《大学英语阅读教程》系全国高等农林院校“十一五”规划教材，供高等农林院校非英语专业一、二年级使用，亦适用于农林牧类专科院校及同等程度的英语自学者。

本书的阅读材料题材广泛，涉及英语国家社会、经济、文化、历史等诸多领域，内容新颖，同时兼顾了农业院校的专业特点，收入了有关最新科学技术，尤其是农林牧水方面发展的文章，注重文章的趣味性、可读性及文体的多样化。共分12个单元，每单元分为三部分。

Unit One

 Text Life among the Aztecs

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Two

 Text The Quality of Courage

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

 Reading Skills Skimming

Unit Three

 Text Circle of Love

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Four

 Text Genghis Khan and His Hawk

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

 Reading Skills Scanning

Unit Five

 Text The Strange Voyage of Mary Celeste

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Six

 Text Education Out of School

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

 Reading Skills Recognizing Relationships

Unit Seven

 Text The Red Pony

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Eight

 Text An Empire and Its Problems

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

 Reading Skills Implications & Generalities

Unit Nine

 Text What Phase Are You In?

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Ten

 Text The Wall

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

 Reading Skills Recognizing Concepts

Unit Eleven

 Text The Complete Breath

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Unit Twelve

 Text Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals

 Exercises

 Fast Reading

Key to Exercises

Bibliography