《研究生英语读写教程》是以原国家教委1992年颁布的《非英语专业研究生英语(第一外语)教学大纲》为指导，以教育部最新颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》为参考，以适应普通高等院校非英语专业研究生英语教学需要为原则设计编写的英语读写教材。 《研究生英语读写教程》分上、下两册，每册10个单元。全书各单元均由Lead—in、Text A、Reading Aloud、Reading for Fun、Exereises、Text B、Writing等部分构成。 本书为上册。

Unit 1 Short Stories
Lead-in
Text A: The Story of an Hour
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Cat in the Rain
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Sentence Unity
Unit 2 Popular Sportsmen
Lead-in
Text A: Michael Jordan
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Yao Ming
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Coherence
Unit 3 Language Development
Lead-in
Text A. Your Speech is Changing
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: NEED : An International Language
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Sentences--Conciseness
Unit 4 Special Days
Lead-in
Text A: Summer Holiday
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: The Express Train to Hell
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Paragraph-- Unity
Unit 5 Advertising
Lead-in
Text A: Old-style Chinese Advertisements
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Body Image and Advertising
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing: Effective Sentence --Transitional Expressions
Unit 6 Public Speaking
Lead-in
Text A: John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: Clinton's Farewell Address
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Narration
Unit 7 Science
Lead-in
Text A: The Science of Love
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: The Science of Love
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Abstracts
Unit 8 Academic Success
Lead-in
Text A: What's Your Emotional IQ?
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: What Happens to Child Prodigies?
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Argumentation
Unit 9 Work and Entertainment
Lead-in
Text A: Landscaping Yields a Harvest of Efficiency
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B: My Views on Gambling
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Exposition (1)
Unit 10 Natural Disasters
Lead-in
Text A: Did Animals Sense Tsunami Was Coming ?
Reading Aloud
Reading for Fun
Exercises
Text B：Tsunamis More Likely to Hit U. S. than Asia
Comprehension & Appreciation
Writing : Exposition (2)--Classification