《考研英语阅读题源Ⅱ》系列结合读者对于前两版的反馈意见，以及近年考研英语阅读的命题实际，选取了符合大家阅读偏好，同时也是考研英语阅读理解文章最集中的题源The Economist《经济学家》、Newsweek《新闻周刊》、Time《时代周刊》、The New York Times《纽约时报》4份期刊杂志，从这些为考研命题者所青睐的优秀原版期刊杂志中分别精选出50篇与考研英语阅读命题趋势相贴近的最新文章，具有较强的时效性。

本册为其中的“纽约时报分册”，分为科技类、健康类等五类。

社会类

Passage 1 California Seeks Thermostat Control

Passage 2 As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise，Food Stamp Use Nears Record

Passage 3 Study Gives High Marks to U．S． Internet

Passage 4 Asian Food Crisis Has Political and Civil Implications

Passage 5 P01arBearIs Made aProtected Species

Passage 6 Sweden Turning Sewage into a Gasoline Substitute

Passage 7 Frustration in the South as a Gasoline Shortage Drags on

Passage 8 Transit Use Hit Five—Decade High in 2008 as Gas Prices Rose

Passage 9 Road Deaths Nationwide Fell Sharply in 2008

Passage 10 Britain Responds to Criticism of Its Universal Health System

文教类

Passage 1 Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records

Passage 2 Online Schooling Grows，Setting Off a Debate

Passage 3 East andWest：SeeingtheWorld through Different Lenses

Passage 4 Report Urges Changes in Teaching Math

Passage 5 Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students

Passage 6 Study Finds Little Benefit in New SAT

Passage 7 New Vision for Schools Proposes Broad Role

Passage 8 College May Become Unaffordable for Most in U．S．

Passage 9 Arts Leaders Urge Role for Culture in Economic Recovery

Passage 10 Ina Digital Future，Textbooks Are History

经济类

Passage 1 0il Hitsy 100 a Barrel for the First Time

Passage 2 FedActs to Rescue Financial Markets

Passage 3 Germany Debates Subsidies for Solar Industry

Passage 4 Nissan Says Electric Cars Will Be Quickly Profitable

Passage 5 Greenspan Concedes Error on Regulation

Passage 6 Fifty Herbert Hoovers

Passage 7 In Asia，Hints of a Distant and Fragile Recovery

Passage 8 China’S Economy Takes a Sharp Domestic Turn

Passage 9 Airbus Warns Output Could Drop as Much as 25％in 2010 and 2011

Passage 10 For Asia，Data Shows a Slow Climb Out ofRecession

科技类

Passage 1 Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas into Gasoline

Passage 2 New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days

Passage 3 Home Brew for the Car,Not the Beer Cup

Passage 4 In a New Climate Model，Short Term Cooling in a Warmer World

Passage 5 Country,the City Version：Farmsin the Sky Gain New Interest

Passage 6 TheMysteriousCough,CaughtonFilm

Passage 7 Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’S Spread

Passage 8 OnWeb andiPhone，aTooltoAid Careful Shopping

Passage 9 Panels of Light，Not Just Points， Fascinate Designers and Industry

Passage 10 Pursuing a Baaery So Electric vehieles Can Go the Extra Miles  

健康类

Passage 1 The Claim：Identical Twins Have Identical DNA

Passage 2 Yes，Running Can Make You High

Passage 3 Life Expectancy Is Declining in Some Pockets ofthe Country

Passage 4 Taste for Quick Boost Tied to Taste for Risk

Passage 5 Panel Sees Role for Smoking in Breast Cancer

Passage 6 G．O．P Senators Question Obama’s Health Reforms

Passage 7 Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

Passage 8 Stealing in Childhood Does Not a Criminal Make

Passage 9 Survey Finds High Fees Commonin Medical Care

Passage 10 Genes Tied to Gap in Treatment ofHepatitis C