全书共94篇新闻，按难易程度划分为三个阶段。在此，笔者仅推荐两种阅读顺序以供参考，读者也可视自身水平，自由选择阅读顺序：

如果你听力较弱，建议阅读顺序为：

微词块→听音做题→阅读原文→译文→微解析→微技巧→微点津→微拓展。

如果你听力中等或较强，建议阅读顺序为：

听音做题→微词块→阅读原文→微解析→微技巧→微点津→微拓展→译文。

阶段 基础训练  1

01

Princess Charlotte turns one

夏洛特小公主将迎来一周岁生日  2

02

Two-year-old boy shot his mother

两岁男孩误杀其母  4

03

Baby sets water ski record

婴儿创划水纪录  6

04

American adults spend more than 11 hours on media

美国成年人每天耗在媒体上超过11个小时  8

05

Cyber attack on the U.S. government’s human resources service

黑客攻击了美国政府人力资源服务系统  10

06

Strong economic growth in Asia hurts the area’s environment

亚洲经济的强劲增长破坏了环境  12

07

Heavy rain that hit Texas

袭击得克萨斯州的大暴雨  14

08

San Francisco police chief has resigned

旧金山警察局局长辞职  16

09

The Pollards admitted passing secrets to Israelis

波拉德夫妇承认向以色列提供情报  18

10

The world’s oldest yoga teacher

世界上年长的瑜伽老师  20

11

Walter Palmer shot a lion

沃尔特·帕默射杀狮子  22

12

Queen Elizabeth celebrates birthday with family

英国伊丽莎白女王和家人一同庆生  24

13

2016 U.S. presidential elections

2016年美国总统大选  26

14

Chinese travel up

中国人旅游热  28

15

Childhood obesity continues to climb

儿童肥胖率持续上升  30

16

The first electric aircraft crossing the English Channel

首架穿越英吉利海峡的电动飞机  32

17

Earth’s sixth mass extinction

地球第六次物种灭绝期  34

18

Most U.S. adults still skimp on fruit and veggies

美国大多数成年人水果、蔬菜摄入量仍不达标  36

19

Gene therapy for deafness moves a few steps closer

基因疗法治愈失聪指日可待  38

20

Google self-driving car crashes into bus

谷歌无人驾驶汽车与公交车剐碰  40

21

The Ebola outbreak will end in the world

全球埃博拉疫情将结束  42

22

Drinking coffee can help you live longer

喝咖啡可使人长寿  44

23

Migratiry Bird species are in danger

候鸟面临危险  46

24

Half of people see themselves as global citizens

世界上一半的人口视自己为全球公民  48

25

New versions of McDonald’s Big Mac

麦当劳的新款巨无霸  50

26

A new phone App alerts people about earthquakes

智能手机软件能发出地震预警  52

27

Regular exercises reduce the rate of diseases

定期运动可降低疾病风险  54

28

Chain restaurants get calorie count extension

连锁餐厅（食品）须标明卡路里含量  56

29

Blindness is what many Americans fear most

美国人害怕失明  58

30

Americans are less happy

美国人幸福指数降低  60

31

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef threatened

澳大利亚大堡礁正面临威胁  62

32

United States death rate increased in a decade

美国（人的）死亡率近十年来（首次）上升  64

33

Obesity is increasing

肥胖率日益上升  66

34

Low oil prices and Western sanctions affect Russia’s economy

油价下跌和西方制裁影响了俄罗斯经济  68

第二阶段 强化训练  71

35

Iran plans to start travel industry

伊朗筹划发展旅游业  72

36

The harm of painful stilettos

“恨天高”的危害  74

37

Disney World now hosting weddings for princess brides

迪士尼将为心怀公主梦的新娘举办婚礼  76

38

72-year-old woman was given birth to her first baby

72岁妇女产下她的个宝宝  78

39

Good night’s sleep could keep colds and infections away

高质量的睡眠能使人远离感冒和感染  80

40

Sea levels and arctic temperatures rise

海平面和北极温度双双上升  82

41

Famine threatens parts of sub-Saharan Africa

饥荒威胁撒哈拉以南地区  84

42

Carlos Rosales Mendoza was shot dead

卡洛斯·罗萨莱斯·门多萨被击毙  86

43

Possible food crisis by 2050

2050年或将出现粮食危机  88

44

