To improve college students’reading comprehension,the author studies student factors-patience and reading motivation.The author views that reading motivation is the main element,and analyzes the instrumental motivation,enjoys mental motivation and the relation between the reading proficiency and the above motivations.Therefore,advice on the English reading teaching is put forward. To improve college students’reading comprehension, the author study student factors-patience and reading motivation.The author views that reading motivation is the main element, and analyzes the instrumental motivation, enjoys mental motivation and the relation between the reading proficiency and the above motivations .Therefore, advice on the English reading teaching is put forward.