《新世纪大学英语泛读》是参照《大学英语教学大纲》‘修订本’编写的一套供大学英语基础阶段1-4级学习的阅读教材，它与新世纪大学英语快速阅读、听力等配合使用，主要是在阅读的量上提供一个语言输入的源泉。
本教程在结构上采用了词汇注解、导言、课文正文、语言难点注释、相关文化背景注释、理解练习和翻译练习等形式。在题材方面特别注意选取大学生们所喜爱的主题，如西方文化、爱情与友谊等，且贯穿1-4册，并涵盖了英语语言、教育、科技、体育与健康、工商管理、环境保护、音乐、计算机与网络等广泛领域。在体裁方面注重各种体裁的兼顾，包括叙事、议论、抒情、说明以及经典小说与散文等文体
本教材的大部分文章选自近年原版的英语读物以及英文报纸、杂志等，语言纯正，原汁原味。

Unit 1 Life&Work
Lesson 1 Christopher Reeve's Decision
Lesson 2 Many Are Cold
Lesson 3 The Company Man
Unit 2 Western Culture
Lesson 4 New Zealand Society
Lesson 5 Getting Along in America
Lesson 6 Australian Aborigines and Their Culture
Unit 3 Education
Lesson 7 The Struggle for an Education
Lesson 8 Doing the Best for Our Kids
Lesson 9 Universities and Their Function
Unit 4 Love & Marriage
Lesson 10 How to Find True Love
Lesson 11 His First Poem
Lesson 12 Extra! Extra!
Unit 5 Finance & Insurance
Lesson 13 Money and Banking
Lesson 14 Unique Problems in International Trade
Lesson 15 Sharing Economic Losses Through Insurance
Unit 6 Exploration & Adventure
Lesson 16 He Saw Texas First
Lesson 17 The Most Dangerous Game （Part I ）
Lesson 18 The Most Dangerous Game (Part II )
Unit 7 E-Commerce
Lesson 19 A Consumer's Guide to E-Payments
Lesson 20 Amazon. com -- An Online Giant
Lesson 21 Online Auction at One of the World's Largest Shopping Sites
Unit 8 Family Ties
Lesson 22 The Blanket
Lesson 23 My Brother Who Brought Sunshine
Lesson 24 Discovery of a Father
Unit 9 Business Administration
Lesson 25 What Makes Sony Run
Lesson 26 What Makes a Good Manager
Lesson 27 How Jack Welch Ran GE
Unit 10 Biotechnology
Lesson 28 Genetic Engineering: the Final Frontier
Lessen 29 Clones: Will There Be "Carbon Copy" People?
Lesson 30 Why Cloning of Humans Must Forever Be Seen as Unethical
Key to the Exercises