《新媒体英语阅读/国家精品课程系列教材》是大学外语部“国家精品课程”大学英语应用类课程系列教材之一。教材编写人员经过多年理论研究和课堂教学实践，从教学目标、课程设置、教材使用、教学方法、教学对象、评估手段以及学生的学习需求、学习策略、教学效果等方面进行多年探索与实践。阅读英语报刊可以让学生了解英语国家乃至世界各国的价值观念、思维方式、审美情趣、民族心理、道德情操、行为方式、人际礼仪以及生活时尚。英语报刊所提供的这些丰富的社会文化知识以及所反映的不同的价值取向、文化观念和意识形态，使英语报刊教学具有综合教育价值。英语报刊选读课程以及编写的课程教材，服务于本校靠前化、研究型大学的战略发展和人才培养目标，培养和提高学生的人文素质、思辨能力，增强学生的跨文化交际意识和交际能力。

报刊英语的文体特色
Unit 1 Education
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening College Success： Making Use of Academic Supports
Watching and Thinking What Are the Most Educated Countries in the World?
Reading and Discussing Why China Can Give Every Child Equal Access to Education
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up Why You Should Read Books： 15 Benefits of Reading More
Text A University Experts Address Common Challenges
Text B You Are What You Watch? The So Effects of TV
Academic Reading Understanding Vocabulary （ 1 ）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 China's Education Reform： Study Hard， for What
Additional Reading 2 Online Preschool Is Winning More Support， But Is That a Good Thing?
Additional Reading 3 Alternative to Gaokao： Behind the Tide of Studying Abroad
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 2 Culture and Society
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening Asians Celebrate the Lunar New Year Around the World
Couples Enjoy Romantic Evening at Beijing's Capital Museum on the
Watching and Thinking Qixi Festival
Reading and Discussing Cultural Differences Start Early
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up Why China Can Be Culturally Confident?
Text A No Way to Turn the Cultural Clock Back
Text B Different Cultures， Different Temperaments for Kids
Academic Reading Understanding Vocabulary （2）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Intl Mother Language Day 2019： Revitalizing Languages， Cultures
Additional Reading 2 A Holiday of Dread for China's Single Women
Additional Reading 3 The Biggest Lie We Tell on the Internet Is Ourselves
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 3 Politics
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening British Lawmakers Deal Another Blow to Johnson's EU Plan
Watching and Thinking Tariffs on China： Economics Out， Politics In
Reading and Discussing Why China Can Lift Hundreds of Millions of People Out of Poverty?
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up The Politics of Human Rights
Text A How to Restore the Damaged US Credibility
Text B The Biggest Threat to America Is Us
Academic Reading Understanding What You Read （ 1 ）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 British Prime Minister， Theresa May Resigns
China Is Not the Source of Our Economic Problems——Corporate
Additional Reading 2
Greed Is
Additional Reading 3 EU Elections： Will Young People Turn Up?
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 4 Economy
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening China Launches Tech Hub Megalopolis to Rival Silicon Valley
Watching and Thinking Global Firms Welcome China's First Foreign Investment Law
Reading and Discussing World Economy Facing Delicate Moment， IMF Says
Part 2 Learning in Class
US-China Tariff Dispute Threatens to Cause Economic Damage on All Sides
Warm Up
Text A Forget China——It's America's Own Economic System That's Broken
Text B Tariffs Will Ultimately Harm US Economy
Academic Reading Understanding What You Read （2）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Whoever Runs the World Bank Needs a Plan for Emerging Markets
Additional Reading 2 Xi Jinping's Second Belt and Road Forum： The Key Takeaways
Additional Reading 3 Global Economy Emerges from Gloom into a Bright Spring
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 5 Science and Technology
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening [ High School Cheaters Nabbed by Neural Network
Watching and Thinking/ AI Is Monitoring Your Right Now and Here's How They're Using your data
Reading and Discussing How Best to Use AI for Human Development
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up How a Driverless Car Sees the Road
As Cars Become Computers on Wheels， Drivers Need to Lock More
Text A
than Just the Doors
Text B The Internet Knows You Better than Your Spouse Does
Academic Reading Critical Thinking （ 1 ）
Part 3 Learning After Class
It's Complicated： Facebook Users' Fraught Relationship with
Additional Reading 1 So Giant
Additional Reading 2 China， US Still Have Room to Cooperate in Science and Technology
Additional Reading 3 CES 2019： The 4 Biggest Trends， Demystified
Part d Topical Vocabulary
Unit 6 Environment
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening Air Pollution Contributes to Childhood Asthma
Watching and Thinking Global Warming——Is It Real?
