UNIT 1 1
1．A Day's Wait 1
2．The Open Window 14
UNIT 2 26
3．Bringing Up Children 26
4．American Social Relations 38
UNIT 3 50
5．New Applications 50
6．The Wrong House 62
UNIT 4 72
7．Art for Heart's Sake 72
8．The Luncheon 84
UNIT 5 99
9．Cinderella 99
10．The Necklace 116
UNIT 6 134
11．Lady in the Dark 134
12．Three Days to See 149
UNIT 7 163
13．True Love 163
14．The Time Machine 176
UNIT 8 190
15．The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 190
16．How to Avoid the Foolish Opinions 203
17．Bricks from the Tower of the Babel 221
UNIT 9 221
18．What Body Language Can Tell You That Words Cannot 235
UNIT 10 247
19．The Lady or the Tiger 247
20．Opportunities Where You Are 261
UNIT 11 279
21．Prometheus 279
22．The Story of the Bible 298
UNIT 12 314
23．Inaugural Address 314
24．The Joys of Writing 327
UNIT 13 342
25．The Constitution of the United States 342
26．The World at War 358
UNIT 14 374
27．Death of a Salesman(Ⅰ) 374
28．Death of a Salesman(Ⅱ) 393
后记 415
附：全国高等教育自学考试英语专业 英语阅读（一）自学考试大纲 417
出版前言 419
Ⅰ．课程的性质与设置目的 421
Ⅱ．关于课程内容和考核目标的说明 422
Ⅲ．考试大纲的有关说明与实施要求 423
附录1 常用英语词缀 429
附录2 阅读速度转换表 433
附录3 英语阅读（一）样卷及参考答案 434
后记 456