《英语阅读教程》（An English Reading Course for Comprehension and Speed）是一套有指导的、循序渐进的阅读课本，供高等学校英语专科及本科一、二年级学生的泛读课使用，也可供高等院校其他各专业、教育学院、职大、业大、电大的英语泛读课选用。本书为卫星电视英语专业的泛读课教材。
《英语阅读教程》共分四册，供两学年使用。《英语阅读教程》旨在使学生通过较大量的阅读实践、系统的阅读技能的培养和词汇知识的扩展，逐步提高理解能力和阅读速度。书中所选文章题材广泛，内容生动有趣，练习设计精巧，利于激发学习者的兴趣，同时增进对西方文化的了解。
一册共有课文40篇，分10个单元。每单元内容包括：1）课文4篇，每篇附有阅读指导及检查理解、扩大词汇的练习；2）阅读技能和扩展构词知识的讲解和练习；3）检查阅读理解和速度的测试。
《英语阅读教程》承北京大学张祥保教授审阅，北京师范大学外语系简文光教授和北京教育学院外文系杨友钦副教授对本书的编写提出了许多宝贵意见。
Unit I Texts 1- 4
IA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
1. Soapys Winter Home
2. The Hidden Power
3. Talking Birch Bark
4. An Open-classroom System
IB Learning about Skills and Words
IC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit II Texts 5-8
IIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
5. King for a Meal
6. The Worthwhile Fight
7. To Help and Protect
8. The Case of the Mint and the Stamps
IIB Learning about Skills and Words
IIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit HI Texts 9- 12
IIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
9. The Make-believe Indian
10. A Lily in the Kitchen
11. Baron Munchausen Visits the Moon
12. Helen Keller
IIIB Learning about Skills and Words
IIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit V Texts 17-20
VA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
17. Christmas in Africa
18. The Park
19. Honest Scales
20. A Handful of History
VB Learning about Skills and Words
VC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VI Texts 21- 24
VIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
21. She Plays Music for Plants
22. The Heroes of Yellow Fever
23. Speaking of Heroes
24. The Woman Who Was Too Tall
VIB Learning about Skills and Words
VIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VII Texts 25-28
VIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
25. Christmas with Dr. Grenfell
26. Learning by Doing
27. Pioneer in Space
28. The Mistake
VIIB Learning about Skills and Words
VIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VHITexts29-32
VIIIAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
29．AndTheyShallWalk
30．TheRescue
31．LittleSureShot
32．JohnHaroldJohnson
VIIIBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
VIIICTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
Unit IXTexts33-36
IXAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
33．StrangeCreaturesoftheHighSnow
34．DangerintheHouse
35．TheSaltoftheEarth
36．FlyingHigh2／2
IXBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
IXCTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
UnitXTexts37-40
XAReadingforComprehensionandSpeed
37．1heFarmerandtheSnake
38．TheMagiciansRevenge
39．OneAugustintheRedSea
40．WelcometoOurBank239
XBLearningaboutSkillsandWords
XCTestingYourReadingComprehensionandSpeed
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