英语快速阅读(第二册)(21世纪实用研究生英语系列教程)

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《英语快速阅读》分**、二两册，供非英语专业硕士或博士研究生一学年使用，与中国人民大学出版社出版的《新编研究生英语系列教程》(第二版)、《研究生英语系列教材》(第三版)和《研究生英语综合教程》配合使用。本套教材旨在帮助读者扩大英语词汇量，提高阅读速度和阅读理解能力，广泛深入地了解世界各国，尤其是欧美国家的历史文化、风土人情以及自然科学和人文科学等方面的知识，培养读者的世界眼光和跨文化意识。
两册书选材的原则突出体现科学性、信息性、可读性和趣味性，内容丰富、有趣、时尚。练习形式多样，既有选择填空的客观题型，又有简短回答、填空、对错判断等主观题型；既注重寻读、略读、猜词悟意。写摘要等快速阅读基本技能的训练，又与各级考试的阅读题型接轨。使用本套教材十分有利于学生通过各种水平的英语考试。

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《英语快速阅读》分**、二两册，供非英语专业硕士或博士研究生一学年使用，与中国人民大学出版社出版的《新编研究生英语系列教程》（第二版）、 《研究生英语系列教材》（第三版）和《研究生英语综合教程》配合使用。本套教材旨在帮助读者扩大英语词汇量，提高阅读速度和阅读理解能力，广泛深入地了解世界各国，尤其是欧美国家的历史文化、风土人情以及自然科学和人文科学等方面的知识，培养读者的世界眼光和跨文化意识。
　　两册书选材的原则突出体现科学性、信息性、可读性和趣味性，内容丰富、有趣。时尚。练习形式多样，既有选择填空的客观题型，又有简短回答、填空，对错判断等主观题型；既注重寻读、略读。猜词悟意。写摘要等快速阅读基本技能的训练，又与各级考试的阅读题型接轨。使用本套教材十分有利于学生通过各种水平的英语考试。

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