要提高英语水平,就必须大量输入英语信息。听和读是两种最主要的输入方式。但对于中学生来说,依靠听的输入是有限的。所以,只有依靠大量的阅读,不断扩大词汇量,广泛了解英语国家的文化背景、风俗习惯、历史地理等各方面的知识,才能提高英语综合水平。泛读是提高学生综合阅读能力必不可少的途径。泛读可以激发学生阅读兴趣,扩大词汇量,提高阅读速度,提高写作能力及听力和口语,更重要的是能培养学生阅读英语的积极态度。为培养学生的泛读能力,笔者根据多年的初中英语 To improve your English, you have to enter a large amount of English information. Listening and reading are the two most important input methods. But for middle school students, the input on listening is limited. Therefore, only by relying on a large number of reading, expanding vocabulary, a broad understanding of the cultural background of English-speaking countries, customs, historical geography and other aspects of knowledge, can improve the comprehensive level of English. Extensive reading is an indispensable way to improve students’ comprehensive reading ability. Extensive reading can stimulate students to read interest, expand vocabulary, improve reading speed, improve writing ability and listening and speaking, more importantly, students can develop a positive attitude to reading English. To develop students’ extensive reading ability, the author based on years of junior high school English