Part One Fundamentals 1
Unit One 英语新闻概说（Introduction to English News） 1
1.1 构成新闻价值的要素 4
1.2 新闻的主要类型 6
1.3 英语新闻的体裁 6
1.4 美国新闻传媒业 7
1.5 新闻业的法律与道德问题 7
Unit Two 美英报刊简介（Introduction to US and UK Newspapers and Magazines） 13
2.1 美国报纸发展概况 13
2.2 美国杂志发展概况 21
2.3 当代美国主要报刊 24
2.4 当代英国主要报刊 29
Unit Three 英语报刊新闻的标题（News Headlines） 36
3.1 新闻标题的结构 36
3.2 标题的用词特点 37
3.3 标题的语法特点 42
3.4 标题的修辞特点 44
Unit Four 英语报刊新闻的导语（News Leads） 48
4.1 轶事型导语（anecdotal lead） 50
4.2 戏剧型导语（dramatic lead） 51
4.3 人称型导语（personal lead） 52
4.4 引语型导语（quotational lead） 52
4.5 对照型导语（contrastive lead） 53
Unit Five 英语新闻的主体（News Body） 58
5.1 消息的来源 58
5.2 倒金字塔结构 63
5.3 英语新闻中的行话 65
5.4 英语新闻中的委婉语 68
5.5 行文上的特点 71
Unit Six 英语新闻特写（News Features） 75
6.1 人物特写（profile） 78
6.2 事件特写（WHAT-feature） 80
Unit Seven 英语报刊中的时评（Ed-Ops,Comments＆Columns） 83
7.1 引语的取舍 86
7.2 句式的简繁 87
7.3 叙事与论理 88
English Readings of This Unit 91
Part Two Practical Reading of News Articles 93
1．Politics and Law 93
Article 1 China Rejects US Clean Energy Probe 93
Article 2 Soul-Searching in France After Official's Arrest Jolts Nation 96
Article 3 Headline 100
2．Economy 105
Article 4 Bank Raises Reserve Ratios to Stifle Inflation 105
Article 5 Banks Told to Put More Cash Aside Once Again 107
Article 6 Back to the Days of Blackface 109
Article 7 As China Courts Overseas Business,State-Owned Companies Often Take the Hit 111
Article 8 China Plays Key Role in Chile Rescue 114
3．Science＆Technology 120
Article 9 China Successfully Launches 2nd Lunar Probe 120
Article 10a Future of Chang'e-2 Lies in One of Three Directions 122
Article 10b Lunar Exploration Close to Daily Life 123
Article 10c China's Second Lunar Probe Completes First Braking 124
4．Society＆Life 127
Article 11 Farmer-turned Internet Singers Rock Shanghai 127
Article 12 Xmas for Retailers Is Icicles and Snowflakes,Despite the Climate 131
Article 13 Living Free-homosexual Forum 134
Article 14 Once Bitten,Twice Shy 138
5．Entertainment 142
Article 15 Keeping Innocence Alive in Peanuts 142
Article 16 Cinema Paradiso:What Happens When Nostalgia Meets Reality 145
6．Profile 152
Article 17 Best Professor in Our Hearts 152
Article 18 Winnie Mandela:South Africa's Divisive Diva 155
7．Sports 161
Article 19 NBA's Power Shift 161
8．Breaking News 165
Article 20 Death Toll Estimate in Japan Soars as Relief Efforts Intensify 165
Article 21 Osama bin Laden Killed in US Raid on Pakistan Hideout 169
9．Op-Ed Articles 174
Article 22 Tale of All Cities 174
Article 23 A Little Food Poisoning Doesn't Scare Us 176
Article 24 Is China Overtaking America? 178
Article 25 Urbanization Concept 181
10．Media＆Advertising 184
Article 26 WikiLeaks Taps Power of the Press 184
Part Three Teaching-Learning Interaction 190
Suggested Class Activities for Selected English Newspaper Readings 190
1．Warming up 192
2．Projects for Class 195
Appendix 219
Model Test 1 219
Model Test 2 223
Model Test 3 227
Keys 233