Kate opens a new store for EACH hospice

凯特王妃为EACH 临终关怀院开张剪彩  90

45

The world refugee crisis

全球难民危机  92

46

The Russian economy shrank over 2014

2014年俄罗斯经济下滑  94

47

Man died after falling from a Los Angeles’ skyscraper

一人从洛杉矶摩天大楼坠亡  96

48

This is a game

这是一次对决  98

49

Putin has accused Turkey of shooting down a Russian warplane

普京指责土耳其击落俄战机  100

50

The bird as an eyewitness

鹦鹉作为目击者  102

51

A giant blood red moon

巨型红色满月  104

52

Packets of cigarette will be plain in the UK

英国销售的香烟将简化包装  106

53

Alzheimer’s worsens faster in women

女性更容易患阿尔兹海默病  108

54

Zimbabwe announced Chinese yuan as its reserve currency

津巴布韦宣布把人民币作为其储备货币  110

55

Drowning among top causes of death in children

溺水是儿童死亡的头号杀手  112

56

Summer additions to your gym bag

夏季健身包应再添点什么？  114

57

Climate change and health

气候变化与健康  116

58

Syrian refugee camp was targeted

叙利亚难民营遭空袭  118

59

Global warming as an urgent threat

全球气候变暖是亟待解决的危机  120

60

Suicide rates increase in U.S.

美国人自杀率上升  122

61

Baby eagles in Washington, D.C. get their names

华盛顿小秃鹰已获名  124

62

World’s sustainable development goals

全球可持续发展目标  126

63

Global unemployment will worsen over the next two years

未来两年全球就业形势将恶化  128

64

Terrorism threatens large numbers of schoolchildren

恐怖主义威胁大批学校的儿童  130

第三阶段 提升训练  133

65

The Japanese yen has risen

日元汇率持续走高  134

66

Larry Krop’s Christmas tree business

拉里·克罗普的圣诞树生意  136

67

Asian Americans are becoming active in politics

亚裔美国人开始活跃于政界  138

68

Why do shifts wreak havoc on human metabolism?

为何上夜班会严重破坏人体的新陈代谢？  140

69

African universities face limited resources

非洲大学面临资源短缺  142

70

Make electricity from coconut

椰壳可用来发电  144

71

Computer controlled vehicles

无人驾驶汽车  146

72

Zika virus

寨卡病毒  149

73

Satellite-based global positioning and tracking

基于人造卫星的全球定位及跟踪（系统）  151

74

The first electrically-powered bus in Africa

非洲辆太阳能公共汽车  154

75

Babies and toddlers use the computer

婴幼儿使用电脑  156

76

New flying devices

新的飞行设备  159

77

The world’s first full-body PET scanner

世界首台全身PET扫描仪  162

78

The “happiness course” at Harvard

哈佛的“幸福课”  165

79

Why Americans feel unhappy?

为什么美国人感觉不幸福？  167

80

Climate change could make parts of Middle East unlivable

气候变化使中东部分地区不事宜居住  170

81

Death Valley

死亡谷  172

82

Springtime phenomena

早春的假象  174

83

Short bursts of high-intensity exercise are good for you

短暂的高强度运动有益于健康  177

84

Equality and equity

平等与公正  180

85

Pretended to be sick

佯装生病  183

86

Rhino poaching hits a record number in South Africa

南非的犀牛偷猎数量创历史新高  186

87

Wetlands for their livelihoods

人类赖以生存的湿地  189

88

City birds outwit country counterparts

城里红腹灰雀比乡下鸟更胜一筹  192

89

Robot as an excellent kitchen assistant

机器人是优秀的厨房助手  195

90

Terrorist attack in France

法国恐怖袭击事件  198

91

World refugees getting worse

全球难民问题升级  201

92

Pollution makes rain last longer

空气污染使暴雨的持续时间延长  204

93

Monkey see, monkey do

有样学样的猴子  207

94

Cameron called for women immigrants to learn English

卡梅伦呼吁移居英国的女性学英语  210