《大学英语阅读教程》是北京大学出版社出版的大学英语立体化网络化系列教材之一。本册书包括24课。选材与《大学英语教程》(1～4册)内容相对应，话题广泛，主题深刻。其中既有关于大学生校园生活的题材，也有关于历史、文化、环境、教育等人类广泛关注的话题。本套书旨在为学习者提供丰富多彩的英文阅读素材，帮助学习者开阔视野、改善思维、增强跨文化意识、掌握英语阅读策略和阅读技能。

Lesson 1

 TEXT THE URGE TO CREATE

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: WORD FORMATION (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Computer Rage: Is It Becoming a Social Anxiety?

Lesson 2

 TEXT WE ARE WHAT WE THINK WE ARE

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: WORD FORMATION (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Terrorism? Is It a Wrong Focus?

Lesson 3

 TEXT ON BECOMING A BETTER STUDENT

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: WORD FORMATION (Ⅲ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Are Girls Good at Science like Boys?

Lesson 4

 TEXT SHOULD A TEACHER EVER DATE A STUDENT?

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: WORD FORMATION (Ⅳ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The Shoot-First State

Lesson 5

 TEXT AFTERNOON OF AN AMERICAN BOY

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: COMPOUND WORDS,

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Marriage Means Something Different Now

Lesson 6

 TEXT COLLEGE LECTURES: IS ANYBODY LISTENING?

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SK/LL: CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Found in Arkansas: Hope on Wings

Lesson 7

 TEXT INTIMATE STRANGERS

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING New Leader at University in Newark

Lesson 8

 TEXT THE LIMITS OF MY LANGUAGE MEAN THE LIMITS OF MY WORLD

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Cor~prehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅲ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts :

 FAST READING Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift

Lesson 9

 TEXT COMPUTER ADDICTS

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies VOCABULARY SKILL: CONTEXT CLUES (Ⅳ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING A Young Adult's Guide to Moving Back Home

Lesson 10

 TEXT EXCERPTS FROM LOVE STORY

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Education for the Future

Lesson 11

 TEXT EXCERPTS FROM WUTHERING HEIGHTS

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Rock, Paper, Payoff: Child's Play Wins Auction Housean Art Sale

Lesson 12

 TEXT THAT FEBRUARY CURSE: VALENTINE'S DAY

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅲ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Dim Sum Is Not Good for Health?

Lesson 13

 TEXT ADVICE TO YOUTH

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies UNDERSTANDING DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Ⅳ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The Greediest Generation

Lesson 14

 TEXT MY TEACHER, MY HERO

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies SKIMMING

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The War in Europe Is Ended! The Surrender Is Unconditional

Lesson 15

 TEXT DAVID'S HAIRCUT

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies SCANNING (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The Misdirections of Emir Kusturica

Lesson 16

 TEXT MAKING CHOICES FOR SUCCESS

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies SCANNING (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Two Girls Found Stabbed to Death in Illinois Park

Lesson 17

 TEXT HOW TO MAKE MISTAKES (1)

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: EYE MOVEMENT (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The Line between Life and Death

Lesson 18

 TEXT HOW TO MAKE MISTAKES (2)

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: EYE MOVEMENT (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Identity Thief Teaches Colleges about Fraud

Lesson 19

 TEXT RELEASING YOUR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: READING KEY WORDS

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Card Stud

Lesson 20

 TEXT THE TRANSACTION

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: READING MEANING CLUSTERS

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Class and the American Dream

Lesson 21

 TEXT WHEN BRIGHT GIRLS DECIDE THAT MATH IS "A WASTE OF TIME"

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅰ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Growth and the Poor

Lesson 22

 TEXT NEW RULES FOR LANDING A JOB Interview Skills That Give You the Edge

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅱ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING The Young and the Jobless

Lesson 23

 TEXT MY FIRST JOB IN LAS VEGAS

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅲ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING Fireman Regains Long-Lost Memories

Lesson 24

 TEXT HOW DO WE FIND THE STUDENT IN A WORLD OF ACADEMIC GYMNASTS AND WORKER ANTS?

 POST-READING: SKILL DEVELOPMENT

 A. Reading Comprehension Check

 B. Reading Strategies READING SPEED SKILL: USING CUE WORDS TO HELP (Ⅳ)

 C. Reading Afterthoughts

 FAST READING A Better Way to Fight Poverty

Appendix Ⅰ Keyto Exercises

Appendix Ⅱ Key to Fast Reading

Appendix Ⅲ Addenda