张砚秋、解又明主编的这本《大学英语泛读(2学生用书第3版)》是按照2004年教育部颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》并结合当前我国大学英语的实际情况而进行的。本书在提高阅读能力的同时，注重培养学生综合应用英语的能力。每篇课文后有两种练习，一是阅读练习，二是词语应用练习。词语应用练习的形式力求多样、新颖，例如多义词用法小结、小词的活用及搭配、同形异义词辨析、以及词的派生等，既能帮助归纳已学知识，又能锻炼学生的应变和适应能力。

UNIT ONE

 1.The Pickle Jar

 2.Manners

 3.The American Visitor

UNIT TWO

 4.Ruthless

 5.I Never Forget a Face

 6.The Boat of Noah

UNIT THREE

 7.Better Known as Mark Twain

 8.The Youngest Painter in the World

 9.Picasso and His Pictures

UNIT FOUR

 10.Don't Wait to Give Daddy a Hug

 11.The Importance of Just Being There

 12.Where Do Dreams Come from?

UNIT FIVE

 13.After Twenty Years

 14.The Bermuda Triangle

 15.Washington, D.C.

TEST YOURSELF(1)

UNIT SIX

 16.The Deaths of the Three Mrs. Fitches

 17.Looking for Clues

 18.The Mystery

UNIT SEVEN

 19.Sam and His Store

 20.Today's Dropouts

 21.One Million Dollars

UNIT EIGHT

 22.The Girl on the Train

 23.A Double-Dyed Deceiver

 24.The Honor Code

UNIT NINE

 25.Port Royal

 26.Creative Justice

 27.The Midnight Visitor

UNIT TEN

 28.The First Thanksgiving

 29.The Unkempt Doctor

 30.Here They Come

TEST YOURSELF (2)

APPENDICES：

 I.Glossary

 II.Key to Test Yourself (1) and (2)

 III.Key to Comprehension of the Text