《英语泛读教程》（第三版）是普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材，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：第一部分为阅读课文及练习，练习包括判断课文中心思想、阅读理解、课堂讨论题和词汇练习；第二部分为阅读技巧，重点介绍各种阅读技巧，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。
本教材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。
- 目录
- 前辅文
- Unit 1
- 1 Text The Art of Creative Thinking
- 2 Reading Skills Newspapers and Headlines
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Mapping Creativity
- Unit 2
- 1 Text The English Reserve and Politeness
- 2 Reading Skills Understanding Headline Vocabulary
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading The American Character
- Unit 3
- 1 Text Bursting the Magic Bubble
- 2 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 3 Home Reading What Is So Funny About Humor?
- Unit 4
- 1 Text Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On
- 2 Reading Skills The Newspaper Lead
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading The Commencement Address at Stanford
- Unit 5
- 1 Text It’s Tough at the Top
- 2 Reading Skills Reading the News Story
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Visions on Ice
- Unit 6
- 1 Text Right Drug, Wrong Patient
- 2 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 3 Home Reading Hidden Dangers of Over-the-Counter Drugs
- Unit 7
- 1 Text A Room of One’s Own
- 2 Reading Skills Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Aptitude Aplenty
- Unit 8
- 1 Text Three Days to See
- 2 Reading Skills Popular Magazines and Magazine Articles
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Intelligence
- Unit 9
- 1 Text Are Dreams as Vital as Sleep?
- 2 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 3 Home Reading Mind Over Time
- Unit 10
- 1 Text The Credibility Principle
- 2 Reading Skills Reading Advertizements
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Nurture Your Nature
- Unit 11
- 1 Text Nonverbal Communication
- 2 Reading Skills Reading Instructions
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Your Actions Speak Louder
- Unit 12
- 1 Text Why Are You So Smart?
- 2 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 3 Home Reading The Different Ways of Being Smart
- Unit 13
- 1 Text Morals, Apes and Us
- 2 Reading Skills Reading Scholarly Writing
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading Pepperberg’s Parrots
- Unit 14
- 1 Text How Do You Know It’s Good?
- 2 Reading Skills Reading the Administrative Language
- 3 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 4 Home Reading How We Listen to Music
- Unit 15
- 1 Text Love of Life (I)
- 2 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
- 3 Home Reading Love of Life (II)
- Sources of Reading Materials
