全书共13个单元。1～12单元，分别为：全球经济、国际金融、投资、管理、营销战略、现代技术、现代科学、世界政治、恐怖主义、社会生活、世界环境以及人类健康。每个单元第一篇文章前有背景资料介绍，以便读者更好地理解正文；文章后提供了难点解释(正文中以数字顺序标出)以及精华长句(正文中以黑体标出)、专题讨论和练习题等，以巩固对文章内容的理解与掌握。每个单元的第二篇文章则是未做任何注释的原文，作为扩展阅读，从而提高阅读理解能力。每篇文章语言表达精炼，词汇丰富，知识性强，观点明确，同时在一定程度上体现了趣味性。第13单元介绍了英文报刊的特点以及相关的阅读技巧，以提高读者对于本书以及其他外刊的阅读能力。最后，附录给出了常用的外刊网站资源。

本书充分体现导读的作用，文章选自国际知名报刊，通过对文章的分析，介绍国际最新资讯，介绍英文刊物的阅读方法。所选文章涵盖的范围包括：经济、贸易、营销、管理、财政、投资、科技、政治、恐怖主义、社会生活、环境、健康等。

UNIT 1 GLOBAL ECONOMY

  Text: Global Fears of a Recession Grow Stronger

  Extensive Reading: The U.S. Financial Crisis Is Spreading to Europe

UNIT 2 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

  Text: Deals That Were Doomed from the Start: A Look Back

  Extensive Reading: Mailing Our Way to Solvency 

UNIT 3 INVESTMENT

  Text: New Regulations Sure to Accompany Bailout

  Extensive Reading: Global Stocks. Should You Pull Out?

UNIT 4 MANAGEMENT

  Text: Up From the Rubble: Post-Recession Planning

  Extensive Reading: Why limiting CEO Pay. is a Good Idea

UNIT 5 MARKETING STRATEGY

  Text: How Small Stores Can Lure Holiday Shoppers

  Extensive Reading: Small Name in TVs Has Big Plans

UNIT 6  MODERN TECHNOLOGY

  Text: A Home Network Where Your TV Talks to Your Fridge

  Extensive Reading: Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers

UNIT 7 MODERN SCIENCE

  Text: China Launches Space walk Mission

  Extensive Reading: Mars Weather Forecast. Snow

UNIT 8 WORLD POLITICS

  Text: Mistrust and Hostility Between Two Koreas Shapes Life on an Island

  Extensive Reading: Envoy Pushes to Save Deal on Disarming North Korea

UNIT 9  TERRORISM

  Text: Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War

  Extensive Reading: Terrorists and Spies, Weaving Their Webs

UNIT 10 SOCIAL LIFE

  Text. In 'Sweetie' and 'Dear', a Hurt for the Elderly

  Extensive Reading: Animal restaurant in Los Angeles

UNIT 11 WORLD ENVIRONMENT

  Text: New Coast Guard Task in Arctic's Warming Seas

  Extensive Reading: The Top 20 Effects of Global warming

UNIT 12 HEALTH

  Text: Are Bad Times Healthy?

Extensive Reading: Fan in Room Seems to Cut Infants' Risk of Crib Death

UNIT 13 LANGUAGE FEATURES

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