张砚秋、解又明主编的这本《大学英语泛读(3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.Speech versus Silence

 2.Why Not Speed Up Your Reading?

 3.Help!A Homecoming

UNIT TWO

 4.News of the Engagement

 5.The Lucky Archaeologist

 6.The Story of Jazz

UNIT THREE

 7.Reading for A’s

 8.Detour to Romance

 9.The Sixth Sense

UNIT FOUR

 10.Long Walk to Forever

 12.Never Trust Appearances

UNIT FIVE

 13.The Gift of Understanding

 14.I Thought about This Girl

 15.Exercise and Health

TEST PAPER (1)

UNIT Six

 16.Why History?

 17.Death and Taxes

 18.The Hidden Truth about Japan’s Unit 731

UNIT SEVEN

 19.The Sacrifice at Masada

 20.My Sixth Christmas

 21.Make Today Count

UNIT EIGHT

 22.Richard Nixon’s Childhood

 23.Picnic in the Dining Room

 24.Mr. Worker and Mr. Guest

UNIT NINE

 25.Should We Allow Curiosity to Kill the Cat?

 26.A Story of the West

 27.The Model Millionaire

UNIT TEN

 28.The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met

 29.Passing Trains

 30.Discovery of a Father

TEST PAPER (2)

APPENDICES：

 I.Glossary

 II.Key to Test Yourself (1) and (2)

 III.Key to Comprehension of the Text