Reading and Discussing It's Not Entirely Up to School Students to Save the World
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up China and India Making Earth Greener， NASA Study Shows
The False Choice Between Economic Growth and Combating
Text A
Climate Change
Crude Awakening： ExxonMobil and the Oil Industry Are Making a
Text B
Bet That Could End Up Wrecking the Climate
Academic Reading Critical Thinking （2）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 These Bacteria Eat Plastic
Additional Reading 2 Australia's Biodiversity at Breaking Point
Inspired Life： In a World Drowning in Trash， These Cities Have
Additional Reading 3 Slashed Waste by 80%
Part 4 Topical Vocabular
Unit 7 So Security and Crime Prevention
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening Who Listens to Google Assistant Recordings?
Watching and Thinking Saving Them， Saving Us
Reading and Discussing Zhang Yingying Murder Case： Jury Deliberations Begin After
Lengthy Closing Arguments
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up To This Day
This Viral Schwarzenegger Deepfake Isn't Just Entertaining． It's a
Text A
Warning．
Text B Why China Can Guarantee Food Safety
Academic Reading Using Inference
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Hong Kong： A Story of Self-harm
Additional Reading 2 Missing 9-year-old girl， Whose Disappearance Gripped China，
Found Dead
Additional Reading 3 Driver Protection to Improve After Fatal Bus Plunge
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 8 Health
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening What's So Bad About Processed Foods?
Watching and Thinking How Stress Affects Your Body
Reading and Discussing Why China Can Provide 1．4 Billion People with Healthcare Coverage?
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up Why Is It So Hard to Cure ALS?
Text A What Mental Health Statistics Can Tell Us
Text B The Global Efforts to Boost Childhood Cancer Care
Academic Reading Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Healing Hands
Additional Reading 2 How Job Stress Can Age Us
Additional Reading 3 Food Insecurity in America Tied to Prices， Poverty
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 9 Arts and Youth
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening Summer Camp Uses Dance to Teach Students Life Skills
Watching and Thinking Art Explores African Americans' Past and Present
Reading and Discussing An Old New World
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up Architect I． M． Pei Dies at 102
Text A Exploring Unknown： What's So Fascinating About Sci-fi Films?
Text B Arts for Youth Development
Academic Reading Recognizing Purpose and Tone （ 1 ）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Chinese Film Industry Joins "Space Race"
Additional Reading 2 Veteran Author Still Young at Art
Additional Reading 3 My Life as a Work of Art
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Unit 10 Sports
Part 1 Learning Before Class
Listening Copenhagen Turns Mountain of Waste into Sport
Watching and Thinking The Woman Leading the Global Promotion of F1
Reading and Discussing "A Huge Step Forward"： British Breakers Hail Olympic Proposal
Part 2 Learning in Class
Warm Up The Surprising Reason Our Muscles Get Tired
Text A Fixing College Sports Is Vital to Increasing Public Support for Colleges "
Text B Sport and Safety： Knocking heads together
Academic Reading Recognizing Purpose and Tone （2）
Part 3 Learning After Class
Additional Reading 1 Shanghai Pressing All the Right Buttons
The NBA three-point Contest Has Grown Stale． Here's How to Make It Fun．
Additional Reading 2
Additional Reading 3 Going It Alone： What Drives Solo Endurance Athletes?
Part 4 Topical Vocabulary
Appendix 1 英语报刊常用缩略语
Appendix 2 英美著名媒体简介
Appendix 3 美国行政州及其简称
Appendix 4 Keys
Appendix 5 Scripts