刘乃根主编的《英语泛读教程》是普通高等教育“十一五”**级规划教材,供高等学校英语专业一、二年级学生使用,也适用于同等程度的英语自学者。全套教材共4册。本书为第三册,共15个单元。每单元一般分为四部分:**部分为阅读课文及练习,练习包括判断课文**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,**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。 《英语泛读教程》第三版替换了第二版的部分内容,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。

Unit 1 Text The Art of Creative Thinking Reading Skills Newspape and Headlines Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Mapping Creativity Unit 2 Text The English Reserve and Politeness Reading Skills Undetanding Headline Vocabulary Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The American Character Unit 3 Text Buting the Magic Bubble Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading What Is So Funny About Humor? Unit 4 Text Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On Reading Skills The Newspaper Lead Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The Commencement Address at Stanford Unit 5 Text It's Tough at the Top Reading Skills Reading the News Story Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Visio on Ice Unit 6 Text Right Drug, Wrong Patient Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Hidden Dange of Over-the-Counter Drugs Unit 7 Text A Room of One's Own Reading Skills Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Aptitude Aplenty Unit 8 Text Three Days to See Reading Skills Popular Magazines and Magazine Articles Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Intelligence Unit 9 Text Are Dreams as Vital as Sleep? Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Mind Over Time Unit 10 Text The Credibility Principle Reading Skills Reading Advertizements Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Nurture Your Nature Unit 11 Text Nonverbal Communication Reading Skills Reading Itructio Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Your Actio Speak Louder Unit 12 Text Why Are You So Smart? Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The Different Ways of Being Smart Unit 13 Text Morals, Apes and Us Reading Skills Reading Scholarly Writing Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Pepperberg's Parrots Unit 14 Text How Do You Know It's Good? Reading Skills Reading the Administrative Language Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading How We Listen to Music Unit 15 Text Love of Life (Ⅰ) Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Love of Life (Ⅱ) Sources of Reading Masterials

刘乃根主编的《英语泛读教程》共4册,每册15个单元,按阅读材料的内容和难度进行编排。单元一般分为四部分。**部分为阅读课文及练习,练习包括判断课文**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,**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,提供与课文长度相当的语言材料,配有阅读理解题和思考题。第3、6、9、12、15单元无“阅读技巧”部分。