《大学英语阅读教程》是专门为非英语专业的大学生编写的，可用作大学英语课程的补充阅读教材，全书共四册。本册为第3册。

本书注意培养学生的阅读技巧和能力，专注于在阅读过程中激发学生的动机，培养兴趣；从文章的篇章安排、文章长度、教学建议等各方面都作了较好处理；本书的阅读技巧部分由9个单元组成，分别介绍了9种阅读技巧，通过大量的由易到难的阶梯式操练，帮助学生理解并掌握所涉及的具体阅读技巧；本书通过系列练习，培养学生理解英语句子的能力，帮助学生了解英语思维的逻辑性、连贯性和一致性；本教材还重视学生间的互动，通过一对一活动或小组讨论，进一步加强学生对阅读和思维过程的认识。

PART 1 Extensive Reading

 Unit 1 : Choosing a Book for Extensive Reading

 Unit 2: Reading and Discussing Nonfiction

 Unit 3: Reading and Discussing Fiction

PART 2 Vocabulary Building

 Unit 1: Strategies for Building a Powerful-Vocabulary

 Unit 2: Learning New Words from Your Reading

 Unit 3: Inferring Meaning from Context

 Unit 4: Word Parts

 Unit 5: Collocations

PART 3 Comprehension Skills

 Unit 1: Previewing

 Unit 2: Making Inferences

 Unit 3: Understanding Paragraphs

 Unit 4: Patterns of Organization

 Unit 5: Reading Longer Passages Effectively

 Unit 6: Skimming

 Unit 7: Study Reading

 Unit 8: Summarizing

 Unit 9: Critical Reading

PART 4 Reading Faster

 Unit 1: Learning to Read Faster

 Unit 2: New Technology and Its Impact Around the World

 Unit 3: People Who Have Made a Difference

 Unit 4: Inventions That Are Changing Our Lives

Appendix 1: 2000 Most Frequent Words in English Language Texts

Appendix 2: Academic Word List

Appendix 3: Record of Books Read

Appendix 4: Words and Expressions