《大学英语泛读教程（第三版）》系列教材是在美国圣智学习公司出版的Reading Master系列教材的基础上，根据《大学英语教学指南（送审稿）》及四、六级考试对阅读能力的要求，结合中国大学生英语学习的特点，改编而成的新型阅读 教材。教材精心挑选了富有时代性、知识性、趣味性及可读性的素材，设计了由浅入深的练习，内容涵盖阅读理解、词汇巩固、翻译实践以及思辨训练等，力求做到 既能有效提升学生的英语阅读能力，又能拓展学生的文化知识视野。教材适用于各类高校的大学一至四年级学生，可作为课堂阅读训练教程或供学生自主学习使用。

前辅文
UNIT 01 All the World’s a Stage
  1. Reading: Exporting Drama: Soap Operas Cross Cultural Boundaries
  2. Further Reading: From TV to Big Screen
UNIT 02 On the Job
  1. Reading: America’s Worst Jobs
  2. Further Reading: Landing Your Dream Position
UNIT 03 Sports and Leisure
  1. Reading: Who’s the Greatest?
  2. Further Reading: A World of Weird Hobbies
Review 1 (Units 1–3)
UNIT 04 The Animal World
  1. Reading: Talking to the Animals: Real Life Dr. Dolittles
  2. Further Reading: Call of the Wild: The Return of the Wolf
UNIT 05 Family Affairs
  1. Reading: Close to Home and Far Away
  2. Further Reading: Poles Apart: Different Perspectives on Family
UNIT 06 Telling Tales
  1. Reading: The Deal
  2. Further Reading: Word of Mouth
Review 2 (Units 4–6)
UNIT 07 Getting Around
  1. Reading: The Future of Transportation
  2. Further Reading: Four-legged Friends for Work and War
UNIT 08 Scientific Advances
  1. Reading: The Scientists Who Challenged Conventional Wisdom
  2. Further Reading: DNA: The USB of the Future?
UNIT 09 A Life of Crime
  1. Reading: Dumber than Dumb
  2. Further Reading: Honor Among Thieves
Review 3 (Units 7–9)
UNIT 10 Food for Thought
  1. Reading: Peculiar Palates
  2. Further Reading: Bugging Out: Are Insects the Food of the Future?
UNIT 11 Searching for Proof
  1. Reading: Cryptid Cases
  2. Further Reading: Searching for God
UNIT 12 A Bang for the Buck
  1. Reading: Purchasing Power: How America’s Teens Spend Their Money
  2. Further Reading: Cashing Out: The Rise of Virtual Currencies
Review 4 (Units 10–12)
Glossary