该文通过分析当前英语阅读教学现状以及新时代对英语教学的要求,提出了在英语教学中,侧重英语阅读教学,强化和培养学生的阅读能力既是时代和社会发展的需要,也是当前英语课程改革的必然趋势；并从教学实践角度着重探讨了改进英语阅读教学的方法和指导培养学生阅读能力的训练途径。 This article analyzes the current situation of English reading teaching and the requirements of the new era on English teaching. It puts forward that in English teaching, the emphasis is on English reading teaching. Strengthening and cultivating students’ reading ability is not only the need of the era and social development, but also the current English curriculum reform. The inevitable trend; and from the perspective of teaching practice focuses on improving the teaching methods of English reading and guiding the training of students’ reading ability.