Research on the Design of Question Chain of Reading Teaching in the New English Textbook of PEP

问题链作为一系列逻辑严密、层次递进的问题集合，在英语阅读教学中对提升学生思维品质与阅读能力具有显著作用。《义务教育英语课程标准(2022年版)》明确提出“以问题为导向”的教学原则，强调培养学生的问题意识与解决能力。文章基于问题链设计原则，结合人教版初中英语教材Unit 4“Eat Well”的课例分析，探究如何通过系统性设计问题链优化阅读教学，从而促进学生语言能力与高阶思维的协同发展。研究结果可为英语阅读教学中的问题链设计提供理论参考与实践范式。As a logically structured and progressively sequenced set of questions, the question chain plays a significant role in enhancing students’ thinking quality and reading ability in English reading instruction. The “Compulsory Education English Curriculum Standards (2022 Edition)” explicitly advocates a “question-oriented” teaching principle, emphasizing the cultivation of students’ problem awareness and problem-solving skills. Based on the design principles of the question chain, this study analyzes the case study of Unit 4, “Eat Well”, from the PEP junior high school English textbook, exploring how systematic design of a question chain can optimize reading instruction to promote the synergistic development of students’ language proficiency and higher-order thinking skills. The findings provide theoretical and practical insights for the design of question chains in English reading teaching.