《高级英语阅读》由胡智林主编，是为海事院校已经学习完六级的同学所开设的“英语阅读”编写的配套用书。本书的编写原则是结合我校各学科专业的特点，尤其是法学专业的特点，按当前社会和世界热点分话题进行编写。

本书包括8个单元，设定8个方面的话题，包括教育与就业、文化、语言、社会与家庭、中外贸易之争、经济、海事和航运、科学和技术。每单元分课文A和B，A、B课文侧重点各有不同。考虑到语言的地道性和内容的时事性，材料分别选自近年来国外主流报刊杂志。

Unit One  Education & Career

 Text A    The Future of Maritime Policy in Hong Kong

 Text B    Jobs Related to Marine Science

Unit Two  Cultures

 Text A    Is American Culture "American"?

 Text B    Chinese Tech Buffs Slake Thirst for U.S. TV Shows

Unit Three  Languages

 Text A    Foreign Language Policies:

        A Way to Broaden Horizons or to Shorten Global Perspectives

 Text B    What Language Will We Speak in the New Age?

Unit Four  Society & Family

 Text A    Women Will Rule the World

 Text B    The Social Roles of Men and Women

Unit Five  A Rising China & the World

 Text A    China-U. S. Trade War

 Text B    The China Dream

Unit Six  Economy

 Text A    China: The Unplannable, Planned Economy

 Text B    The Great Monetary Battle of 2011

Unit Seven  Maritime Affairs

 Text A    Piracy in Somalia: Why Solutions Can't Be Found at Sea

 Text B    A Working Life: The Ship's Captain

Unit Eight  Science & Technology

 Text A    Sizing up the Electron

 Text B    Automation at Sea

Key to Exercises

Appendix I Glossary