本书以主题为中心，汇集多则新闻而成单元。每单元有五条典型新闻样例，反映了含大量相关信息的主题新闻有其内在的规律性。掌握了主题新闻和规律性即能预测新的新闻内容。同时，涉及同一主题新闻的单词、短语、表达方式以及语法现象也得到了必要的重复，以便巩固和掌握。通过后继词汇搭配及语法句型的操练又达到了温故而知新的目的。
本书每章都结合听力理解技巧的讲解及实例的佐证，凸显了同一主题的新闻报道的语言规律。
本书配备了多种要求的语言听力操练。听力选择练习含有辨音及辨义的目的；听力填空练习要求拼写、记录；听力回答练习实为理解表达的训练。
Chapter 1 Anti-Terrorism
Introduction
News Texts
Notes
Grammatical Pattern:N+V pres./past participle
Listening Comprehension Skil 1:How to Understand the Topic of a News Story
Drill on the Listening Skill
Practice Ⅰ：Sound Recognition and Spot Dictation
Practice Ⅱ：Simulation Test
Chapter 2 The Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Introduction
News Texts
Notes
Grammatical Pattern:…says that N+ped.V
Listening Comprehension Skil 2:How to Understand the General Guidelines of a News Story
Drill on the Listening Skill
Practice Ⅰ：Sound Recognition and Spot Dictation
Practice Ⅱ：Simulation Test
Chapter 3 War and Violence in Lraq
Introduction
News Texts
Notes
Grammatical Pattern:The Lead Sentence
Listening Comprehension Skil 3:Organization of an Inverted Pyramid and the Lead
Drill on the Listening Skill
Practice Ⅰ：Sound Recognition and Spot Dictation
Practice Ⅱ：Simulation Test
Chapter 4 Politics and Elections
Chapter 5 Diplomatic Visits
Chapter 6 The Middle East
Chapter 7 Natural Disasters
Chapter 8 Protests and Strikes
Chapter 9 Science,Technology and Medicine
Chapter 10 People
References
10 Practice Tests
Appendixes
