《大學英語快速閱讀(附光盤1識文英語繫列教材)》由曹航和謝金榮主編，與現存的教材相比，本教材*加注重學習的繫統性，*加關注學生閱讀興趣和能力的培養，以及學生對於各種英語文體的適應性。本教材集上述特點於一體，在設計上由淺入深、循序漸進，讓學習者以*短的時間、*高的效率，提高英語閱讀能力，掌握英語的閱讀技巧，熟悉解題和答題的基本方法和套路，從而提高他們對大學英語四、六級考試閱讀部分的認識和信心，及在考試中的應變能力。

Unit One English through Reading
Passage 1: Practice Makes Perfect
Passage 2: Words and Their Power
Passage 3: Skimming and Scanning
Passage 4: Standard English
Unit Two Prerequisites for Success
Passage 1: Admitting Mistakes
Passage 2: The Importance of Apologizing
Passage 3: Attention to Detail
Passage 4: Promptness
Unit Three Time Management
Passage 1：What Is Time?
Passage 2：Division of Time
Passage 3：About Time Management
Passage 4：The Importance of Time Management
Unit Four Education
Passage 1: The Importance of Education to Youth
Passage 2: What Is Education?
Passage 3: The Function of a University
Passage 4: Further Education in Britain
Unit Five Personal Development
Passage 1: Non-Intelligence Factors
Passage 2: The Development of Exceptional Children
Passage 3: The Cultivation of Scientific Attitude
Passage 4: Ten Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning
Unit Six Law and Order
Passage 1: What Is Law?
Passage 2: Laws and Manners
Passage 3: The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control
Passage 4: Law and Legal English
Unit Seven Cross-cultural Communication
Passage 1: One Man's Meat Can Be Another Man's Poison
Passage 2: Cross-cultural Communication Strategies
Passage 3: Culture Shock
Passage 4: Adjusting to a New Culture and Life in a Foreign Country
Unit Eight Happiness
Passage 1: The Secret of Happiness
Passage 2: A Positive Mood and a Pleasant State of Mind
Passage 3: Happiness Index
Passage 4: Steve Taylor's View of Happiness
Answer Key to Comprehension Exercises