《英语泛读教程》系受教育部委托编写的教材，供高等学校英语专业一、二年级使用，亦适用于同等程度的英语自学者。全套教材共4册。本书为第一册，共15个单元。单元一般分为四部分：第一部分为阅读课文及练习。练习包括判断课文中心思想、阅读理解、课堂讨论题和词汇练习；第二部分为阅读技巧，重点介绍各种阅读技巧，并配有相应的练习；第三部分为快速阅读练习，提供3篇短文，要求在规定的时间内完成；第四部分为课外阅读，提供和课文长度相当的语言材料，配有阅读理解题和思考题。本教材第二版替换了旧版的部分内容，并根据难易程度调整了单元顺序，使阅读文章题材更加广泛，更具有时代感。CONTENTSUnit1 1TextLittleHouseintheBigWoods 2ReadingSkillsPreviewing(1) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingAWonderfulPresentUnit2 1TextFool sParadise 2ReadingSkillsPreviewing(2) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingSleepingUglyUnit3 1TextYoungWilliamShakespeare 2TestingFastReading 3HomeReadingTheBestPlaywrightinEnglandUnit4 1TextMigratoryBirdsandCoffee 2ReadingSkillsUnderstandingtheTopic 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingInsectsUnit5 1TextCheating 2ReadingSkillsDeterminingtheMainIdea 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingStolenDayUnit6 1TextTheCalloftheWild(Ⅰ) 2TestingFastReading 3HomeReadingTheCalloftheWild(Ⅱ)Unit7 1TextHenryFord 2ReadingSkillsGuessingMeaningsofWordsfrom Context(1) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingThomasEdisonUnit8 1TextTwoBoxesofGold(Ⅰ) 2ReadingSkillsGuessingMeaningsofWordsfrom Context(2) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingTwoBoxesofGold(Ⅱ)Unit9 1TextTechniquesThatMightSmile uponMonaLisa 2TestingFastReading 3HomeReadingInternetChattyNetworkUnit10 1TextLondon 2ReadingSkillsRecognisingOrganisationand SeeingRelationship(1) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingGreatBritainUnit11 1TextTheAll-AmericanSlurp 2ReadingSkillsRecognizingOrganizationand SeeingRelationship(2) 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingHowDoYouDo?Unit12 1TextOntheWrongSideoftheGlobalDivide 2TestingFastReading 3HomeReadingProtectYourselfAgainstAIDSUnit13 1TextMiracleonChristmasDay 2ReadingSkillsFindingthePointofView 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReading MyBabiesAreinThatCar! Unit14 1TextTheConfidenceGame 2ReadingSkillsGuessingMeaningsofWords fromWord-Formation 3TestingFastReading 4HomeReadingMyWaytoSuccessUnit15 1TextStartingOverat85 2TestingFastReading 3HomeReadingTheDivineMsH SourcesofReadingMaterials