原型范畴理论一直来受到国内学者的青睐而被运用到英语教学研究领域当中。大部分研究通过分析原型范畴理论指导英语词汇教学,从而为提高我国英语词汇教学作出贡献。然而,目前国内运用该理论指导英语阅读的研究屈指可数。本文运用原型范畴理论解释高中英语阅读的体裁,为高中英语的阅读体裁教学带来启示:第一,开始阶段向学生提供阅读文章的基本层次范畴以及原型文章;第二,遵循从基本层次范畴到下位范畴的教学顺序;第三,运用完形理论指导学生把握原型文章的主旨大意、写作意图和态度观点。 Prototype theory has always been the favor of domestic scholars and has been applied to the field of English teaching and research. Most of the studies guide the teaching of English vocabulary by analyzing the theory of archetypes, thus contributing to the improvement of English vocabulary teaching in our country. However, at present, there are only a few studies that use this theory to guide English reading. This paper uses prototype category theory to explain the genre of high school English reading, which provides enlightenment for the teaching of reading genres in high school English. Firstly, it provides students with the basic level of reading articles and archetypal essay in the initial stage. Second, The third is to use the theory of cloze to guide students to grasp the main idea of ​​the prototype article, writing intention and attitude point of view.