陈明阳主编的《大学英语快速阅读阶梯教程》取材广泛，内容丰富，力求多样化，多层次、多方位地展示英美文化，兼顾趣味性和实用性。同时，文章的语言真实、地道，富有时代气息，读来令人耳目一新。教材的编写遵循理论与实践相结合的原则，分为两大部分：第一部分讲授快速阅读常用技能，第二部分为快速阅读综合技能训练。阅读训练部分总体上根据文章的语言和内容从易到难、由浅入深地进行编排。

Part I Reading Skills

 一、如何提高阅读理解能力

 二、快速阅读策略

Part II Texts

 Unit 1A Yard Sale and Flea Markets

 Unit 1B Parachuting

 Unit 2A Dating

 Unit 2B Making a Great First Impression

 Unit 3A Freshman 12: Coping with the First Year of College

 Unit 3B Kong Xiangdong--The Pianist

 Unit 4A Campus Life

 Unit 4B How to Write a College Term Paper

 Unit 5A Life Is the Greatest Teacher

 Unit 5B Success Comes from Positive Habits

 Unit 6A Drinking to Extremes to Celebrate 21

 Unit 6B There Is No Overnight Success

 Unit 7A China's "Little Emperors" Lucky, Yet Lonely in Life

 Unit 7B Maintaining Your Youthful Enthusiasm at Any Age

 Unit 8A How to Escape the Loneliness Epidemic

 Unit 8B Five Tips to Avoid Depression in College

 Unit 9A Healthy Living on Campus: How College Students Can Stay Fit

 Unit 9B Speaking on Your Feet

 Unit 10B What Makes a Successful Business Person?

 Unit 10B Online Education Disrupting Traditional Academic Models.

Part III Exercises Key

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