“新世纪大学英语系列教材”按照《大学英语课程教学要求》，由外教社组织国内十余所著名高校英语教学专家，邀请国际知名视听教学专家，为我国大学生度身打造而成。书中选材贴近时代、贴近生活；强化听说，注重听、说、读、写、译等技能协调发展；练习编写充分体现实用性、新颖性和可操作性。

本书为其“阅读教程——教师手册”第三册。

“新世纪大学英语系列教材”按照《大学英语课程教学要求》，由外教社组织国内十余所著名高校英语教学专家，邀请国际知名视听教学专家，为我国大学生度身打造而成。

科学性、系统性和时代性的完美体现：以国内外先进外语教学理论为指导，融多种教学模式和手段为一体，满足一般要求、较高要求和更高要求的分层次教学需要。选材贴近时代、贴近生活；强化听说，注重听、说、读、写、译等技能协调发展；练习编写充分体现实用性、新颖性和可操作性。

语言能力和文化素质的同步提升:注重培养学习者的英语思维习惯，开拓跨文化交际视野，实现语言综合应用能力和人文素养的全面提高。

分类指导和因材施教的教学原则：综合、视听说、阅读、写作、快速阅读等主干教程和经贸、文化类选修课教程，涵盖语言知识、应用技能、学习策略和跨文化交际，充分满足个性化教学的需要，有助于学生提高语言综合应用能力，从容应对各级语言能力测试。

基于计算机和课堂的教学模式：提供完整、多元、立体化的英语教学平台，个性化的学习光盘、方便实用的电子教案、丰富多样的网络资源，使课堂内外教与学充分体现交互性、自主式和合作型的新型教学模式，实现培养学生终身学习能力的教学目标。

Unit1

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: The Graduation Advice I Never Got ... but Wish I Had

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: For College Deans, Crisis at Any Second

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Gift

Test Your Reading

Unit2

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: Is Love an Art?

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: In Sickness and in Health

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Subjects for a Date

Test Your Reading

Unit3

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: Sunday in the Park

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: Night Walker

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Detergent and Dog

Test Your Reading

Unit4

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: The Perfect Family

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: Female Mea Culpa

Exercises

 Part HI Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: A Kentucky Family

Test Your Reading

Unit5

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: The New Parent Trap

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: The " Familymoon"

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Tickets

Test Your Reading

Unit6

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: How They Chose These Words

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: "Our lives, our.fortunes, our sacred honor"

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: The Silk Handkerchief

Test Your Reading

Unit7

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: Filters Can't Block Out the World

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: Essence of Education

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Money for Next Life

Test Your Reading

Unit8

 Part I Reading for Information

Pre-Reading Questions

Text: American Pop Penetrates Worldwide (I)

Exercises

 Part II Reading for Pleasure

Text: American Pop Penetrates Worldwide (II)

Exercises

 Part Ⅲ Homework

Enjoy Your Reading: Train Announcements

Test Your Reading

Appendix Glossary