杨治中、吴鼎民主编的《新起点大学基础英语教程（3学习方法与阅读修订版）》属于《新起点大学基础英语教程》中的学习方法与阅读系列，与读写系列、听说系列话题融通，技能互补，构成一个整体。本册共10个单元，每个单元由5个板块构成。第一板块是微型讲座，主要介绍学习方法，回答英语学习过程中的常见问题，并提出一些有效的建议，目的是指导学生学习。第二板块是阅读实践，每单元4篇短文，内容围绕同一个话题，目的是使学习者通过阅读增加词汇量，开阔视野，逐步掌握阅读方法。第三板块是中英文对照阅读，内容多为中国文化知识，旨在使学习者了解有关中国文化的英文表达方式，提高应用英语的能力。第四板块是格言锦句。每单元选取了5句短小精炼、值得背诵的英语成语或古今中外的名人名言，希望学习者在诵读过程中既培养英语语感，又能启迪智慧，感悟人生。第五板块是看电影学英语。节选了一些经典和流行的英文电影片断，目的在于引导学生通过看电影听台词，既劳逸结合，寓学于乐，又能了解和学习鲜活的英语口语。

Unit One

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Duties of Students

2. Attendance and Academic Progress

3. The Teacher-student Relationship

4. Three Advertisements About Language Learning

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Two

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Special Taboos

2. American Customs and Behaviour

3. Celebrating the New Year

4. American Weddings

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Three

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Find the Job That's Right for You!

2. The "Work Ethic"

3. Opportunities for Jobs

4. Two Letters for Job Hunting

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Four

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Population and the Environment

2. People and Natural Resources

3. Greenpeace

4. Individual Efforts in Controlling Pollution

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Five

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Cosmic History Mission (I)

2. Cosmic History Mission (II)

3. China's Space Activities

4. Technology: Is It Machine or Human?

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Six

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Drinking in Chinese Banquets

2. Table Manners in Britain

3. Two Chinese Style Dishes

4. Three Advertisements on Eating and Cooking

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Seven

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Microsoft Digital Nervous System

2. Digital Movies

3. Soft-ware Theft

4. Introduction to a Latest Computer Product

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Eight

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Ten-day Beijing-Xi'an-Shanghai-Guilin Tour

2. Enjoy the Thames's Transport of Delight

3. Travel Tips

4. Welcome Aboard!

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Nine

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Crime

2. Kidnap Fears for Missing Teenager

3. Charity Collector Stole ~500,000

4. The Problems of Homeless People

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Unit Ten

 Mini-lecture

 Reading Practice

1. Social Security for Elderly Americans

2. World Bank

3. Economics and Health

4. An Advertisement and a Receipt

 Bilingual Reading

 Famous Sayings

 Film Clips

Key

Glossary