《语阅读教程》（An English Reading Course for Comprehension and Speed）是一套有指导的、循序渐进的阅读课本，供高等学校英语专科及本科一、二年级学生的泛读课使用，也可供高等院校其他各专业、教育学院、职大、业大、电大的英语泛读课选用。本书为卫星电视英语专业的泛读课教材。 全书共分四册，供两学年使用。本书旨在使学生通过较大量的阅读实践、系统的阅读技能的培养和词汇知识的扩展，逐步提高理解能力和阅读速度。书中所选文章题材广泛，内容生动有趣，练习设计精巧，利于激发学习者的兴趣，同时增时对西方文化的了解。 第一册共有课文40篇，分10个单元。每单元内容包括：1）课文4篇，每篇附有阅读指导及检查理解、扩大词汇的练习；2）阅读技能和扩展构词知识的讲解和练习；3）检查阅读理解和速度的测试。 本书承北京大学张祥保教授审阅，北京师范大学外语系简文光教授和北京教育学院外文系杨友钦副教授对本书的编写提出了许多宝贵意见。

Unit I Texts 1-4
  IA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   1.Soapy's Winter Home
   2.The Hidden Power
   3.Talking Birch Bark
   4.An Open-classroom System
  IB Learning about Skills and Words
  IC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit II Texts 5-8
  IIA Reading for Comprehenslon and Speed
   5.king for a Meal
   6.The Worthwhie Fight
   7.To Help and Protect
   8.The Case of the the Mint and the Stamps
  IIB Learning about Skills and Words
  IIC Testing Your Reading Comprehenslon and Speed
Unit III Texts 9-12
  IIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   9.The Make believe Indian
   10.A Lily in the kitchen
   11.Baron Munchausen Visits the Moon
   12.Helen Keller
  IIIB Learning about Skills and Words
  IIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit IV Texts 13-16
  IVA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   13.The Girl in the Heather
   14．Mr.Travers'first Hunt（I）
   15.A Killer on the Cliff
   16.Mr.Trayers'First Hunt（II）
  IVB Learning about Skills and Words
  IVC Testing Your Reading Comprehenslon and SPeed
Unit V Texts 17-20
  VA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   17.Christmas in Africa
   18.The Park
   19.Honest Scales
   20.A Handful of History
  VB Learning about Skills and Words
  VC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VI Texts 21-24
  VIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   21.She Plays Music for Plants
   22.The Heroes of Yellow Fever
   23.Speaking of Heroes
   24.The Woman Who Was Too Tall
  VIB Learning about Skills and Words
  VIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VII Texts 25-28
  VIIA Reading for Comprehension and speed
   25.Christmas with Dr.Grenfell
   26.Learning by Doing
   27.pioneer in Space
   28.The Mistake
  VIIB Learning about Skills and Words
  ViiC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Unit VIII Texts 28-32
  VIIIA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   29.And They Shall Walk
   30.The Rescue
   31.Little Sure Shot
   32.John Harold Johnson
  VIIIB Learning about Skills and Words
  VIIIC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and SPeed
Unit XI Texts 33-36
  IXA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   33.Strange Creatures of the High Snow
   34.Danger in the House
   35.The Salt of the Earth
   36.Flying High
  IXB Learning about Skills and Words
  IXC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and SPeed
Uit X Texts 37-40
  XA Reading for Comprehension and Speed
   37.The Farmer and the Snake
   38.The Magician's Revenge
   39.One August in the Red Sea
   40.Welcome to Our Bank
  XB Learning about Skills and Word
  XC Testing Your Reading Comprehension and Speed
Key to Exercises