《英語閱讀教程》（An English Reading Course for Comprehension and Speed）是一套有指導(dǎo)的、循序漸進(jìn)的閱讀課本，供高等學(xué)校英語專科及本科一、二年級學(xué)生的泛讀課使用，也可供高等院校其他各專業(yè)、教育學(xué)院、職大、業(yè)大、電大的英語泛讀課選用。本書為衛(wèi)星電視英語專業(yè)的泛讀課教材。
《英語閱讀教程》共分四冊，供兩學(xué)年使用。《英語閱讀教程》旨在使學(xué)生通過較大量的閱讀實踐、系統(tǒng)的閱讀技能的培養(yǎng)和詞匯知識的擴展，逐步提高理解能力和閱讀速度。書中所選文章題材廣泛，內(nèi)容生動有趣，練習(xí)設(shè)計精巧，利于激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)者的興趣，同時增進(jìn)對西方文化的了解。
一冊共有課文40篇，分10個單元。每單元內(nèi)容包括：1）課文4篇，每篇附有閱讀指導(dǎo)及檢查理解、擴大詞匯的練習(xí)；2）閱讀技能和擴展構(gòu)詞知識的講解和練習(xí)；3）檢查閱讀理解和速度的測試。
《英語閱讀教程》承北京大學(xué)張祥保教授審閱，北京師范大學(xué)外語系簡文光教授和北京教育學(xué)院外文系楊友欽副教授對本書的編寫提出了許多寶貴意見。
Unit I Texts 1- 4
IA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
1. Soapys Winter Home
2. The Hidden Power
3. Talking Birch Bark
4. An Open-classroom System
IB Learning about Skills and Words
IC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit II Texts 5-8
IIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
5. King for a Meal
6. The Worthwhile Fight
7. To Help and Protect
8. The Case of the Mint and the Stamps
IIB Learning about Skills and Words
IIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit HI Texts 9- 12
IIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
9. The Make-believe Indian
10. A Lily in the Kitchen
11. Baron Munchausen Visits the Moon
12. Helen Keller
IIIB Learning about Skills and Words
IIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit V Texts 17-20
VA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
17. Christmas in Africa
18. The Park
19. Honest Scales
20. A Handful of History
VB Learning about Skills and Words
VC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VI Texts 21- 24
VIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
21. She Plays Music for Plants
22. The Heroes of Yellow Fever
23. Speaking of Heroes
24. The Woman Who Was Too Tall
VIB Learning about Skills and Words
VIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VII Texts 25-28
VIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
25. Christmas with Dr. Grenfell
26. Learning by Doing
27. Pioneer in Space
28. The Mistake
VIIB Learning about Skills and Words
VIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VHITexts29-32
VIIIAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
29．AndTheyShallWalk
30．TheRescue
31．LittleSureShot
32．JohnHaroldJohnson
VIIIBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
VIIICTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
Unit IXTexts33-36
IXAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
33．StrangeCreaturesoftheHighSnow
34．DangerintheHouse
35．TheSaltoftheEarth
36．FlyingHigh2／2
IXBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
IXCTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
UnitXTexts37-40
XAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
37．1heFarmerandtheSnake
38．TheMagiciansRevenge
39．OneAugustintheRedSea
40．WelcometoOurBank239
XBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
XCTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
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