英语报刊选读教程（第二版）

　　《英语报刊选读教程（第2版）》是在2003年第一版教材的基础上修订而成。新版教材在沿用原有编写理念的同时在文章选材、板块设计、练习编排等方面进行了修订。《英语报刊选读教程（第2版）》按主题分为8个单元，每单元包括1篇新闻，3篇文章，所选文章渐进地增加阅读长度和难度，其后附上一定的阅读理解和词汇练习，以及适量的写作练习，适合大中院校中已完成英语初级阶段学习的非英语专业学习者使用，所选阅读文章均来自近年来原版英文报刊杂志，题材多样。此外，为方便使用，《英语报刊选读教程（第2版）》附有练习答案。《英语报刊选读教程（第2版）》同样适合大中专院校中水平较高的英语学习者和大学英语四六级、研究生入学考试及TOFEL、GRE等各类考生备考使用。

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Unit One Economics
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： World Bank Sees US Recession Risk
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Evaluating Good Corporate Citizenship
Reading 2 "Banker" Who Lends to the Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Reading 3 The Cost of Survival
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Two Environment
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： President Hu Jintao Commits China to Carbon-cutting Deal
Part B Reading
Reading 1 How Do You Junk Your Computer
Reading 2 EU Governments Start Tough Climate Change Talks
Reading 3 A Tree Grows in Kenya
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Three Disasters
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： China Mourns Earthquake Victims.
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Different Natural Disasters， Same Risky Human Habits
Reading 2 Midwest Floods Leave Red Cross in the Red
Reading 3 Humans Add to Natural Disaster Risk
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Four Science and Technology
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： Chinas First Spacewalk Succeeds
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Is Someone Spying on You？
Reading 2 Science Lessons Should Tackle Creationism and Intelligent Design
Reading 3 Spit Parties： Genetic Testing Becomes a Social Activity...
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Five Education
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： Facebook "Cheater" Wont Be Expelled from College.
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Good Education Adds Value to Both Colleges and Society
Reading 2 OLPC： Eliminating Poverty Through Education
Reading 3 "Hire" Education： A Vocational Model Succeeds
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Six Society
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： Woman Causes Storm on Venices Grand Canal
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Who Owns You？
Reading 2 The Feelgood Factor
Reading 3 Solving Asias Food Crisis
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Seven Politics
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： Thai PM Declares State of Emergency in Capital
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Win-win Governance
Reading 2 The New Words of War
Reading 3 Progress Against Corruption
Part C Unit Assignments
Unit Eight Sports
Part A Lead-in
News Reading： Michael Phelps Makes Olympic History on Busy Day in Beijing
Part B Reading
Reading 1 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge
Reading 2 Olympics： No Regrets， No Limits——How Du Toit Lost a Leg But Won Over the World
Reading 3 Grudge Match
Part C Unit Assignments
Key to the Exercises