本书取自权威英文报纸和杂志，以新近发生的重大事件为选材依据，内容新颖，时效性强，是了解国际最新动态的窗口。本书题材多样、内容丰富，涉及了科技类多个领域的最新发展动态，既包括科技的最新发展成果，也介绍了科技领域的最新视角与观点，内容涉及互联网、人工智能、交通、能源、食品、环境等方面。
本书所选文章大多出自著名记者之手，因此文章语言文字规范准确，遣词造句用心讲究。同时，本书提供八个专题的阅读技能讲解与例题分析，并配以大学英语四级考试真题作为练习。通过本教程的学习，不仅有助于提高读者的阅读理解能力，在英语新闻中快速提取重要信息，也有助于读者养成规范的英语思维方式，提高英语综合素质。

Unit One Internet Technology
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Two AI Technology
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Three Motoring
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Four Environmental Protection
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Five Food Safety
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Six Health
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Seven Energy
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises
Unit Eight Transport Technology
Part A Intensive Reading
Part B Extensive Reading
Part C Reading Skills
Key to Exercises