lesson 10
TEXT　EXCERPTS FROM LOVE STORY
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Education for the Future
Lesson 11
TEXT　EXCERPTS FROM WUTHERING HEIGHTS
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Rock， Paper， Payoff： Childs Play Wins Auction Housean Art Sale
Lesson 12
TEXT　THAT FEBRUARY CURSE： VALENTINES DAY
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅲ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Dim Sum Is Not Good for Health?
Lesson 13
TEXT　ADVICE TO YOUTH
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅳ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The Greediest Generation
Lesson 14
TEXT　MY TEACHER， MY HERO
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　SKIMMING
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The War in Europe Is Ended! The Surrender Is Unconditional
Lesson 15
TEXT　DAVIDS HAIRCUT
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　SCANNING (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The Misdirections of Emir Kusturica
Lesson 16
TEXT　MAKING CHOICES FOR SUCCESS
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　SCANNING (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Two Girls Found Stabbed to Death in Illinois Park
Lesson 17
TEXT　HOW TO MAKE MISTAKES (1)
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： EYE MOVEMENT (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The Line between Life and Death
Lesson 18
TEXT　HOW TO MAKE MISTAKES (2)
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： EYE MOVEMENT (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Identity Thief Teaches Colleges about Fraud
Lesson 19
TEXT　RELEASING YOUR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： READING KEY WORDS
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Card Stud
Lesson 20
TEXT　THE TRANSACTION
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： READING MEANING CLUSTERS
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Class and the American Dream
Lesson 21
TEXT　WHEN BRIGHT GIRLS DECIDE THAT MATH IS "A WASTE OF TIME"
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅰ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　Growth and the Poor
Lesson 22
TEXT　NEW RULES FOR LANDING A JOB　Interview Skills That Give You the Edge
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅱ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　The Young and the Jobless
Lesson 23
TEXT　MY FIRST JOB IN LAS VEGAS
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅲ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING Fireman Regains Long-Lost Memories
Lesson 24
TEXT　HOW DO WE FIND THE STUDENT IN A WORLD OF ACADEMIC GYMNASTS AND WORKER ANTS?
POST-READING： SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A. Reading Comprehension Check
B. Reading Strategies　READING SPEED SKILL： USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅳ)
C. Reading Afterthoughts
FAST READING　A Better Way to Fight Poverty
Appendix Ⅰ Keyto Exercises
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Fast Reading
Appendix Ⅲ Addenda