本书是《大学英语》系列教材(第三版)泛读教程。本次修订是按照2004年教育部颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》并结合当前我国大学英语的实际情况而进行的。因此,我们的修订的方向是:在提高阅读能力的同时,要注重培养学生综合应用英语的能力。 每篇课文后有两种练习,一是阅读练习,二是词语应用练习。词语应用练习的形式力求多样、新颖,例如多义词用法小结、小词的活用及搭配、同形异义词辨析、以及词的派生等,既能帮助归纳已学知识,又能锻炼学生的应变和适应能力。

UNIT ONE
The Pickle Jar
Manners
The American Visitor
UNIT TWO
Ruthless
I Never Forget a Face
The Boat of Noah
UNIT THREE
Better Known as Mark Twain
The Youngest Painter in the World
Picasso and His Pictures
UNIT FOUR
Don't Wait to Give Daddy a Hug
The Importance of Just Being There
Where Do Dreams Come from?
UNIT FIVE
After Twenty Years
The Bermuda Triangle
Washington, D.C.
TEST YOURSELF(1)
UNIT SIX
The Deaths of the Three Mrs. Fitches
Looking for Clues
The Mystery
UNIT SEVEN
Sam and His Store
Today's Dropouts
One Million Dollars
UNIT EIGHT
The Girl on the Train
A Double-Dyed Deceiver
The Honor Code
UNIT NINE
Port Royal
Creative Justice
The Midnight Visitor
UNIT TEN
The First Thanksgiving
The Unkempt Doctor
Here They Come
TEST YOURSELF (2)
APPENDICES:
I. Glossary
II. Key to Test Yourself (1) and (2)
III. Key to Comprehension of the Text