本书为《大学英语ESP快速阅读教程(初级)》，由沈志法主编，共有15单元，供大学英语二级以上学生以及程度相当的英语爱好者和自学者使用。遵循由浅到深、由易到难的编排原则。阅读速度从每分钟85词过渡到90词。每篇文章后面都有专门针对快速阅读的Skimming and Scanning练习。课文阅读和快速阅读练习设定了建议完成时间和实际完成时间，便于课堂操作和学生自学。每篇文章后还附有词汇拓展练习，旨在帮助学生巩固所学词汇。

Unit One

 Passage One How to Raise an A-plus Student

Exercises

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Two Tips for Your Last Two Years at College

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Three Essentials to an Effective TV Commercial

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Unit Two

 Passage One Secrets of OnIIne Dating

Exercises

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Two Andrew Dickson: Mandarin Experiences

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Three How to Become an Accountant or Auditor

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

Unit Three

 Passage One Seven Tips to Cope with the Loss of a Pet

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Two Top Ten Ways to Get Better Grades

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Three Network Engineers: What Do You Know About Them?

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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Unit Four

 Passage One When Consumers Pay More Due to Race or Gender

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Why We Love Who We Love

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three How to Stop IIving from Paycheck to Paycheck

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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Unit Five

 Passage One Four Minutes that Get You Hired

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Fingerprint Evidence

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary

 Passage Three How Cloud Computing Works

Exercises

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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Unit Six

 Passage One A Change In CIImate

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two The Victorian Age

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Changing Banks Is a Huge Pain

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Unit Seven

 Passage One How to Prepare for a Hurricane

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Why Is Biodiversity Important?

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Parents Each Donate a Kidney to Their Son

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Unit Eight

 Passage One Ten Highest Paying Jobs in America

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two The Value of Studying Management

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Are You Investing Enough in Yourself?

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Unit Nine

 Passage One Considerations When Conducting Business Internationally

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 Passage Two Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management

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 Passage Three Learning Languages IIke an Expert

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Unit Ten

 Passage One A Lesson from Housing Bubble

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Newspapers and Magazines in Britain

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Should We Worry About Inflation?

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Unit Eleven

 Passage One Gender Stereotyping, Similarities, and Differences

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Business Schools Try Palm Scans to Finger Cheats

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Mental Retardation and Communicative Development

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Unit Twelve

 Passage One EIIzabethan Drama

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Insurers IImit Consumers' Choices for Getting Prescribed Drugs

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 Passage Three How to Deal with the Angry Customer

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Unit Thirteen

 Passage One Eat More Superfoods to Lose Weight

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 Passage Two Forested Buildings May Save Us from AIIen Scrutiny

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 Passage Three Soft Drinks: PubIIc Enemy No.1 in Obesity Fight?

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Unit Fourteen

 Passage One GM Food= Harmful or Helpful?

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Two Suicides Grow More Common

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three Difference Engine: Food for Thought

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Unit Fifteen

 Passage One Challenge for Our Ripe Old Age

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 Passage Two Cultural Olympiad: But Will the Tower of Mist Be Ready?

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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 Passage Three What Makes a Good PubIIc Servant?

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Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning

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