《英語專業(yè)快速閱讀（第三冊）》按照英語專業(yè)教學大綱的要求，從5500個詞匯量出發(fā)，選擇政治、科技、金融、網(wǎng)絡(luò)、文學、健康、國際事務(wù)、文化、教育、企業(yè)經(jīng)營等領(lǐng)域不同題材的文章，配以相應(yīng)的練習題。所選材料語言生動、題材廣泛、長短適中、難度適中。每篇閱讀材料后的針對性問題，可以使學生加深對課文的理解。
《英語專業(yè)快速閱讀（第三冊）》不僅能幫助學生快速提高詞匯量，增強語感，還能有助于擴大他們的視野，提高他們的閱讀水平。
據(jù)高等學校外語專業(yè)教學指導委員會制定的《高等學校英語專業(yè)英語教學大綱》，閱讀課程是英語專業(yè)本科基礎(chǔ)階段的一門專業(yè)必修課程，其中，快速閱讀是英語專業(yè)閱讀課程的主要內(nèi)容之一�？焖匍喿x旨在培養(yǎng)英語專業(yè)學生快速閱讀的技能和技巧，培養(yǎng)學生通過閱讀快速獲取知識和信息的能力，培養(yǎng)英語專業(yè)學生語言能力、語言基本功和語言素養(yǎng)。
高等學�！队⒄Z專業(yè)快速閱讀》（1～4冊）教材由王揚教授擔任總主編。參與編寫教材的人員有劉娜、劉晶晶、周化嬡、龔小燕、喬淑霞、孔云軍等。
教材每冊設(shè)計16個單元（共32篇文章），每個單元包括與專題內(nèi)容相關(guān)的2篇閱讀材料，短文字數(shù)控制在800-1000詞，設(shè)計閱讀量要求學生10分鐘左右完成。每篇文章設(shè)計5道選擇題（其中，2道涉及文章主題或大意，3道涉及內(nèi)容細節(jié)），要求學生在規(guī)定時間內(nèi)選擇出正確的答案。教材在語料選擇上注意題材、體裁的多樣化（科技、文學、語言、文化、社會、習俗、生活等）；在內(nèi)容上力求體現(xiàn)新穎性、趣味性、實用性、廣泛性、可讀性；在詞匯等級及難易度控制上，根據(jù)《高等學校英語專業(yè)英語教學大綱》詞匯范圍選擇語料。第1冊詞匯量范圍為3500詞，生詞出現(xiàn)率為3%～5%；第2冊詞匯量范圍為4500詞，生詞出現(xiàn)率為3%～5%；第3冊詞匯量范圍為5500詞，生詞出現(xiàn)率為3%～5%；第4冊詞匯量范圍為6500詞，生詞出現(xiàn)率為3%～5%。英語專業(yè)基礎(chǔ)階段共4學期，本套教材每學期學習1冊，每周學習1個單元。
本套教材適用于英語專業(yè)本科基礎(chǔ)階段或英語專業(yè)�？埔约巴人降挠⒄Z讀者。
由于編寫時間緊、任務(wù)重，加之編者水平有限，教材中難免有不足之處，敬請外語同行及專家批評指正。
Unit 1 Politics
Text A It Is Bush
Text B Clinton Is Right
Unit 2 Science Ⅰ
Text A The Growth of Science
Text B Study the Birds and the Bees
Unit 3 Literature
Text A Who Moved My Cheese? （Excerpt One）
Text B Who Moved My Cheese? （Excerpt Two）
Unit 4 Internet
Text A Gmail： Can't Live with It - or Without It
Text B The Future of Windows
Unit 5 Economy
Text A How Real Is It?
Text B From Wall Street to Main Street， Layoffs，Losses， and Little Hope
Unit 6 Health
Text A The Best Diet： Quality Count
Text B Body Mass Index （BMI）
Unit 7 International Affairs
Text A United Nations Unanimously Passes Weapons Ban
Text B Europe's Gypsies， Are They a Nation?
Unit 8 Culture
Text A Texting is Killing Language
Text B Lessons from Fashion's Free Culture
Unit 9 Education
Text A Michelle Obama： A Plea for Education
Text B Bill Gates： Mosquitos， Malaria and Education
Unit 10 Society
Text A How Common Threats Can Make Common （political） Ground
Text B The Social Animal
Unit 11 Crime
Text A The Booming Online Illicit Drug Economy
Text B As D．C． Homicides Decline， Murder Still a Stubborn Crime to Solve and Prosecute
Unit 12 Business
Text A J．P． Morgan Breach Raises Alarm about Safety of Financial System
Text B Home Depot and J．P． Morgan Are Doing Fine．Is It a Sign We'Re Numb to Data Breaches?
Unit 13 Entertainment
Text A Reese Witherspoon， from Rom-com Queen to "Wild" Woman
Text B Carl Weathers of"Rocky" Still a Hit with Fans
Unit 14 War
Text A WAR in Afghanistan Was Won or Was Lost?
Text B Israeli and Palestinian Kids Caught in the Cross Fire
Unit 15 International Relations
Text A This Isn't What the 21 st Century Supposed to Look Like
Text B Time Is on Tehran Side
Unit 16 Science Ⅱ
Text A It's a Safe Bet That David Ioyce Knows More Than You Did
Text B How Nasty Ebola Is
《英語專業(yè)快速閱讀（第三冊）》：
"I wasn't Sniff-I didn't sniff out the situation and see the change early. And I certainly wasn't Scurry-I didn't go into action immediately. "
"I was more like Hem, who wanted to stay in familiar territory. The truth is, I didn't want to deal with the change. I didn't even want to see it. " Michael, who felt like no time had passed since he and Carlos were close friends in school, asked, "What are we talking about here, buddy?" Carlos said, "An unexpected change ofjobs. "Michael laughed. 6 "Hem reminds me of a friend of me, " Frank said. "His department was closing down, but he didn't want to see it. They kept relocating his people. We all tried to talk to him about the many other opportunities that existed in the company for those who wanted to be flexible, but he didn't think he had to change. He was the only one who was surprised when his department closed. Now he's having a hard time adjusting to the change he didn't think should happen. " Jessica said: "I didn't think it should happen either, but my 'Cheese' has been moved more than once. " Many in the group laughed, except Nathan.
"Maybe that's the whole point. " Nathan said. "Change happens to all of us. " He added, "I wish my family had heard the Cheese story before this. Unfortunately we didn't want to see the changes coming in our business, and now it's too late-we're having to close many of our stories. " That surprised many in the group, because they thought Nathan was lucky to be in a secure business he could depend on, year after year.
"What happened?" Jessica wanted to know.
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