英语阅读能力的培养是大学英语教学的重要任务。对此，《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》做出了定性定量的要求。阅读不仅是获取信息的主要手段，也是学习和掌握语言的有效途径。对于广大非英语专业大学生而言，只有通过大量阅读，才能获得充足的语言输入，进而打下扎实的英语基础，形成较强的英语语感，提高英语综合应用能力。
培养英语阅读能力一方面要依赖足够的阅读实践，在阅读中学会阅读；另一方面，能动地运用元认知策略，理性地改进阅读方法，积极地提高英语阅读技能，无疑能对培养较强的阅读能力起到事半功倍的作用。
英语阅读能力包含多种要素，而快速处理阅读材料所输入信息的能力是其中极其重要的微技能，这一点早已为阅读研究者所认识。Grabe(1991)曾经指出：“…a description of reading has to account for the notions that fluentreading is rapid，purposeful，interactive，comprehendin9，flexible，and gradually developin9．”。Taylor(1975)也强调“read

Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
Unit One Education (1)
Text A Foreign Students at U.S. Colleges Have Several Ways to Get Financial Aid
Text B Learning in the United States
Unit Two Education (2)
Text A Modern Elementary Schools
Text B New Family Learning Centers
Unit Three Emotion
Text A Encouraging Words
Text B Dance with Me
Unit Four Outdoor Adventure and Tourist Attractions
Text A An Exciting Way to Visit the Wilderness
Text B Sydney Opera House
Unit Five Memorable Days and Holidays
Text A History of Mother's Day
Text B Holidays in England
Unit Six Animals
Text A Sea Lion Scores Top Marks in Memory Test
Text B Better Than Its Bite
Unit Seven Enterprises and Economy
Text A Walt Disney Company
Text B April 1 5th: An Important Day for Americans
Unit Eight Science
Text A Hooked on the Net
Text B Baby Talk
Unit Nine Family Life
Text A New Family
Text B Family Life in Egypt
Unit Ten Social Issues
Text A An Imminent Global Crisis
Text B The Road to Olympic Success
Unit Eleven People
Text A The Best Time of My Life
Text B Alan M. Turing: The Enigma
Unit Twelve Health
Text A World Tuberculosis Day
Text B Looking at Health Care in the United States
Unit Thirteen Habits and Hobbies
Text A Back Seat Learners
Text B Depressing News for Diarists
Unit Fourteen Mysteries and Explorations
Text A Astronauts
Text B The Bermuda Triangle
Unit Fifteen Psychology
Text A Understand the Causes of Depression
Text B Know the Signs of Sadness
Unit Sixteen Eating
Text A Enjoy Your Food
Text B Eating Custom and Practice
Unit Seventeen How People Differ
Text A Body Language
Text B Character
Unit Eighteen Life Science and Astronomy
Text A What if We Are All Space Aliens?
Text B Space Impacts and the Origin of the Moon
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