Unit 1 Science and Technology 1
Lesson 1 The Third Industrial Revolution 1
Lesson 2 The Power of Negative Thinking 8
Further Reading：Big Data,Trying to Build Better Workers 15
Extended Activities 19
美国报纸与新闻期刊 20
新闻导语 21
Unit 2 Prominent Figures 23
Lesson 1 Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 23
Lesson 2 Jobs the Jerk 29
Further Reading：Can Hillary Clinton Resist the Pull of Power？ 36
Extended Activities 39
英国报纸与新闻期刊 40
消息报道 41
Unit 3 War＆Terrorism 43
Lesson 1 10 Years Later,Many See Iraq War as Costly Mistake 43
Lesson 2 America's "Zero Option"：The Only Viable Exit from This Unwinnable Afghan War 56
Further Reading：Suicide Car Bomber Kills 15 in Central Damascus 63
Extended Activities 67
新闻评论 68
缩略词 69
Unit 4 Sports and Recreations 71
Lesson 1 London 2012：Verdict from Around the World 71
Lesson 2 Tom Cruise Remains a Man on a Mission 79
Further Reading：Who Is Oscar Pistorius？Even for a Reporter Who Covered Him Extensively,He Is Now a Mystery 89
Extended Activities 93
新闻特写 94
英语新闻标题的特点（Ⅰ） 95
Unit 5 Economy 97
Lesson 1 What Mario Monti's Exit Tells Us about Europe's Debt Crisis 97
Lesson 2 Amid Fears of Slowdown,China Economic Data Points to Expansion 104
Further Reading：Preparing for "Fiscal Cliff",Investors Move Assets to Avoid Higher Taxes 110
Extended Activities 113
世界知名通讯社 114
英语新闻标题的特点（Ⅱ） 115
Unit 6 Education 117
Lesson 1 Reputation to Consider？Check the University League Tables 117
Lesson 2 Learning New Lessons 124
Further Reading：Not What It Used to Be 132
Extended Activities 138
新闻图片的作用 139
英语新闻的用词特点（Ⅰ） 140
Unit 7 Social Problems 142
Lesson 1 Give to People on the Street？In Cities,It's a Daily Dilemma 142
Lesson 2 Newtown Gunman Kills 20 Children in Elementary School Shooting 149
Further Reading：Tobacco Companies See Africa as Fertile Ground 157
Extended Activities 161
新闻的结构类型 162
英语新闻的用词特点（Ⅱ） 163
Unit 8 Politics 165
Lesson 1 Obama,Buoyed by Election Win,Faces New Battles 165
Lesson 2 America's European Moment 173
Further Reading：Remaking Economy Tops Chinese New Leadership's Agenda 180
Extended Activities 184
英语新闻的句式特点 185
英语新闻的语法特点 186
Key to Exercises 188