編輯推薦:　　54篇選文全部更新，體現(xiàn)了老一輩學(xué)者嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)闹螌W(xué)風(fēng)格。

內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介:　　《英美報(bào)刊選讀》（第2版）繼承了第一版兩個(gè)方面的特點(diǎn)：一是選材豐富多彩，具有時(shí)代性，信息量豐富；二是從英語(yǔ)新聞學(xué)的角度介紹了閱讀英語(yǔ)報(bào)刊的一些基本知識(shí)，而不是簡(jiǎn)單談?wù)撻喿x理解的方法?！队⒚缊?bào)刊選讀》（第2版）重新遴選了54篇新聞，按內(nèi)容分成18個(gè)單元，每篇新聞的長(zhǎng)度在700～900個(gè)詞之間。每篇新聞后面都附有兩大類內(nèi)容。第一類幫助學(xué)生理解文章，如生詞、重要的專有名詞、內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)和句子翻譯，用中文寫出。第二類屬于“考”學(xué)生的，也就是“練習(xí)”，練習(xí)緊扣選文，從詞語(yǔ)和全文理解兩個(gè)方面設(shè)計(jì)練習(xí)，同時(shí)布置一些自主學(xué)習(xí)的思考題，供學(xué)生自己上網(wǎng)搜索和閱讀。此外，還有報(bào)刊英語(yǔ)常識(shí)介紹。

作者簡(jiǎn)介:吳潛龍，男，教授，廣東人，主要研究方向：語(yǔ)言哲學(xué)與認(rèn)知心理學(xué)、英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言（句法與語(yǔ)義）研究、計(jì)算機(jī)在語(yǔ)言研究中的應(yīng)用等。主要科研成果：編寫了全新版《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》閱讀教程第2冊(cè)、《英語(yǔ)報(bào)刊選讀》（以上由上海外語(yǔ)教育出版社出版）、《高級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀》（由北京外語(yǔ)教學(xué)與研究出版社出版）、《英美報(bào)刊選讀》（華中科技大學(xué)出版社）、《高級(jí)商務(wù)英語(yǔ)》（人民郵電出版社）等教材，發(fā)表論文多篇。

目錄:Unit 1 Regional Focuses： Domestic Turmoil and War1
1. After Benghazi attacks， Islamist extremists akin to alQaeda stir fear in eastern Libya1
2. Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon5
3. North Korea moves missile to coast， but limited threat seen9
Unit 2 Conflicts in the Middle East15
1. “Terrorist” explosion on Tel Aviv bus jeopardises Hamas truce deal15
2. Hizbollah debates dropping support for the regime of President Bashar alAssad
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3. The IsraelPalestine conflict won’t go away24
Unit 3 The African Scene30
1. Boko Haram： Borno residents want permanent military presence30
2. What are Western and African powers up against in Mali， Algeria?34
3. CAR： how Bozizé lost his piece of Africa39
Unit 4 Violence and Terrorist Attacks in the U.S.46
1. Terrorists hijack 4 airliners， destroy World Trade Center， hit Pentagon; hundreds dead46
2. “I Saw Bodies Falling Out— Oh， God， Jumping， Falling”52
3. 2nd bombing suspect caught after frenzied hunt paralyzes Boston56
Unit 5 American Election 201262
1. With debates over， candidates race to clinch vital states62
2. Heated fight for presidency goes to voters67
3. Will we be better off in 2016?72
Unit 6 Social News—the U. S.78
1. Storm barrels through region， leaving destructive path78
2. Nation reels after gunman massacres 20 children at school in Connecticut83
3. Some give up their guns as others rally against tighter laws87
Unit 7 National News—the UK93
1. David Cameron’s critics are wrong. He’s on the verge of something great
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2. MPs to escape expenses investigations after paperwork destroyed by Parliament
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3. Thatcher’s death has Britain peering back through time102
Unit 8 Social News—South Africa109
1. Bloody gunfight109
2. Marikana： 900 bullets112
3. Nelson Mandela’s condition “unchanged”， officials say117
Unit 9 Social News—Life and Lawsuits123
1. Victim’s friend tells of brutal gang attack123
2. Family sues over Hout Bay tragedy127
3. Oscar Pistorius charged with Reeva Steenkamp murder131
Unit 10 Environmental Protection—Saving Wild Lives138
1. Rangers in isolated Central Africa uncover grim cost of protecting wildlife
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2. Saving twoton giraffe a tall order143
3. Cape’s abalone is well on the way to extinction148
Unit 11 Computer Technology and the Internet155
1. The web is the most conservative force on Earth155
2. Google pledge to downgrade piracy sites under review160
3. Simultaneous translation by computer is getting closer164
Unit 12 Science and Technology172
1. Grandma’s curse172
2. It’s snowing， and it really feels like the start of a mini ice age176
3. Climate change alters ecosystems from Walden Pond to “The Shack”181
Unit 13 World Economy186
1. The economy is holding up surprisingly well in a year of austerity186
2. IMF calls on UK to do more to boost economy191
3. EU， South Korea to ally on faster mobile access195
Unit 14 Business News201
1. Chinese trade with Africa keeps growing; fears of neocolonialism are overdone
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2. “We’re happy” — Frenzy drives traffic to retailers205
3. EU duties on Chinese solar panels losing member state support210
Unit 15 The London 2012 Olympics216
1. London Olympics opening ceremony quirky， fun， loud， British216
2. Licence to thrill! London welcomes the world with spectacular threehour Olympic Opening Ceremony celebrating Great Britain220
3. Don’t Deny the Joy of Usain Bolt225
Unit 16 Culture News231
1. Eid AlAdha， the story and traditions231
2. Coming to bad ends： stories that refuse closure235
3. The Box and the Keyhole240
Unit 17 The British Pub and Drinking Culture247
1. A Pub Crawl through the Centuries247
2. Still the Moon under Water252
3. Booze buses and drunk tanks to tackle Britain’s drinking culture256
Unit 18 Entertainment News261
1. Scarlett Johansson in Broadway’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof： What did critics think?261
2. Story of Young Woman’s Awakening Is Top Winner265
3. Jennifer Lawrence， interview： ‘I do worry that I’m too in your face’268
Keys to Understanding Ideas in the News274