目录
Unit 1
国际风云 1
听力技巧 高手支招——图式激活法
News 01 Acting Alone in Mali Has Its Rewards and Limits 独舞马里,有回报也有局限
News 02 African Union Leaders Talk Mali, Chinese Investment 非盟领导人就马里局势和中方在非投资展开讨
论
News 03 BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa 金砖银行:非洲的发展机遇
News 04 Britain Could Be on Path to EU Exit 英国可能已踏上退出欧盟之路
News 05 Cyber Threat: Top Concern for NATO 网络威胁:北约的头号隐忧
News 06 Far-Reaching American Legacy in Iraq Debated 美国对伊拉克的深远影响引发争议
News 07 Missile Defense System Keeps Watch on Syria 北约部署导弹防御系统监视叙利亚
News 08 U.S. Helping Africa Rise 美国希望助力非洲崛起
News 09 UN Team Faces Tough Task in Syrian Chemical Probe 叙利亚化学武器调查,联合国小组面临困境
News 10 US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans 美国减少驻军考验阿富汗安全部队
News 11 Venezuela-US Relations Unlikely to Change After Chavez后查韦斯时代委美关系不太可能发生改变
News 12 VP Biden: US Not Bluffing on Iranian Nuclear Weapons副总统拜登:美国在伊朗核问题上没有虚张声
势
News 13 Washington Week: Focus on US-Asia Ties 华盛顿周:聚焦美亚关系
News 14 Weapons Flowing to Somali Militants 大量武器流向索马里武装分子
Unit 2
生态环境 45
听力技巧 高手支招——阅读促听力
News 01 UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference 气候变化大会召开在即,联合国秘书
长警告危机
News 02 Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security, Disaster 亚太水资源峰会聚焦水安全与水灾害
News 03 US Coast Guard Monitors Receding Mississippi RiverLevels 美国海岸警卫队持续监测不断下降的密
西西比河水位
News 04 Agriculture and Forestry: Key to Mitigating Climate Change 农林业:减缓气候变化的关键
News 05 Scientists Say Climate Change, Dams Threaten Mekong Livelihoods 科学家称,气候变化和大坝建设
会威胁湄公河流域民众生计
News 06 Report: Widespread Trafficking of Great Apes 报告:野生类人猿的非法交易日趋普遍 News 07
Poachers Kill Elephant Family in Kenya 偷猎者在肯尼亚猎杀了一个大象家族 News 08 Natural
Disasters Displace 32 Million in 2012 *2012 年,自然灾害迫使3,200 万人流离失所
News 09 Minister: Zambia Losing Too Many Lions and Leopards 旅游部长:赞比亚失去了太多狮子和豹子
News 10 Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks 保护鲨鱼的最终投票临近
News 11 Despite Pollution Worries, China Experiments with Carbon Trading 污染困扰下的中国碳交易试验
仍在持续 .
Unit 3
卫生健康 79
听力技巧 高手支招——听后反思
News 01 Findings Could Help Slash Child Malnutrition 新发现可以帮助减少儿童营养不良问题的发生
News 02 Kerry Praises Genetically Modified Crops 克里推崇转基因作物
News 03 Tools to Fight Infectious Diseases Rely on Public Health Programs 战胜传染性疾病还要依靠公共
卫生项目
News 04 World AIDS Day 2012: More Hopeful Than in Past 充满更多希望的2012 世界艾滋病日
News 05 World Health Day Raises Awareness of Deadliest Condition世界卫生日:提高对高血压致命性的认识
News 06 Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses 新发现助力新药物研发,有望阻断致命
病毒复制
News 07 FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger 粮农组织致力于全球饥饿状况的快速评估
News 08 Horse Meat Scandal Spreads Across Europe“马肉风波”席卷欧洲
News 09 Looking Better Helps Cancer Patients Feel Better 好看的容貌有助于癌症病人的恢复
News 10 Parasites, Trauma: Causes of Epilepsy 寄生虫、产伤:癫痫病的诱因
News 11 Report: Superfood for Babies 报告:婴儿的超级食物
News 12 South African Traditional Healers Face Increased Competition 南非传统治疗师面临日益激烈的竞
争
Unit 4
政治热点 117
听力技巧 高手支招——精听和泛听相结合
News 01 ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Highlights Messy US Democracy in Action“ 财政悬崖”决议凸显美国民主制
度的混乱
News 02 US ‘Patriotic Millionaires’: ‘Tax Us More’ 美国“爱国百万富翁”呼吁:“向我们征收更多的
税吧!”
