英语快速阅读能力的培养与提高是大学英语教学的重要内容，也是衡量大学生英语水平高低的重要指标。为进一步深化大学英语教学改革，提高教学质量，应对新形势、新挑战，编者们依据教育部2007年的《教学要求》，以外语教学理论为指导，以英语语言知识与应用技能、跨文化交际和学习策略为主要内容，编写了这套《新世纪新编大学英语快速阅读》(以下简称《快速阅读》)。本教材有助于学生在就业时和将来的工作、生活以及社会交往中，运用英语进行有效的口头和书面交流，同时增强学生的自主学习能力，提高综合文化素养。

Unit 1

Text A Birmingham

Text B Hamburg

Text C Greenland

Unit 2

Text A Reality Television

Text B YouTube--The Online Video Leader

Text C Quick Study: A Look at the Lottery

Unit 3

Text A Causes of Hair Loss

Text B 6 Things You Never Knew About Your Weight

Text C 4 Most Harmful Ingredients in Packaged Foods

Unit 4

Text A The IPod

Text B Facebook

Text C 10 Top Fashion Moments

Unit 5

Text A 7 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Career

Text B How to Find a Job

Text C 10 Tips to Boost Your Interview IQ

Unit 6

Text A National Basketball Association

Text B Extreme Sports

Text C Yoga for the Special Child

Unit 7

Text A Education in Britain and the US

Text B Using Online Grammar Quizzes for Language Learning

Text C Universities and Their Function

Unit 8

Text A Love Letters in Danger of Dying

 Text B Broken Promise

 Text C The Science of Romance: Why We Love Who We Love

Unit 9

 Text A Teach Your Kid Confidence-From Birth

 Text B Secrets to Happiness

 Text C Dealing with Difficult People: Tips to Keep You Sane

Unit 10

 Text A What to Do When Kids Say, "I Hate You！"

 Text B American Family and Personal Relationships

 Text C Play It Again, Dad

Unit 11

Text A 5 Lessons from Barack ()bama

Text B Poor Excuses for Not Learning a Foreign Language

Text C The Three Stages of Language Learning

Unit 12

Text A Music + Body Language = More Excitement

Text B Tattoos Have a Lasting Effect on American Culture

Text C Why American Culture Is Unique

Unit 13

Text A What Will Replace the Internet

Text B 5 Reasons to Worry About Google

Text C Prepare Yourself for New Opportunities in Uncertain Times

Unit 14

Text A Some Climate Damage Already Irreversible

Text B Banking on Stem Cells

Text C Online Shopping

Unit 15

Text A Advertising

Text B How to Pick a Stock

Text C Retailing

Unit 16

Text A President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address (Excerpt)

Text B Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech (Excerpt)

Text C Barack Obama's Victory Speech (Excerpt)

Key to Comprehension Exercises