《中国英语报刊阅读》在筛选文章的过程中，既考虑了学习者的需要，又注意反映中国英文报刊的现状。每一章代表一份英文报纸或杂志，并由三个能够代表该报刊主要涉及面的单元主题组成。每一篇文章对疑难点加以较为详尽的英文注释，十分有利于学生拓展学习。与课文配套的翻译练习题，可以帮助学生掌握表达社会相关话题所需的词汇，思考讨论题中的开放式问题，有助于培养学生的独立思考、分析问题和解决问题的能力。

该教材特色鲜明，难易适中。有人担心中国的英文报刊语言不够地道，事实上，中国的各家英文报社和杂志社都有英语国家的资深语言专家把关，对文稿进行润饰、编辑等，确保了我国主流英语报刊的语言质量。

Chapter One China Daily

 Introduction《中国日报》

 Unit 1 Domestic news国内新闻

 Text A Communist party congress closes，opening new chapter for

 scientific development

 Text B Chinese defy natural calamities

 Journalistic knowledge什么是新闻

 Unit 2 International news国际新闻

 Text A Brown takes over as prime minister

 Text B Japan’S parliament elects Fukuda prime minister

 Journalistic knowledge国际新闻的特点

 Unit 3 Sports news体育新闻

 Text A Lin．Huo win China’S fifth gold in Diving World Cup

 Text B Italian coach Trapattoni confirmed for Ireland job

 Journalistic knowledge体育新闻的特点

Chapter Two 21 st Century

 introduction《21世纪英文报》

 Jnit 1 Cupid’S corner爱情角

 Text A She loves me not

 Text B Love lessons 

 (1)Tell her that money does not grow on trees

 (2)It’S up to you to choose if he’S right

 (3)Give him your number and go out for a drink 

 Journalistic knowledge读者来信

 Unit 2 Campus life校园生活

 Text A Online self—portraits show US at our best 

 Text B(1)Trying to stop the drop—outs

 (2)Going preppy

 Journalistic knowledge新闻导语

 Unit 3 Opinion and forum评论与论坛

 Text A Can robbery ever be right?

 Text B(1)Has Ping—pong panic hit China?

 (2)Internet is no place for foul language

 Journalistic knowledge新闻中的委婉语

Chapter Three Shanghai Daily

 Introduction《上海日报》

 Unit 1 Finance and economy财经新闻

 Text A Morgan Stanley profit drops 7％

 Text B US Federal Reserve surprises economists with rate decrease

 Journalistic knowledge英语报刊标题的时态

 Unit 2 2010 World Expo 2010世博会

 Text A China’S Expo pavilion to become a world event 

 Text B New Zealand brewing up another storm for Expo 2010

 Journalistic knowledge《上海日报》改版——大报“瘦身”大势所趋

 Unit 3 Popular art大众艺术

 Text A Shanghai swings and sings

 Text B Spotlight on fans—real and“fake”

 Journalistic knowledge新闻特写的特点

Chapter Four Shenzhen Daily

 Introduction《深圳日报》

 Unit 1 Assassination of celebrity刺杀名人

 Text A Woman who tried to kill Ford freed

 Text B Bhutto killed in attack

 Journalistic knowledge报刊的政治属性

 Unit 2 Political unrest政局动荡

 Text A Bloody violence grips Kenya

 Text B Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

 Journalistic knowledge如何提高英语报纸阅读效率

 Unit 3 Hijacking劫持事件

 Text A After 36 years．FBI reignites search for D．B．Cooper

 Text B The D．B．Cooper mystery

 Journalistic knowledge中国英文报纸的稿件来源

Chapter Five Guangzhou Morning Post

 Introduction《广州英文早报》

 Unit 1 Women billionaire女亿万富豪

 Text A China’S richest woman turns richer after being named

 Text B The latest riches woman on Mainland and her father

 Journalistic knowledge英语报刊标题的字体形式

 Unit 2 Passed—away celebrities已逝名人

 Text A Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang dead

 Text B U．S．former first lady：Lady Bird Johnson

 Journalistic knowledge新闻英语常见语法现象——连词“that”的省略

 Unit 3 Civilian life百姓生活

 Text A Man marries himself

 Text B American wedding industry braced for lucky 07／07／07

 Journalistic knowledge标题中冠词和人称代词的省略

Chapter Six South China Morning Post

 Introduction《南华早报》

 Unit 1 Society当下社会

 Text A Texting times bring only to this face

 Text B Southern barbarians．

 Journalistic knowledge新闻评论

 Unit 2 Environment环境问题

 Text A A city in the dark

 Text B Food—waste compost project could be just a waste of time

 Journalistic knowledge新闻标题的印刷形式与编排方式

 Unit 3 Food and health食品卫生

 Text A Mercury warning issued for sushi．

 Text B Doubts raised over nutrition labeling

 Journalistic knowledge英语新闻标题中be动词的省略

Chapter Seven Beijing Review

 Introduction《北京周报》

 Unit 1 Science and technology科学技术

 Text China’S science project

 Journalistic knowledge科技英语新闻的语言特色

 Unit 2 Agriculture and social security农业与社会安定

 Text No farmer left behind

 Journalistic knowledge英语新闻文章的体裁与结构

 Unit 3 Anti—terrorism反恐怖主义

 Text Pursuing terrorists or resources

 Journalistic knowledge英语报刊副标题的作用

Chapter Eight China Today

 Introduction《今日中国》

 Unit 1 Space太空

 Text Chinese lunar landing imminent

 Journalistic knowledge深度报道

 Unit 2 Culture文化

 Text A long march in Tibet

 Journalistic knowledge新闻照片的作用

 Unit 3 Tourism旅游

 Text Shanghai——China’S most internationalized metropolis

 Journalistic knowledge新闻中的背景解释

Chapter Nine People's Daily Online

 Introduction《人民日报》网络版

 Unit 1 Sino．foreign relations中外关系

 Text A Premier Wen calls for guarantee of healthy，steady

 Sino。U．S．ties

 Text B New chapter for SinoIndian relations as Singh ends China tour

 Journalistic knowledge英语新闻中的比喻

 Unit 2 Participation in the management of state affairs参政议政

 Text A Cause of multi—party cooperation promising

 Text B Netizens say gov’t report faces problems squarely

 Journalistic knowledge复合新词反映流行趋势

 Unit 3 Inflation通货膨胀

 Text A China’S new inflation control targets pragmatic and reasonable

 Text B Global inflation：from worry to reality 

 Journalistic knowledge夺人眼球的外来词

Chapter Ten PLA Daily Online

 Introduction《解放军报》网络版

 Unit 1 Combat disasters共渡时艰I

 Text A PLA and APF throw 1 00，000 troops into earthquake

 relief work 

 Text B 306．000 soldiers mobilized to combat snow disasters

 Journalistic knowledge灾难报道中的人文主义关怀

 Unit 2 International cooperation and military exchanges

 国际合作与军事交流

 Text A Sino—Indian anti—terror drill begins

 Text B PLA ready for peace mission challenge 

 Journalistic knowledge互联网对新闻受众的再分配

 Unit 3 International military国际军事

 Text A U．S．to send more troops to Afghanistan next year

 Text B U．S．forces kill five Iraqi policemen south of Baghdad

 Journalistic knowledge消息来源

 Reference key参考答案

 Bibliography参考文献