《语阅读教程》（An English Reading Course for Comprehension and Speed）是一套有指导的、循序渐进的阅读课本，供高等学校英语专科及本科一、二年级学生的泛读课使用，也可供高等院校其他各专业、教育学院、职大、业大、电大的英语泛读课选用。本书为卫星电视英语专业的泛读课教材。
全书共分四册，供两学年使用。本书旨在使学生通过较大量的阅读实践、系统的阅读技能的培养和词汇知识的扩展，逐步提高理解能力和阅读速度。书中所选文章题材广泛，内容生动有趣，练习设计精巧，利于激发学习者的兴趣，同时增时对西方文化的了解。
第一册共有课文40篇，分10个单元。每单元内容包括：1）课文4篇，每篇附有阅读指导及检查理解、扩大词汇的练习；2）阅读技能和扩展构词知识的讲解和练习；3）检查阅读理解和速度的测试。
本书承北京大学张祥保教授审阅，北京师范大学外语系简文光教授和北京教育学院外文系杨友钦副教授对本书的编写提出了许多宝贵意见。
- Unit I Texts 1-4
- IA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
- 1.Soapy's 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 Comprehenslon and Speed
- 5.king for a Meal
- 6.The Worthwhie Fight
- 7.To Help and Protect
- 8.The Case of the the Mint and the Stamps
- IIB Learning about Skills and Words
- IIC Testing Your Reading Comprehenslon and Speed
- Unit III 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 IV Texts 13-16
- IVA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
- 13.The Girl in the Heather
- 14．Mr.Travers'first Hunt（I）
- 15.A Killer on the Cliff
- 16.Mr.Trayers'First Hunt（II）
- IVB Learning about Skills and Words
- IVC Testing Your Reading Comprehenslon 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 VIII Texts 28-32
- VIIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
- 29.And They Shall Walk
- 30.The Rescue
- 31.Little Sure Shot
- 32.John Harold Johnson
- VIIIB Learning about Skills and Words
- VIIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and SPeed
- Unit XI Texts 33-36
- IXA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
- 33.Strange Creatures of the High Snow
- 34.Danger in the House
- 35.The Salt of the Earth
- 36.Flying High
- IXB Learning about Skills and Words
- IXC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and SPeed
- Uit X Texts 37-40
- XA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
- 37.The Farmer and the Snake
- 38.The Magician's Revenge
- 39.One August in the Red Sea
- 40.Welcome to Our Bank
- XB Learning about Skills and Word
- XC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- Key to Exercises
