《高阶英语阅读教程（学术篇）》以培养英语能力为主要目标，聚焦阅读技能发展。全册书共9个单元，每个单元包括4个部分，每个部分由若干学习任务和活动构成。
第一部分通过阅读和视听材料引入主题，导入相关背景材料，激活学生的背景知识，训练学生搜寻和查找信息的能力，同时也为单元学习内容提供语言样本。
第二部分强调细读、精读，培养学生的批判性阅读和思考能力，是单元学习的重点。该部分优选与主题相关的阅读材料，每个单元聚焦不同的阅读策略和翻译策略，通过一系列泛读、精读和翻译任务，促进学生从词汇到句法到语篇深度理解文本，积累与主题相关的词汇和表达法，引导学生深入理解和探索单元主题。
第三部分精选与主题相关的拓展文本，结合考研题型，训练学生的概括、综合以及分析能力，拓展主题学习的宽度。该部分是单元学习中拓展视野、夯实备考能力的核心部分。
第四部分以列表形式梳理了单元学习重难点，帮助学生自我反思，总结所学所获。该部分旨在培养学生的自我评估和终身学习能力。

Unit 1 Education and Learning
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A The Real Reasons to Support Language Study
Translation Tips Translation of Complex Sentences
Improving Reading Skills Identifying the Main Idea
Text B Kids Can Learn to Love Learning, Even over Zoom
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 2 Job and Career
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A Get Hired as Cybersecurity Expert by Learning Ethical Hacking
Translation Tips Addition
Improving Reading Skills Grasp the Structure of the Passage
Text B Choosing a Career Path in Nine Steps
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 3 Cultural Differences
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A Six Fundamental Patterns of Cultural Differences
Translation Tips Omission
Improving Reading Skills Identifying Important Information
Text B Examples of Cultural Differences in Business Commuiaidation
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 4 Business and Industry
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A Forecasting Business Financials
Translation Tips Translation Through Conversion of Parts of Speech
Improving Reading Skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Text B What Is the Best Way to Encourage Innovation？
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part IV Assessing Learning
Unit 5 Science and. Innovation
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A TeachingPupils Empathy
Translation Tips Translation of Pronouns
Improving Reading Skills Guessing the Unknown Words in the Context
Text B A Better Dark Matter Detector
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 6 Earth and Climate
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A Causes of Climate Change
Translation Tips Translation of Sentences with Passive Voice
Improving Reading Skills Understanding Cohesion
Text B Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 7 computer and Society
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A Computers and Our Life: How Have Computers Changed Our Life？
Translation Tips Translation of Attributive Clauses
Improving Reading Skills Understanding Implications
Text B Smartphones Revolutionize Our Lives But at What Cost？
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅴ Assessing Learning
Unit 8 Health and Medicine
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A The History of Penicillin and Antibiotics--The Drugs That Changed Modem Medicine
Translation Tips Translation of Noun Clauses
Improving Reading Skills Making Inferences
Text B Antibiotics: Are You Misusing Them？
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅳ Assessing Learning
Unit 9 Future ofthe World
Part Ⅰ Start-up
Part Ⅱ Reading to Explore
Text A How AI Will Impact the Future of Work？
Translation Tips Translation of Adverbial Clauses
Improving Reading Skills Understanding the Author's Attitude and Purpose
Text B What Will Healthcare Lodk Like in 2030？
Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading and Language Building
Extensive Reading
Language Building
Part Ⅴ Assessing Learning