《泛读教程》是《新视野大学英语3(泛读教程)(第2版)》系列教材之一,是根据《大学英语课程教学要求》(简称《课程要求》)的精神新编写的教材。
全书包括10个单元,供一个学期使用。每单元包括三篇文章(长度控制在800—1000词左右),选材广泛,强调可读性、知识性和趣味性。每篇文章均配有相关练习。
《新视野大学英语3(泛读教程)(第2版)》主要为提高学生的接受能力和流利阅读能力而设计。

Unit 1
Passage A: Promise of Bluebirds
Passage B: My Father Gave Me Life Twice
Passage C: Dad's Orange Tree
Unit 2
Passage A: Want to Live 100 Years? Eat Bulgarian Yoghurt
Passage B: Easy Ways to Stay Fit for Life
Passage C: How I Lost Four Ounces in Three Weeks
Unit 3
Passage A: Hopping to Harvard
Passage B: Stop! Do Not Turn the Page!
Passage C: All the Right Questions
Unit 4
Passage A: Barbie's Effects on American Suburban Culture
Passage B: Waking Up from the American Dream
Passage C: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Unit 5
Passage A: J. K. Rowling Read Unfinished Book to Dying Girl
Passage B: A Harder, Better Goodbye
Passage C: The Holiday That Changed Everything
Unit 6
Passage A: Bottled Water: Pouring Resources down the Drain
Passage B: Pollution Is a Dirty Word
Passage C: The Fading Milky Way
Unit 7
Passage A: Heroes for Today
Passage B: Network Designer: Tim Berners-Lee
Passage C: The Man Who Saved Your Life-Maurice R. Hilleman
Unit 8
Passage A: Cloning
Passage B: Building Brand New Kidneys
Passage C: The Man Who Will Clone Our Cells
Unit 9
Passage A: One + One Makes a Family
Passage B: My Life as a Househusband
Passage C: 21st Century Housewives: At Home and Proud of It
Unit 10
Passage A: Friendship-A Balancing Act
Passage B: Face Value
Passage C: Friends for Life
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