劉乃根主編的《英語泛讀教程》是普通高等教育“十一五”國家級規(guī)劃教材，供高等學(xué)校英語專業(yè)一、二年級學(xué)生使用，也適用于同等程度的英語自學(xué)者。全套教材共4冊。本書為第三冊，共15個單元。每單元一般分為四部分：第一部分為閱讀課文及練習(xí)，練習(xí)包括判斷課文中心思想、閱讀理解、課堂討論題和詞匯練習(xí)；第二部分為閱讀技巧，重點介紹各種閱讀技巧，并配有相應(yīng)的練習(xí)；第三部分為快速閱讀練習(xí)，提供3篇短文，要求在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)完成；第四部分為課外閱讀，提供和課文長度相當(dāng)?shù)恼Z言材料，配有閱讀理解題和思考題�！队⒄Z泛讀教程》第三版替換了第二版的部分內(nèi)容，并根據(jù)難易程度調(diào)整了單元順序，使閱讀文章題材更加廣泛、更具有時代感。

劉乃根主編的《英語泛讀教程》共4冊，每冊15個單元，按閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和難度進(jìn)行編排。單元一般分為四部分。第一部分為閱讀課文及練習(xí)，練習(xí)包括判斷課文中心思想、閱讀理解、課堂討論題和詞匯練習(xí)；第二部分為閱讀技巧，重點介紹各種閱讀技巧，并配有相應(yīng)的練習(xí)；第三部分為快速閱讀練習(xí)，提供3篇短文，要求在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)完成；第四部分為課外閱讀，提供與課文長度相當(dāng)?shù)恼Z言材料，配有閱讀理解題和思考題。第3、6、9、12、15單元無“閱讀技巧”部分。

Unit 1  Text  The Art of Creative Thinking  Reading Skills  Newspape and Headlines  Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed  Home Reading Mapping C Unit 1 Text The Art of Creative Thinking Reading Skills Newspape and Headlines Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Mapping CreativityUnit 2 Text The English Reserve and Politeness Reading Skills Undetanding Headline Vocabulary Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The American CharacterUnit 3 Text Buting the Magic Bubble Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading What Is So Funny About Humor?Unit 4 Text Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On Reading Skills The Newspaper Lead Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The Commencement Address at StanfordUnit 5 Text It's Tough at the Top Reading Skills Reading the News Story Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Visio on IceUnit 6 Text Right Drug, Wrong Patient Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Hidden Dange of Over-the-Counter DrugsUnit 7 Text A Room of One's Own Reading Skills Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Aptitude AplentyUnit 8 Text Three Days to See Reading Skills Popular Magazines and Magazine Articles Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading IntelligenceUnit 9 Text Are Dreams as Vital as Sleep? Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Mind Over TimeUnit 10 Text The Credibility Principle Reading Skills Reading Advertizements Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Nurture Your NatureUnit 11 Text Nonverbal Communication Reading Skills Reading Itructio Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Your Actio Speak LouderUnit 12 Text Why Are You So Smart? Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading The Different Ways of Being SmartUnit 13 Text Morals, Apes and Us Reading Skills Reading Scholarly Writing Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Pepperberg's ParrotsUnit 14 Text How Do You Know It's Good? Reading Skills Reading the Administrative Language Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading How We Listen to MusicUnit 15 Text Love of Life (Ⅰ) Testing Your Reading Compreheion and Speed Home Reading Love of Life (Ⅱ)Sources of Reading Masterials