《大学英语阅读初阶教程》是根据国家新颁布的《中国英语能力等级量表》编写而成的。该教材针对目前大学生因缺乏阅读理解策略而造成阅读效率普遍低下的现实，以技能为导向，每个单元的第一部分均以阅读微技能为标题，便于读者有效地学习和掌握一系列阅读技能。同时，教材采用了当前国内外英语阅读能力测试新题型，以帮助学生通过阅读实践，掌握阅读理解策略，达到《中国英语能力等级量表》描述的英语阅读5～6级水平。

Unit 1
Part 1 Reading Skill： Scanning for Specific Information
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 G．uided Writing

Unit 2
Part 1 Reading Skill： Skimming for the Main Idea （1）
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 3
Part 1 Reading Skill： Skimming for the Main Idea (2）
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 4
Part 1 Reading Skill： Guessing Words by Word Formation
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 5
Part 1 Reading Skill： Word Inferences
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 6
Part 1 Reading Skill： Recognizing Primary Supporting Details
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 7
Part 1 Reading Skill： Drawing Conclusions
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing

Unit 8
Part 1 Reading Skill： Making Inferences
Section A Exploratory Reading
Section B Trying Your Hand
Part 2 Reading Comprehension
Section A Reading in the Context
Section B Reading and Matching
Section C Reading in Depth
Part 3 Translation
Part 4 Guided Writing
Answers and Explanations