《实用大学英语快速阅读》是一套由高等教育出版社和四川省部分高校联合开发出版的大学英语阅读教材。整套教材由基础篇和提高篇组成，教材编写以教育部颁发的《大学英语课程教学要求》、《高等职业英语课程教学要求》为指导，在教材设计、选材、编写方面力求体现高等院校公共英语课程教学的性质和目标，聚焦语言教学中的阅读技巧训练，提升学生英语阅读能力。 本教材系实用大学英语快速阅读（基础篇）的高一级教材，故为实用大学英语快速阅读（提高篇）。内容包括根据话题划分的八个单元，每单元三篇阅读文章及相应练习，不同的文章类型配有不同的练习形式。提高篇的八个单元话题为：交通规则、历史及文化、学生组织、校园爱情、全面教育、事故及灾难、锻炼及健身、职业准备。书后还附有练习答案供教师或自学者参考。

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UNIT 1 Traffic Rules
  Passage 1 Why Do Most Countries Including the US Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
  Passage 2 Why Do People in the UK Drive on the Left Side of the Road?
  Passage 3 The Most Commonly Broken Driving Laws
UNIT 2 History and Culture
  Passage 1 The New Year’s Food
  Passage 2 How Did Five Friendly Gestures Begin
  Passage 3 The Story of Christopher Columbus
UNIT 3 Student Organizations
  Passage 1 Student Organizations Provide Endless Possibilities to Students
  Passage 2 Start a Club on Campus
  Passage 3 Why You Should Join a Student Organization
UNIT 4 Campus Love
  Passage 1 Fall in Love on Campus
  Passage 2 Campus Romance Just a Mouse Click Away
  Passage 3 Remain Safe While Dating on Campus
UNIT 5 Holistic Education
  Passage 1 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Taking a Year Off Between High School and College?
  Passage 2 Taking a Gap Year
  Passage 3 Mandatory Physical Education
UNIT 6 Accidents and Disasters
  Passage 1 Can Earthquake Be Tamed?
  Passage 2 The Staplehurst Railway Accident
  Passage 3 Padstow Speedboat Deaths: Fast Turn Led to Tragedy
UNIT 7 Exercise and Fitness
  Passage 1 Get Active
  Passage 2 Parkour
  Passage 3 Sedentary Lifestyle
UNIT 8 Career Preparation
  Passage 1 What Is Google Looking for in an Employee?
  Passage 2 Pros and Cons of Career Change
  Passage 3 The Career Planning Process—Planning Your Career Step-by-Step
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