《泛读教程》是《新视野大学英语》(第二版)系列教材之一，是根据《大学英语课程教学要求》(简称《课程要求》)的精神新编写的教材。全书包括10个单元，供一个学期使用。每单元包括三篇文章(长度控制在800—1000词左右)，选材广泛，强调可读性、知识性和趣味性。每篇文章均配有相关练习。

本书主编味上海交通大学吴勇、胡开宝。

Unit 1

 Passage A: Promise of Bluebirds

 Passage B: My Father Gave Me Life Twice

 Passage C: Dad's Orange Tree

Unit 2

 Passage A: Want to Live 100 Years? Eat Bulgarian Yoghurt

 Passage B: Easy Ways to Stay Fit for Life

 Passage C: How I Lost Four Ounces in Three Weeks

Unit 3

 Passage A: Hopping to Harvard

 Passage B: Stop!Do Not Turn the Page!

 Passage C: All the Right Questions

Unit 4

 Passage A: Barbie's Effects on American Suburban Culture

 Passage B: Waking Up from the American Dream

 Passage C: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Unit 5

 Passage A: J. K. Rowling Read Unfinished Book to Dying Girl

 Passage B: A Harder, Better Goodbye

 Passage C: The Holiday That Changed Everything

Unit 6

 Passage A: Bottled Water: Pouring Resources down the Drain

 Passage B: Pollution Is a Dirty Word

 Passage C: The Fading Milky Way

Unit 7

 Passage A: Heroes for Today

 Passage B: Network Designer: Tim Berners-Lee

 Passage C: The Man Who Saved Your Life-Maurice R. Hilleman

Unit 8

 Passage A: Cloning

 Passage B: Building Brand New Kidneys

 Passage C: The Man Who Will Clone Our Cells

Unit 9

 Passage A: One + One Makes a Family

 Passage B: My Life as a Househusband

 Passage C: 21st Century Housewives: At Home and Proud of It

Unit 10

 Passage A: Friendship-A Balancing Act

 Passage B: Face Value

 Passage C: Friends for Life

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