王宝川主编的《4S大学英语阅读教程(1)》的关键词是Speed——阅读速度。作为入门阶段的教材，本册教材一改众多阅读教材以量取胜、长篇大作的模式，特意选了一些短小精悍的文章，每篇400～600词，题材以日常生活场景为主，让学生能比较容易地度过从中学生到英语专业本科生的过渡期，较为轻松地获得成就感。本册教材共12单元，每单元3篇主课文，配上相应的内容理解练习及词汇练习；设有阅读技巧专题，主要集中在词语理解技巧方面，每单元一个要点，全册书自成体系；由于主课文阅读量偏少，为体现“speed”的理念，设计了一个课内外均可用的阅读练习板块，难度相当于应用英语A级(3A)；还有几个趣味性的附加练习项目，让学生轻松愉快地扩大词汇量，提高语言运用能力。

Unit 1

 Focus

 Text A Three Years Later and 10 Points Wiser

 Reading Skills Grasping the Main Idea

 Text B 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Relationship

 Text C 6 Low-intensity Moments for Audio Learning

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 2

 Focus

 Text A Be Careful before Delivering Your Resume

 Reading Skills Scanning

 Text B Part Time Job Opportunities

 Text C The Inside Scoop on Starting in TV

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 3

 Focus

 Text A Why Are the World's Richest Women Chinese?

 Reading Skills Skimming

 Text B The Road to Success

 Text C Graduates: Running Online Shops

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 4

 Focus

 Text A The Truth about 6 Health Myths

 Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues (1)

 Text B Self-produced Healthy Plants

 Text C Something You'd Better Know about Healthy Eating

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 5

 Focus

 Text A How Could You?

 Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues (1)

 Text B Call Us Sweetie

 Text C Eco-fashion, Here to Stay

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 6

 Focus

 Text A Living Large in a Small House

 Reading Skills Hyponym Context Clues

 Text B Nine Tips for Your Green Travel

 Text C Health and Toxic Chemicals

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 7

 Focus

 Text A Hooray for Bollywood

 Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues (2)

 Text B In Movies, To Err Is Human, To Nitpick Is Even More So

 Text C Consumers Bop to Rhythm of Online Music Videos

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 8

 Focus

 Text A Campus: Where Romance May Come In

 Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues (2)

 Text B American Campus: An Everlasting T-Stage

 Text C Internet Time Tied to Teen Depression Symptoms

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 9

 Focus

 Text A Ten Perplexing Events

 Reading Skills Definition Context Clues

 Text B First Miss Digital World

 Text C New Zealand Government Opens UFO Files

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 10

 Focus

 Text A The Dragon Boat Festival

 Reading Skills Synonym Context Clues (3)

 Text B Chinese Tradition Is All the Talk

 Text C In China, Magicians Popping up Like Rabbits out of Hats

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 11

 Focus

 Text A Japanese Tea Ceremony

 Reading Skills Antonym Context Clues (3)

 Text B Snowballing Chinese

 Text C Oceanography

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun

Unit 12

 Focus

 Text A What Motherhood Really Means?

 Reading Skills Example Context Clues

 Text B Secret of the Marriage Ending

 Text C Family and Career

 Test Preparation

 Reading for Fun