英语阅读教程(1)/高等学校教材

《英语阅读教程》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，同时增进对西方文化的了解。
　　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 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 VIII Texts 29-32
Unit IX Texts 33-36
Unit X Texts 37-40
Key to Exercises

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