《大学英语精读》(1学生用书第3版）选材力求题材、体裁多样，内容丰富有趣并有定的启发性。讲解课文时就从全篇内容着眼，并对一些常用词和词组的用法进行分析，既要防止只讲语言点而忽略通篇内容，避免只注意文章内容而忽视语言基础训练。生词释义采用英、汉结合的方式。注释尽量用浅近的英语。

Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
Unit 2 Sailing Round the World
Unit 3 The Present
Unit 4 Turning Off TV:A Quiet Hour
Unit 5 I Never Write Right
Unit 6 Sam Adams,Industrial Engineer
Unit 7 The Sampler
Unit 8 A Magician at Stretching a Dollar
Unit 9 Is There Life on Earth?
Unit 10 Going Home