News 03 US Presidential Election Has Global Implications 美国总统大选的全球性影响
News 04 US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国民众对国安局监听事件反应不一
News 05 Italian Political Gridlock Threatens Euro 意大利陷入政治僵局威胁整个欧元区
News 06 John Kerry: First White, Male Secretary of State in 16 Years 约翰?克里:美国16 年来首位白人
男性国务卿
News 07 Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya’s Top Job 肯雅塔子承父业,当选肯尼亚总统
News 08 Obama Hopes Charm Offensive Will Lead to Grand Bargain 奥巴马寄希望于魅力攻势
Unit 5
教育科技 143
听力技巧 高手支招——扩充词汇量
News 01 BlackBerry Unveils Two New Smartphones 黑莓发布两款新型智能手机
News 02 Giant Airship Could Move Huge Amounts of Cargo 能够运载大量货物的巨型飞艇
News 03 Holiday Season Features Latest, Hottest Electronic Gadgets 节假日:新款、热门电子产品的销售
旺季
News 04 iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope *iPhone:价格低廉的显微镜
News 05 New Generation of Laptops Unveiled 新一代笔记本亮相
News 06 Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions 网络大学为数百万人提供免费课程
News 07 Turkey Provides Schools for Syrian Refugee Children 土耳其为叙利亚难民子弟设立学校
News 08 TVs: Bigger, Better at Las Vegas CES 拉斯维加斯消费电子展上更大、更好的电视
Unit 6
财经商贸 169
听力技巧 高手支招——数字听力训练
News 01 Banks in Cyprus Remain Closed After Bailout 救市之后,塞浦路斯多家银行仍在歇业
News 02 Despite Slow Start, Starbucks Expands in India 星巴克在印度:起步缓慢 扩张有序
News 03 E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores 电子商务与传统商店之争
News 04 EU Confronts Youth Unemployment Crisis 欧盟直面青年失业危机
News 05 EU Solar Panel Ruling Sparks Fears of Trade War with China 欧盟太阳能电池板裁决引发中欧贸易
战担忧
News 06 OECD Says Global Economy Rebounds, But Not in Europe 经合组织称,全球经济反弹回升,但欧洲步
伐滞后
News 07 Nigerian Gold Miners Seek the Right to Mine 尼日利亚金矿采掘者寻求采矿权
News 08 Burger Makers Fight to Repeal Biofuel Law 汉堡制造商要求废止生物燃料法
News 09 Fed Chief Warns of Economic Headwinds from Budget Stalemate 美联储主席警告预算僵局将导致经济
下滑
News 10 IMF Lowers Its Global Economic Prospects 国际货币基金组织下调全球经济增长预期
News 11 Robots Help US Manufacturers Compete with China 机器人助美国制造业与中国抗衡
News 12 Russia Re-Industrializes as Energy Boom Fades 能源热消退后,俄罗斯开始再工业化进程
News 13 US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel 美国预算僵局可能影响航空旅行
News 14 War in Syria Hurts Lebanese Tourism Sector 叙利亚战争影响黎巴嫩旅游业
Unit 7
社会百态 213
听力技巧 高手支招——长句理解
Unit 8
体育娱乐 251
听力技巧 高手支招——做笔记
Unit 9
文化博览 271
听力技巧 高手支招——语篇分析