《研究生英语精读教程》（第三版·下）供非英语专业硕士研究生一年级第二学期使用。重点在于培养学生的阅读能力，并兼顾培养学生的写、译能力。

本书共12个单元。每一单元由课文（Text）、生词（Yew Words and Expressions）、注释（Notes）、练习（Exercises）和副课文（Supplementary Reading）五部分组成。奇数单元配有练习A、B、C；偶数单元配有练习A、B。

Unit One

 Text: Technology vs.Terrorism

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Two

　Text: Active and Passive Euthanasia

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Three

　Text: Evolution and Natural Selection

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Four

　Text: The Man Who Discovered Mother Nature

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Five

　Text: The Apple of Your Ear

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Six

　Text: Culture Shock

　Supplementary Reading

Mini-Test 1

Unit Seven

　Text: A Bet on Planet Earth

　Supplementary Reading

Unit Eight

 Text: I Am a Highbrow

 Supplementary Reading

Unit Nine

 Text: Is Rock Music Rotting Our Kids'Minds?

 Supplementary Reading

Unit Ten

 Text: Robots Roll into Operating Rooms

 Supplementary Reading

Unit Eleven

 Text: The Politician

 Supplementary Reading

Unit Twelve

 Text: The Scientific Aesthetic

 Supplementary Reading

Mini-TEST 2