《英語泛讀教程》系受教育部委托編寫的教材，供高等學校英語專業一、二年級使用，亦適用于同等程度的英語自學者。全套教材共4冊。本書為第一冊，共15個單元。單元一般分為四部分：第一部分為閱讀課文及練習。練習包括判斷課文中心思想、閱讀理解、課堂討論題和詞匯練習；第二部分為閱讀技巧，重點介紹各種閱讀技巧，并配有相應的練習；第三部分為快速閱讀練習，提供3篇短文，要求在規定的時間內完成；第四部分為課外閱讀，提供和課文長度相當的語言材料，配有閱讀理解題和思考題。本教材第二版替換了舊版的部分內容，并根據難易程度調整了單元順序，使閱讀文章題材更加廣泛，更具有時代感。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