龚雁主编的《现代大学英语》可供英语专业一年级学生和相当水平的英语自学者作为精读课本的配套阅读教材使用。因所选文章篇幅不一，学习者可根据自己的程度决定阅读进度。读本中不乏可供反复阅读的经典之作，且这些作品所用词汇基本在初学者词汇量范围之内，学习者在阅读欣赏之余，也可以细加揣摩，学习遣词造句的方法，提高自己的写作能力。本书也可以根据不同需要选做泛读课的教材。教师可以配合阅读技巧的讲解，挑选课后设置的各类问题，以检测学生的阅读理解程度，并就相关的话题展开课堂讨论，交流阅读心得，引导学生进行更进一步阅读等等。

1. The Selfish Giant

2. The Sheik's White Donkey

3. I Met a Bushman

4. Never Too Old to Live Your Dream

5. Your Legacy

6. The Unicorn in the Garden

7. The New Assistant

8. The Killers

9. The Painting of Ngley Hall

10. The Green Door

11. The Yellow Shirt

12. The Open Window

13. The Terribly, Tragically Sad Man

14. Too Many Ghosts

15. The Rocking-Horse Winner

16. The Professor

17. The Barber's Uncle

18. Tight Spot

19. The Secret Life of the Gomez Twins

20. The Red Dog

21. The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

22. Popcorn

23. Secret of the Aztec Idol

24. The Scholarship Jacket

25. Mabel

26. The Umbrella Man

27. Let Me Read Your Tea-Leaves

28. Out of the Silence

29. The Wild Ride

30. The Shanahan Strad

31. My Dad, the Drummer

32. Learning How to Be Roommates

33. Revenge

34. Undeclared

35. The Wicker Chair

36. Springtime

37. The Love I'll Never Forget

38. A Trucker's Last Letter

39. White Horse Winner

40. If the Dream Is Big Enough, the Facts Don't Count

41. The Family Portrait

42. Charles

43. The Rich Man and the Poor Man—A Parable for Thanksgiving

44. My Dog

45. Sunday in the Park

46. Leiningen Versus the Ants

47. The Catbird Seat

48. Rip Van Winkle

49. Now There Is Peace

50. I Can Play "Schools"

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