“新世纪大学英语系列教材”《阅读教程》是根据教育部高等教育司颁发的《大学英语课程教学要求》编写的，共分四册，供大学英语教学基础阶段使用，和《综合教程》、《视听说教程》、《写作教程》及《快速阅读》等一起，共同实现《大学英语课程教学要求》规定的“一般要求”的教学目标。

本书为该系列教材之第2册，供学生参考使用。

Unit 1

 Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: Like the Sun

　　Exercises

　　Reading Strategies (1): Skimming and Scanning

　Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: A Life Parable

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: This Crazy Language

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 2

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: First Love

　　Exercises

　Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: Return to Paradise

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: The Triple Filter Test

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 3

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: Here It Comes,There It Goes

　　Exercises

 Part II Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: The Secret Box

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 4

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: A Belated Valentine

　　Exercises

　Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: Thinking of You

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: A Mine in a Zoo

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 5

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: Not Just Another Rat

　　Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: Leaving My Ego at the Door

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: Big Man or Small Man

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 6

　Part I Reading for Information 

　　Pre-Reading Questions 

　　Text: The Romance of Money

　　Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: The Model Millionaire

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: Clever or Stupid

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 7

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: Don't Let It End This Way

　　Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: The Bully

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: Modest Requirements

　　Test Your Reading

Unit 8

　Part I Reading for Information

　　Pre-Reading Questions

　　Text: Jim the Wonder Dog

　　Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

　　Text: Delayed Delievery

　　Exercises

　Part III Homework

　　Enjoy Your Reading: Do You Know Who I Am?

　　Test Your Reading

Appendix I Glossary

Appendix II Key to Test Your Reading