《英语中级口译证书考试：中级阅读教程（第四版）/上海外语口译证书培训与考试系列丛书》编写的主要特点：
　　1）紧扣《上海市英语中级口译证书考试大纲》，实用性、针对性强。
　　2）围绕每一单元的主题，配置相应的英语词汇等方面的练习。
　　3）围绕每一单元的主题，配置相应的英语写作等方面的练习。
　　4）提供有关英语阅读技能的系列讲座。
　　5）附参考答案。
　　6）本书由上海市英语口译证书专家组审定。
　　《中级阅读教程》共分为十六单元，可供一学期教学使用。考虑到每周教学为三课时，每一单元可分为ReadingA，ReadingB和ReadingC，每一单元均配置围绕该单元主题的UseofEnglish，每一个单元向读者提供有关英语写作的练习及有关英语阅读技能的系列讲座。《阅读教程》入选的文章内容广泛，涉及people；food；house；shopping；transport；environmentalprotection；thenaturalworld；weatherandclimate；administration；themedia；crime；scienceandtechnology；entertainment；economy；health；education等。

Unit One PEOPLE
Reading A The Wisdom of Queens
Reading B Steve Jobs （1955-20，11）
Reading C How to Keep Your Marriage Happy
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Alfred Nobel. A Man of Peace
阅读技能系列讲座（1）： What Is Reading Comprehension?

Unit Two FOOD
Reading A The New Food Fight
Reading B The Pleasures of Eating
Reading C Food Preservation
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： A Healthy Diet for Everyone
阅读技能系列讲座（2）： Classroom Procedures Unit One  PEOPLE
Reading A  The Wisdom of Queens
Reading B  Steve Jobs （1955-20，11）
Reading C  How to Keep Your Marriage Happy
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Alfred Nobel. A Man of Peace
阅读技能系列讲座（1）： What Is Reading Comprehension?

Unit Two  FOOD
Reading A  The New Food Fight
Reading B  The Pleasures of Eating
Reading C  Food Preservation
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： A Healthy Diet for Everyone
阅读技能系列讲座（2）： Classroom Procedures

Unit Three  HOUSE
Reading A  Building a House
Reading B  A Roof over Our Heads
Reading C  Living Alone
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： 5 Biggest Home Repair Rip-Offs
阅读技能系列讲座（3）： Surveying the Chapter or Article

Unit Four  SHOPPING
Reading A  An English Christmas
Reading B  Cents and Sensibility
Reading C  Six Insurance Policies
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： New Ways to Make a Bundle
阅读技能系列讲座（4）： What Are Some of the Organization Patterns
That Authors Use?

Unit Five  TRANSPORT
Reading A  Just Plane Dangerous?
Reading B  We Lost the Cabin
Reading C  Transportation
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： Motoring Offences
阅读技能系列讲座（5）： How Do Authors Connect Sentences and
Relate Ideas?

Unit Six ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Reading A  Droughtbusters
Reading B  Disappearing Lakes
Reading C  The Changing Face of the Arctic
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Ancient Artifacts and Ancient
阅读技能系列讲座（6）： What You Need to Do to Make Inferences

Unit Seven  THE NATURAL WORLD
Reading A  Call of the Wild
Reading B  The Whale
Reading C  Wild at Heart
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： Mars： Our Neighbor in Space
阅读技能系列讲座（7）： What You Need to Do to Make References

Unit Eiaht WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Reading A  Air and Wind
Reading B  What Makes the Weather
Reading C  A Climate Cure's Dark Side
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing： Saving Lives with Weather
Forecasting
阅读技能系列讲座（8）： What You Need to Do to Discover Persuasive
Purpose， Controversy， and Point of View

Unit Nine  ADMINISTRATION
Reading A  The British Prime Minister
Reading B  The Federal System of Government
Reading C  The Art of Problem Solving
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Maps= The Keys to Our World
阅读技能系列讲座（9）： What You Need to Do to Analyze and Evaluate
the Persuasive Techniques and Methods of Reasoning

Unit Ten  THE MEDIA
Reading A  Reuter
Reading B  Informing the World
Reading C  Ghosts on the Telly
Use of English
Topics for D