《高级英语阅读》系“高等学校英语专业规划教材”之一，供英语专业高年级学生使用，也可供具有大学英语四到六级水平的非英语专业学生作为阅读材料。《高级英语阅读》是原《高级英语阅读教程》的第二版，共分16个单元32课，对原来的课文进行了修订和增减。新版教程收集了现当代美、英著名作家的散文、演讲和故事，每个单元包括作者简介、课文、注释、要点评析和练习题。所选的篇章经典地道，新增的内容富有时代性，涉及事业、家庭、婚姻、工作与娱乐等与学生毕业后不久密切相关的主题。文体多样，风格各异，便于学生进行比较、分析、讨论，有利于培养学生逻辑思维和判断评述的能力。所有的课文删除或修改了原文中少数冷僻的词，减轻了学生的学习负担。

Unit 1Lesson 1 Andrew H. Malcolm: DadLesson 2 Sherwood Anderson: Discovery of a FatherUnit 2Lesson 3 Steve Tesich: Focusing on FriendsLesson 4 Judith Viorst: Friends, Good Friends and Such Good FriendsUnit 3Lesson 5 Carolyn B. Raphael: Three Unforgettable ProfessorsLesson 6 James Thurber: University DaysUnit 4Lesson 7 Mark Twain: Advice to YouthLesson 8 NeJl Postman: My Graduation SpeechLesson 9 E.M. Forster: My WoodUnit 5Lesson 10 Barbara EhrenreJch: The Cult of BusynessLesson 11 Sydney J. Harris: Climbing the Mountain of SuccessUnit 6Lesson 12 J.H. Plumb: The Dying FamilyLesson 13 Lewis Coser: The Family Unit 7Lesson 14 Scott Smallwood: Divorce and a HaircutLesson 15 Andrew Sullivan: Here Comes the Groom: A (Conservative) Case for Gay MarriageUnit 8Lesson 16 Yi-Fu Tuan: American Space, Chinese PlaceLesson 17 Edward T. Hall: The Arab WorldUnit 9Lesson 18 Annie Dillard: The Chase Unit 10Lesson 19 Michael Korda: Howto Obtain PowerLesson 20 Bertrand Russell: WorkUnit 11Lesson 21 George Orwell: Shooting an E/ephantUnit 12Lesson 22 Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg AddressLesson 23 Martin Luther King, Jr.: /Have a DreamUnit 13Lesson 24 Kate Chopin: The Story of an HourLesson 25 Deborah Tannen: Report-ta/k in PrivateLesson 26 K.C. Cole: Women and PhysicsUnit 14Lesson 27 Harold Krents: Darkness at NoonLesson 28 Leonard Kriegeh Taking Unit 15Lesson 29 E.B. White: The Ring of TimeLesson 30 Malcolm Cowley: Vices and P/easures: The View from 80Unit 16Lesson 31 Virginia Woolf: The Death of the MothLesson 32 Lewis Thomas: On Natura/DeathMajor Reference Books