第一部分 导读 1
一、新闻的定义、题材及体裁 1
（一）定义 1
（二）题材 2
（三）体裁 2
二、英美报刊的排版 3
三、报刊新闻标题的特点 4
（一）语法特点 4
（二）修辞特点 6
（三）用词特点 11
四、报刊新闻的用词、篇章与结构特点 17
（一）英美报刊新闻的用词特点 17
（二）英美报刊新闻篇章与结构特点 24
五、常用英美报刊网站 40
（一）美国报刊 40
（二）英国报刊 43
第二部分 报刊选读 45
Unit One:Politics 45
Passage A Law of war.U.S.Govemment in a Dilemma of its Own Making 45
Passage B The Global Poor Will Suffer the Worst Ethanol Hangover 56
Unit Two:Economy 67
Passage A Welcome to China's China 67
Passage B A Tale of Three Cities 81
Unit Three:Education 96
Passage A Chicago Students' Achievement Gap 96
Passage B The Spirit of Enterprise 107
Unit Four:Science and Technology 118
Passage A DidInsects Kill the Dinosaurs? 118
Passage B The Sharp End of Nanotechnology 128
Unit Five:Social Issues 140
Passage A Silent Rise of Silver Divorce 140
Passage B Once Clouded by Shame,Now a Place to Thrive 152
Unit Six:Health 164
Passage A Inside Karen's Crowded Mind 164
Passage B ALong-Running Mystery,the Common Cramp 176
Unit Seven:Arts and Literature 189
Passage A Book Review of Paul Beatty's Slumberland' 189
Passage B At S.F.'s de Young Museum,Fashion Exhibitions Upset Fine Art Fans 200
Unit Eight:Sports and Entertainment 216
Passage A The Ancient Olympics 216
Passage B How Diane Arbus Got Her Freak On 230
附录：常用报刊分类词汇 241
Ⅰ．经济 241
Ⅱ．娱乐 246
Ⅲ．天气 248
Ⅳ．选举 250
Ⅴ．疾病 252
Ⅵ．教育 253
Ⅶ．政治外交 257
Ⅷ．体育 262
参考文献 264