《全新版大学英语》(第二版)系列教材秉承首版教材的优良传统，继承兼收并蓄的折中主义教学理念，参照《大学英语课程教学要求》修订，更加贴近教学实际，更有效提升学习者语言综合应用能力，更好满足新时期人才培养需求。

《全新版大学英语<第2版>阅读教程(高级本学生用书1普通高等教育十一五国家级规划教材)》(作者柯彦玢)是该套书中的一册。

本教程为学生提供较系统的、丰富多彩的课外阅读材料，旨在培养学生的阅读能力，扩大学生的知识面和词汇量，使学生在理解和欣赏两方面都得到提高。

Unit One

1. The Grammarian Who Lost aWar of Words

2. Berkeley Blues

3. Ten Commandments for a College Freshman

Unit Two

4. At Last He Said

5. Letters to Anne Frank's Father

6. My Circle of Friends

Unit Three

7. The Brain's Balancing Act

8. Upending the Traditional Farm

9. Virtual Water - A Smarter Way to Think about How Much H20 You Use.

Unit Four

10. The WhinyGeneration

11. A License to Drive

12. Death in the Open

Unit Five

13. We're Too Busy for Ideas

14. Get a Grip

15. Hold Your Horsepower

Unit Six

16. Two Unlque"l DO's"

17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

18. Looking for Love Where My Mother Never Could

Unit Seven

19. The Soul of a Champion: A Letter to Michael Jordan

20. Do Heroes Exist?

21. Tyranny of Weakness

Unit Eight

22. Overcoming an Invisible Handicap

23. A Liberating Curriculum

24. In Defense of Testing

Glossary