本书为《英美报刊阅读精选》第三册。文章选自英美各大报刊，内容涉猎广泛，既有热点透析、时事评述，又有**保健、人物传记等，反映了多姿多彩、瞬息万变的世界。所选文章文笔优美，具有一定的代表性和阅读价值，有助于读者在欣赏文章、了解西方社会的同时，提高报刊阅读能力及英语综合能力。本书可供大学四、六级考生、英语专业学生以及英语爱好者使用。

Unit 1
Text A Bird Flu:Europe on Red Alert
Text B Group Says It Will Begin A Boycott Against KFC
Text C Solw Food:More Taste,Less Speed
报刊阅读知识一 新闻标题常见的修辞手法
Unit 2
Text A Baby Boby Born with Two Heads Dies after Surgery
Text B Debate:To Clone or Not to Clone
Text C Columbia Report Faults NASA Culture,Government Oversight
报刊阅读知识二 消息的五个特点
Unit 3
Text A Hong Kong's Leader Cuts His Pay in Hard Times
Text B Chinest Capital Closes Schools for at Least Two Weeks
Text C The Fall of Baghdad
报刊阅读知识三 新闻英语的词汇特色
Unit 4
Text A Russia Identifies Hostage-taking Suspects
Text B Television Addiction Is No Mere Metaphor
Text C Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Has Married His Argentinian Bride
报刊阅读知识四 新闻中常见的语法现象
Unit 5
Text A Saying That Hoax Is Possible,Journalist Leaves Cloning Tests
Text B Strong Sandstorm Hits Northern China,Envelops Beijing
Text C HIV Is the Cause of AIDS
报刊阅读知识五 英美报刊中的知识性特写
Unit 6
Text A Mercy Killing Now Legal in Netherlands
Text B Euthanasia Debate Renewed
Text C Mercy or Murder?
报刊阅读知识六 英美报刊的图片说明
Unit 7
Text A Enraged Mob in Falluja Kills 4 American Contractors
Text B Revised Ground Zero Memorial Will Include an Artfact Center
Text C When Safety Costs Too Much
报刊阅读知识七 西方有哪些主要英文传媒？
Unit 8
Unit 9
Unit 10
Key to the Exercises