《实用英语阅读教程(贵州版)》共两册每册10个单元，每个单元包括五大板块(趣味阅读、阅读技能、应用文一瞥、阅读自测、贵州风情)。每个单元的趣味阅读(Section 1)包含两篇文章，供学生课前独立完成；阅读技能(Section 2)主要通过实践练习进行相关技能的训练，此部分包含两篇文章，教师可在课堂上先向学生介绍该单元所涉及的阅读技能，再指导学生进行阅读；应用文一瞥(Section 3)可由教师指导学生阅读，使学生掌握该单元的应用文格式；阅读自测(Section 4)由Task 1和Task 2两个任务组成，Task 1为一篇短文，Task 2为短语配对，由学生独立完成；贵州风情(Section 5)为本教程的特色内容，每单元为一篇短文(内容涉及到贵州的风土人情、民族特色、主要景点、特产和饮食)，教师可在课堂上向学生简要介绍，让学生重点阅读。该部分的特点是可作为口语训练材料，让学生能脱口背诵。本教程阅读文章中的生词都有注释。

本教程为其中的第二册。

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: You and Your Breakfast

Passage B: Advertisement

Section 2 Skills Development Cause and Effect

Passage A: Get the Job You Want

Passage B: Buses Are a Good Test of Virtue

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Huangguoshu Waterfall

Section I Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Different Peoples, Different Cultures

Passage B: Culture and Alcohol

Section 2 Skills Development

Comparison and Contrast.

Passage A: Marriage in the United States

Passage B: British Family Life

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: The Sister Festival -- the Oriental Valentine's Day

Section 1 Practice Through Keading

Passage A: Choosing the Way We Live

Passage B: College: A Transition Point in My Life

Section 2 Skills Development Exemplification

Passage A: The Secrets of a Very Long Life

Passage B: Don't Believe Everything You Hear

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: The Wuyanghe River with Charming Gorges

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Finding a Job

Passage B: What Should You Think About Your Career?

Section 2 Skills Development Classification

Passage A: When the Computer Is Down

Passage B: Television: How It Affects Us

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: The Batik

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: American Style of Education

Passage B: The Pleasure of Reading

Section 2 Skills Development Definition

Passage A: Talk to the Animals

Passage B: Animal Education

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Liping -- the Hometown of Dong People

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Moral Issues

Passage B: Know the Signs of Sadness

Section 2 Skills Development Process

Passage A: How to Give a Good Speech?

Passage B: How to Get a Job in an International Company

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Libo

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Interesting Place Names

Passage B: The Origin of April Fool

Section 2 Skills Development Spatial Order

Passage A: The Virtue Called Devotion

Passage B: Eyes

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: The Shui Language

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: The Greatest Show on the Earth

Passage B: ATM Security

Section 2 Skills Development Time Sequence

Passage A: Making a Cultural Change

Passage B: Use Your Head, You May Get Your Way

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Maling Gorge Tourist Attraction

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Flying Saucers

Passage B: Long Time No See

Section 2 Skills Development

Understanding the Author's Opinion

Passage A: Police on Bicycles

Passage B: Christmas Spirit

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Jumping Flower Festival

Section 1 Practice Through Reading

Passage A: Body Language

Passage B: Improving Your Memory

Section 2 Skills Development Drawing a Conclusion

Passage A: Personal Relationships

Passage B: If I Were a Boy Again

Section 3 A Glance over Applied Writing

Section 4 Test for Reading Comprehension

Section 5 Guide to Guizhou: Guiyang Snacks