不同的社会存在着不同的文化。中国文化与西方文化的主要差异表现在词汇方面、习俗方面、比喻方面、社会价值方面等。以上差异对学生英语阅读形成障碍。只有对文化差异引起足够重视，在英语阅读教学中采取切实可行的措施，英语阅读才能提高，学生的社会交际能力才能加强。 Different societies have different cultures. The main differences between Chinese culture and Western culture are words, conventions, metaphors, and social values. The above differences form a barrier to students’ English reading. Only when we pay enough attention to cultural differences and take practicable measures in English reading teaching can English reading be improved and students’ social communicative competence can be strengthened.