The globalized era has posed new demands on English teaching in universities, emphasizing the cultivation of students’ intercultural communication skills and the delivery of innovative, practical, and high-quality English talents needed in the new era. Based on this, English reading teaching in universities should transform educational concepts, innovate educational models, enrich the cultural attributes of reading teaching, and guide students to understand cultural backgrounds and differences, so as to showcase their talents in intercultural communication. This article explores the innovation of English reading teaching in universities against the background of intercultural communication, analyzes the connotation and importance of intercultural communication, and further proposes practical strategies for the innovation of English teaching in universities.