《考研英语阅读题源·经济学家分册》的编者着眼于《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。

社会类

 Passage One Seeds of Hope

 Passage Two The Truth about Recycling

 Passage Three A Capital Idea

 Passage Four Viral and Virtual

 Passage Five A Bit Richer, But a Bit Sicker

 Passage Six Pity the Young

 Passage Seven Emerging Journalism

 Passage Eight As the Waters Rise

 Passage Nine Online Playgrounds

 Passage Ten Playing a Strong Hand

文教类

 Passage One Practically Irrelevant?

 Passage Two The Father of the Man

 Passage Three Schools Unchained

 Passage Four Still Learning

 Passage Five Adventures at the Blackboard

 Passage Six Stay-at-home Students: Want MBA,Won't Travel

 Passage Seven Bursting Bubbles

 Passage Eight Capital of Culture

 Passage Nine A Hard Road to Hoe.

 Passage Ten Chasin' the Trane

经济类

 Passage One There's Life in the Old Dog Yet

 Passage Two Past Rites

 Passage Three So Unfair

 Passage Four Crunch Time

 Passage Five The Bears' Lair

 Passage Six The Outlook for Jobs in America

 Passage Seven A Matter of Sovereignty

 Passage Eight Vive la Velorution!

 Passage Nine The Irish are Coming

 Passage Ten A Turning Point for Detroit

科技类

 Passage One Washing without Water.

 Passage Two Seeing the Light

 Passage Three Overdoing It?

 Passage Four Zap! You're Not Dead..

 Passage Five ANew Old Idea

 Passage Six A Plane that Thinks It's a Boat

 Passage Seven Everlasting Light

 Passage Eight Turk and Rescue

 Passage Nine Name, Rank and Serial Number

 Passage Ten They Came from Outer Space

健康类

 Passage One Mental Illness

 Passage Two Lest We Forget or Lest We Remember?.

 Passage Three Trial of Strength

 Passage Four Fat and Getting Fatter

 Passage Five Magnetic Personalities

 Passage Six Food for Thought

 Passage Seven Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young.

 Passage Eight Win Some, Lose Some

 Passage Nine How to Cheat without Cheating

 Passage Ten The Nature of Nurture