《大学英语泛读教程（第三版）》系列教材是在美国圣智学习公司出版的Reading Master系列教材的基础上，根据《大学英语教学指南（送审稿）》及四、六级考试对阅读能力的要求，结合中国大学生英语学习的特点，改编而成的新型阅读 教材。教材精心挑选了富有时代性、知识性、趣味性及可读性的素材，设计了由浅入深的练习，内容涵盖阅读理解、词汇巩固、翻译实践以及思辨训练等，力求做到 既能有效提升学生的英语阅读能力，又能拓展学生的文化知识视野。教材适用于各类高校的大学一至四年级学生，可作为课堂阅读训练教程或供学生自主学习使用。
- 前辅文
- UNIT 01 New Beginnings
- 1. Reading: Forces for Change
- 2. Further Reading: Not So Lucky After All: The Curse of the Lottery Winners
- UNIT 02 Child’s Play
- 1. Reading: Roald Dahl: The Author Who Understood Children
- 2. Further Reading: A Stroke of Genius: The Child Prodigies
- UNIT 03 Clouds on the Horizon
- 1. Reading: Climate Change: Facing the Future
- 2. Further Reading: Extreme Climates
- Review 1 (Units 1–3)
- UNIT 04 Stop the Press
- 1. Reading: Rupert Murdoch: Still Pulling the Strings
- 2. Further Reading: Scoops and Scandals: Journalism that Matters
- UNIT 05 All Dressed Up
- 1. Reading: Unforgivable Fashion Faux Pas
- 2. Further Reading: Fashion in a Can
- UNIT 06 Close to Home or Worlds Apart
- 1. Reading: Body Language: When Customs Become Physical
- 2. Further Reading: Child’s Play: Kids’ Customs Show We’re More Similar than We Think
- Review 2 (Units 4–6)
- UNIT 07 The Doors of Perception
- 1. Reading: Feeling Colors
- 2. Further Reading: Escaping the Labyrinth
- UNIT 08 Life on the Edge
- 1. Reading: To the Extreme
- 2. Further Reading: Parkour: The Spirit of Freedom
- UNIT 09 Unearthing the Past
- 1. Reading: Tales of the Unexplained
- 2. Further Reading: Searching for Atlantis
- Review 3 (Units 7–9)
- UNIT 10 Health Body, Healthy Mind
- 1. Reading: Exposing the Health Myths
- 2. Further Reading: Hard Core: How to Work Your Essential Muscles
- UNIT 11 The Open Road
- 1. Reading: Going Solo or Grouping Together?
- 2. Further Reading: Underrated Cities
- UNIT 12 Places and Spaces
- 1. Reading: Frank Gehry: Master Builder
- 2. Further Reading: Colonial Fusions
- Review 4 (Units 10–12)
- Glossary
《大学英语泛读教程》（第三版）数字课程提供了与教材配套的课文录音、单元自测、阅读技巧讲解等内容，是对教材内容及课堂教学的补充。课程在提升教学效果的同时，为学生自学与检测提供了更为丰富的学习资料。
