与考研命题人的思路一样，编者着眼于《经济学家》、《新闻周刊》、《时代周刊》、《纽约时报》、《泰晤士报》、《英国卫报》这六本国外的优秀杂志，从近几年刊载的文章中各精选出五十篇。根据考开真题的题材类型将这些文章分为社会类、文教类、经济类、科技类和健康类五部分。本书为其中的新闻周刊分册。

江涛，原北京外国语大学青年教师。英国、挪威、荷兰等多国留学背景。从教多年。受中国各大雀、市100多所知名高校之邀。演讲千余场，以 其极具感染力的激情。一针见血的点评。坦诚务实的作风广受学员赞誉。主编《80天攻克雅思》、《70天攻克考研英语》、《40天攻克四级710分新题型》等系列丛书。出版英语教学类书籍上千万字，畅销大陆，远销台湾及东南亚地区。2003年同语言学家、美籍华人彭铁城教授创办华盛顿国际英语学校；2005年创办卓成教育。首开中国民营教育机构多元化研究与大学师资培训之先河。同年。受国家领导人全国人大常委会副委员长成思危接见。

社会类
Passage One Deserving of Respect
Passage Two A Case of Gender Blues
Passage Three Poor Among Plenty
Passage Four The Insurance Climate Change
Passage Five Financial Planning: Wills and Other Ways
Passage Six Making Your Grass Greener
Passage Seven Real Food for Thought
Passage Eight Smile! You're an Unwitting Net Star
Passage Nine Get Ready to Rumble
Passage Ten As Kids Grow, So Do Risks
文教类
Passage One Movies: Who's That Guy with Harry Potter?
Passage Two Girls Going Mild(er)
Passage Three The Men of Summer
Passage Four Fourth-Grade Slump
Passage Five The Low Cost of Guitar Heroism
Passage Six Making a New Buzz
Passage Seven The Rev. John Foley
Passage Eight Common
Passage Nine There's Something about Mary
Passage Ten Extreme Makeovers
经济类
Passage One The Economic Mega-Worry
Passage Two Escape From the Money Pit
Passage Three Europe's Apple Attack
Passage Four Easy Money, a Click Away
Passage Five Putting Detroit in the Shop
Passage Six Life in the Slow Lane
Passage Seven The Color of Money
Passage Eight How to Count Eyeballs
Passage Nine Rogue Offspring
Passage Ten Rebalancing the Economy
科技类
Passage One Perfecting Pinot
Passage Two Honey, iBricked the New Mobile Phone!
Passage Three Who's the Smart Sibling?
Passage Four Know Thyself-Man, Rat or Bot?
Passage Five Prick Up Your Rabbit Ears
Passage Six Technology: Valley of the Gadgets
Passage Seven Making the Skies Green
Passage Eight Targeting Needless Breast Biopsies
Passage Nine New Flights of Fancy
Passage Ten Plotting Pluto's Comeback
健康类
Passage One A Passionate Advocate for Addicts of All kinds, She's Determined to Find a Cure
Passage Two The Dieter's Dilemma
Passage Three Vitamin D in the Spotlight
Passage Four Old Bugs Learn Some New Tricks
Passage Five Minds and Magnets
Passage SIX Health: I Screen, You Screen
Passage Seven Cancer and Staying Fit
Passage Eight Can We Slow Aging?
Passage Nine A Terrible Mystery.
Passage Ten Rivers of Doubt