《人文英语阅读教程(学生用书下)》具有以下特色：所选题材跨越古今、纵横中外，从古希腊古罗马神话到圣经故事，从名句名篇到人物传记，从人文地理到传统习俗，从历史事件到社会热点，集广泛性、典型性和趣味性为一体。
　　从不同角度对学生进行阅读技能、阅读理解、语篇分析和词库建构等方面的训练，以“问题驱动”和“输出驱动”为导向，既让学生学到语言知识，又启发学生独立思考，从而培养其自主学习能力。
　　围绕课文主题，扩展知识面，精选名人名言、格言警句，进一步激发学生的学习兴趣，开阔学生视野，在提高学生语言技能的同时，又突出了人文素质教育的主旋律。

Unit 1 Myths & Tales Section A Noah's Ark Section B Pandora's Box Section C The Animals of Aesop Section D The Fisherman and the JinniUnit 2 Moments in History Section A Babylon and the Law Section B The Great Days of the Arabs Section C The Middle Ages Section D The American Civil WarUnit 3 Biographies of Celebrities Section A Mahatma Gandhi Section B Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Section C Bill Gates Section D Stephen HawkingUnit 4 Classics Appreciation Section A The Declaration of Independence Section B A Christmas Carol Section C The Old Man and the Sea Section D Some Curious Western CustomsUnit 5 Customs & Traditions Section A The Language and Culture of Switzerland Section B Chinese Calligraphy: Past and Present Section C The History of Valentine's Day Section D The Wines of FranceUnit 6 Cultural Geography Section A Maya, the Riddle of a Lost Civilization Section B The Byzantium Section C Civilization of the Ancient Egypt Section D The Caste System in IndiaUnit 7 Panorama of Life Section A You've Got Blog Section B Generation Gap？ Sometimes It's Just Words Section C The Debtor Generation Section D Up a Tree, for the Fun of ItUnit 8 Global Focus Section A Up Goes Shenzhou, Again Section B Ripple Effects of Indonesia's Geological Events Section C Why Nobodies Are the Real Terrorist Threat Section D Welcome to BeijingGlossary