刘乃根主编的《英语泛读教程》共4册，每册15个单元，按阅读材料的内容和难度进行编排。单元一般分为四部分。第一部分为阅读课文及练习，练习包括判断课文中心思想、阅读理解、课堂讨论题和词汇练习；第二部分为阅读技巧，重点介绍各种阅读技巧，并配有相应的练习；第三部分为快速阅读练习，提供3篇短文，要求在规定的时间内完成；第四部分为课外阅读，提供与课文长度相当的语言材料，配有阅读理解题和思考题。第3、6、9、12、15单元无“阅读技巧”部分。

刘乃根主编的《英语泛读教程》是普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材，供高等学校英语专业一、二年级学生使用，也适用于同等程度的英语自学者。全套教材共4册。本书为第三册，共15个单元。每单元一般分为四部分：第一部分为阅读课文及练习，练习包括判断课文中心思想、阅读理解、课堂讨论题和词汇练习；第二部分为阅读技巧，重点介绍各种阅读技巧，并配有相应的练习；第三部分为快速阅读练习，提供3篇短文，要求在规定的时间内完成；第四部分为课外阅读，提供和课文长度相当的语言材料，配有阅读理解题和思考题。

《英语泛读教程》第三版替换了第二版的部分内容，并根据难易程度调整了单元顺序，使阅读文章题材更加广泛、更具有时代感。

Unit 1

 Text The Art of Creative Thinking

 Reading Skills Newspapers and Headlines

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Mapping Creativity

Unit 2

 Text The English Reserve and Politeness

 Reading Skills Understanding Headline Vocabulary

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading The American Character

Unit 3

 Text Bursting the Magic Bubble

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading What Is So Funny About Humor?

Unit 4

 Text Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On

 Reading Skills The Newspaper Lead

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading The Commencement Address at Stanford

Unit 5

 Text It's Tough at the Top

 Reading Skills Reading the News Story

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Visions on Ice

Unit 6

 Text Right Drug, Wrong Patient

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Hidden Dangers of Over-the-Counter Drugs

Unit 7

 Text A Room of One's Own

 Reading Skills Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Aptitude Aplenty

Unit 8

 Text Three Days to See

 Reading Skills Popular Magazines and Magazine Articles

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Intelligence

Unit 9

 Text Are Dreams as Vital as Sleep?

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Mind Over Time

Unit 10

 Text The Credibility Principle

 Reading Skills Reading Advertizements

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Nurture Your Nature

Unit 11

 Text Nonverbal Communication

 Reading Skills Reading Instructions

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Your Actions Speak Louder

Unit 12

 Text Why Are You So Smart?

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading The Different Ways of Being Smart

Unit 13

 Text Morals, Apes and Us

 Reading Skills Reading Scholarly Writing

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Pepperberg's Parrots

Unit 14

 Text How Do You Know It's Good?

 Reading Skills Reading the Administrative Language

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading How We Listen to Music

Unit 15

 Text Love of Life (Ⅰ)

 Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed

 Home Reading Love of Life (Ⅱ)

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