《大学英语拓展阅读教程》是在充分研究了国内外英语教材编写的原则和特点的基础上，应用最新英语教学理论，吸纳最新英语教学方法、以培养学生阅读策略和自主学习能力为目标而编写的一套理念创新、体系科学、内容实用的阅读教材。其选材既注重科学性、人文性、可读性，又侧重培养学生的阅读技能和综合应用能力，符合我国大学英语教学改革的最新要求及发展趋势。

本书为《大学英语拓展阅读教程》之精阶篇，共分十个单元，每单元设计一个主题的形式，单元中各模块的设计符合学生的阅读规律，如阅读知识面拓展、技巧训练、能力培养、实战演练和兴趣开发。

本教程旨在通过教师课上指导、学生课下自主学习的方式拓宽学生视野、培养他们的终生学习能力。全教程由基础篇、进阶篇、提高篇、高阶篇和精阶篇五册组成，每册十个单元。每单元设计一个主题的形式，单元中各模块的设计符合学生的阅读规律，如阅读知识面拓展、技巧训练、能力培养、实战演练和兴趣开发。练习题型的设计主要是帮助学生阅读过程中猜测生词词义、预测文章内容，运用“相互关联”(Interactive)阅读模式，将“用法”(Usage)与“运用”(Use)有机地结合。同时，为适应CET 4/6考试要求，增加了快速阅读和细读(In-depth reading)真题训练，达到“学”以致“用”的目的。

本教程适用于本、专科学生，也可作为英语学习爱好者的案头读物。

Unit One Newspaper/1

 Part One The History of Newspaper/2

 Part Two Text A Who Killed the Newspaper?/6

Text B Newspapers Still a Step Ahead in Local News 10

 Part Three Test Yourself/14

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/17

Unit Two Culture/19

 Part One Culture--What Is Its Meaning?/20

 Part Two Text A Exporting Local Culture/24

Text B Today's "Culture of Poverty"/27

 Part Three Test Yourself/30

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/33

Unit Three Education/35

 Part One Education/36

 Part Two Text A Global Headhunting/40

Text B Education. It's Not Just about the Boys.Get Girls into School/43

 Part Three Test Yourself/46

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/49

Unit Four Language/51

 Part One The Importance of Learning a Second Language 52

 Part Two Text A Second Language Learning/55

Text B The Web Way to Learn a Language/58

 Part Three Test Yourself/61

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/64

Unit Five Advertising/66

 Part One A Very Short History of Advertising/67

 Part Two Text A What's in a Name?/70

Text B Basic Advertising Techniques/73

 Part Three Test Yourself/75

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/78

Unit Six Management/80

 Part One How to Hire Employees/81

 Part Two Text A How America's Most Successful Executives Accomplish So Much in So Little Time/85

Text B Women Leap off Corporate Ladder/89

 Part Three Test Yourself/93

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/96

Unit Seven Computer/97

 Part One Computers: Everything You Need to Know/98

 Part Two Text A Computer-linked Injury/102

Text B Can Computer Viruses Be Domesticated to Serve Mankind?/107

 Part Three Test Yourself/111

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/114

Unit Eight Biology/ 116

 Part One Biology's New Forbidden Fruit/117

 Part Two Text A The Biology of What It Means to Be Gay/122

Text B Genetic Engineering in Agriculture/127

 Part Three Test Yourself/132

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/135

Unit Nine Love, Marriage and Family/137

 Part One The Bottom Line/138

 Part Two Text A No One Way to Keep Love in Bloom,Experts Say/141

Text B On Splitting/145

 Part Three Test Yourself/148

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/151

Unit Ten Live Smart and Work Smart/153

 Part One Choose Optimism/154

 Part Two Text A What It Takes/157

Text B Laughter as Therapy for Patient and Caregiver/162

 Part Three Test Yourself/166

 Part Four Extend Your Reading/169

Key/170