本书旨在提高学生阅读英语报刊的理解能力和语言技巧，包括阅读、听力、词汇及新闻英语翻译等方面的技能，并通过对英语报刊知识特征的介绍和分析，培养他们对时事的兴趣。

本教程编著者多年从事报刊阅读教学工作，深刻意识到教材内容对上好报刊阅读课至关重要。本教程在编撰过程中吸收和继承了前辈与同行的成果，克服了同类教程选材难度过大、词汇量过多、时效性不强等局限，充分考虑到不同背景和层次的学生的可接受能力，强调学生对谈课程的兴趣与信心，特别重视教师在课堂教学上应发挥的作用。

Section 1 World News

 1.Anger Mounts at Fate of Aung San Suu Kyi

 2.North Korean Nuclear Claim Draws Global Criticism

 3.Swine Flu Could Affect Third of Wodd's Population.Savs Study

 4.Bush Allows Americans to Send Mobile Phones to Cuban Relatives

Section 2 National News

 5.G.M.Tells 1,00 Dealers It Plans to Drop Them

 6.Obama Endorses Indefinite Detention Without Trial for Some

 7.MPs' Expenses: Gordon Brown Apologises to Public on Behalf of House of Commons

 8.Laureate Says Primary School Tests Kill Joy of Books

Section 3 Features and Opinion

 9.China's New Rich Learn to Flaunt It

 10.Recriminations and Regrets Follow Suicide of South Korean

 11.The Drums of Change

 12.The Economic Summit

Section 4 Environment

 I3.Talking Rubbish

 14.It May Be Too Late for China to Save the Yangtze Goddess

 15. Leading-edge Science: Robot Researchers Join a War Many Fronts

 16.Political Animals

Section 5 Business

 17.In a Recession, the Consumer Is Queen

 18.Six Key Steps in Job Interview Prep

 19.How to Make Money the Buffett Way

 20.The Search Is On

Section 6 Technology and Web

 21.A Web That Speaks Your Language

 22.Say So Long to an Old Companion: Cassette Tapes

 23.Cellphone Tracking Services: Friend Finder or Big Brother？

 24.Some Thoughts on the Lost Art of Reading Aloud

Section 7 Culture and Lifestyle

 25.Charity: New Cultural Revolution

 26.Why So Many Americans Switch Religions

 27.The LanQuaqes of Extinction: The World's Endangered Tongues

 28.The Berlin Wall, 20 Years-After the Fall

Section 8 Sports and Entertainment

 29.Manchester United 0 Barcelona 2Match Report

 30.Susan Boyle Keeps Millions Switched on to Britain's Got Talent

 31.Burn More Calories in Less Time

 32.Terminator Salvation: The Buzz Review

Section 9 Health and Science

 33.Space Shuttle: Same Old Damage, Same Old Worries

 34.Does Exercise Really Keep Us Heathy？

 35.Texting May Be Taking a Toll

 36.At-home Euthanasia Vets Provide a Peaceful Death

Section 10 Backgrounders

 37.A Chill in the Moscow Air

 38.Russia's Mighty Mouse

Appendix

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