With the development of information technology in recent years, people have integrated English reading with information technology, which is conducive to improving the ability of English reading and cultivating the humanistic spirit of college students. This paper aims to study how to play the role of English reading in the cultivation of college students’ humanistic spirit based on the embedded sensor system. This paper proposes an embedded speech recognition technology algorithm and a speech recognition technology algorithm based on dynamic time warping. Speech recognition technology is conducive to the improvement of English reading efficiency, as well as improving the reading interest of college students. The experimental results of this paper show that the speed of English development has become faster and faster in recent years, from 30% in 2011 to 55% in 2020. Although it fluctuates in the middle, the overall trend is upward. People pay more and more attention to English, and the proportion of English reading is gradually increasing, from about 20% in 2011 to about 41%. Therefore, it can be known that the importance of English reading is getting higher and higher, and it is necessary to cultivate the humanistic spirit of college students through English reading.