江涛、肖敏主编的《考研英语阅读题源(Ⅲ科学、评论杂志、美国新闻与世界报道分册)》在选文上做到了去粗取精，紧跟考研英语阅读命题的趋势，主要着眼于近几年的McKinsey Quarterly《麦肯锡季刊》、Scientific American《科学美国人》、Commentary Magazine《评论杂志》、Science《科学》、U.S. News & World Report《美国新闻与世界报道》、Business Week《商业周刊》这几本国外优秀杂志，从中精选出符合考研英语阅读题型的文章，并收录了近年来从这几本报刊中节选后的考研英语阅读真题。本书书根据考研英语阅读真题的题材类型，从各个层面选择文章，分为社会类、文教类、经济类、科技类和健康类五大类，如果某类正好有近几年出现过的考研英语阅读真题原文，我们便把真题原文放在这一类的最前面，以让考研考生熟悉这类报刊或杂志的背景、题材、文字风格，做到知己知彼，百战百胜。

Social Class 社会类

 Passage One The Hazard of Moral Hazard

 Passage Two Merged Cultures to Empower Women

 Passage Three Even Kids on Sports Teams Don't Get Enough Exercise

 Passage Four Happy People Save More Money for Retirement

 Passage Five Marriage and Middle America

 Passage Six Support May Help Curb Suicide Among Gay Youths

 Passage Seven Light Up 'Earth Hour'

 Passage Eight The Birth of Environmental Eugenics?

 Passage Nine Looking Through the Paint

 Passage Ten No Game for Old Men

Culture and Education 文教类

 Passage One The Amateur as Critic [2010年真题Part A, Text 1]

 Passage Two Selling Classical Music [2011年真题Part A, Text 1]

 Passage Three Chinese, Japanese Language Education Grows

 Passage Four T.S. Eliot and the Demise of the Literary Culture

 Passage Five Four Tips to Learn a Foreign Language in College

 Passage Six The Crafty Art of Alan Ayckboum

 Passage Seven Eugenics and Class in Brit Schools

 Passage Eight Helping America's Students

 Passage Nine The Global Business School Gap

 Passage Ten The Nonprofit Approach to Online Education

Economy 经济类

 Passage One Indian Government Hopes Bill Will Stimulate Innovation

 Passage Two Brighter Job Outlook for Class of 2011

 Passage Three What 3.2 Percent GDP Growth Says About Our Contradictory Economy

 Passage Four Why Seniors Should Embrace Higher Oil Prices

 Passage Five Painful Changes in the Publishing Industry

 Passage Six The Smaller the Better: Investing in Micro-Caps

 Passage Seven Why Copper Is the Metal to Watch

 Passage Eight Why You May BeAble to Predict the Market

 Passage Nine Should You,Worry About Stagflation? 

 Passage Ten Why Jobs Are Recovering But Pay Isn't

Science and Technology 科技类

 Passage One Another Side to the Climate-Cloud Conundrum Finally Revealed

 Passage Two Dry Ice, Wetter Mars

 Passage Three Lifebelt for UK Science

 Passage Four Batteries Power Truck Once Fueled by Gas

 Passage Five Nurturing Young Scientists

 Passage Six Stepping Back; Moving Forward

 Passage Seven The Best Next Space Missions

 Passage Eight Using Heat to Trace Groundwater Pollution

 Passage Nine Celebrating the Culture of Science

 Passage Ten Fukushima Radiation Creates Unique Test of Marine Life's Hardiness

Health 健康类

 Passage One Are Sports Drinks Healthier Than Soda? Teens Think So

 Passage Two For Good Health, Watch Your Waist Size, Not Just Your Weight

 Passage Three Optimism Protects Teens From Depression

 Passage Four Orthorexia: An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Eating

 Passage Five The Challenge of Cancer

 Passage Six Many Obese Moms and Kids Underestimate Their Weight

 Passage Seven Kids' Birth Month Seems to Be Linked to Celiac Disease

 Passage Eight Five Ways to End Emotional Overeating

 Passage Nine What Health Reform Means for You

 Passage Ten New Guidelines Redefine Alzheimer's