全书共6个板块,分为20单元,每单元由Text A和Text B构成。所选文章主要是英文报刊2009年至2011年的热点新闻,世界政治、经济、文化、环境、生态、教育、卫生、科技等诸多方面的情况介绍,体现当今世界和平、合作与发展的主题。

part 1 hot news
銆€unit 1 銆€銆€text a shanghai's back on top of the world
銆€銆€text b special expressions
銆€unit 2 銆€銆€text a japanese scramble to avert meltdowns as nuclearcrisis deepens after quake
銆€銆€text b what is a newspaper?
銆€unit 3 銆€銆€text a 銆€銆€銆€report 1 chile celebrates as miners emerge fromunderground
銆€銆€銆€report 2 q&a: how did chile's trapped miners survive?
銆€銆€text b where does news come from?
銆€unit 4 銆€銆€text a 銆€銆€銆€report 1 nasa scientists find water onmoon
銆€銆€銆€report 2 $79m nasa blast finds enough water for man on moon tohave bath
銆€銆€text b headlines
銆€unit 5 銆€銆€text a stanley mcchrystal goes: after mcchrystal
銆€銆€text b who processes the news?
part 2 economy
銆€unit 6 銆€銆€text a in defense of europe
銆€銆€text b when is it news?
銆€unit 7 銆€銆€text a debt forgetfulness
銆€銆€text b the importance of accuracy
銆€unit 8 銆€銆€text a wsatching us save, one cart at a time
銆€銆€text b the need for objectivity
銆€unit 9 銆€銆€text a 銆€銆€銆€report 1 stronger yua