《高級科普英語快速閱讀》是編者以教育部頒布的《大學(xué)英語教學(xué)要求》原則為指導(dǎo),為全國各類高等院校高年級學(xué)生(包括外語院校二、三年級的學(xué)生)及準備報考非英語專業(yè)研究生的學(xué)生(具備大學(xué)英語五級、六級水平)提供的一本高級進階英語閱讀教材。本教材順應(yīng)新形勢下英語教學(xué)的要求和發(fā)展趨勢,緊密結(jié)合大學(xué)英語四、六級統(tǒng)考的要求和練習(xí)題型,是更加全面、權(quán)威、系統(tǒng)的高級科普快速閱讀。
汪士彬,南開大學(xué)教授,享受國務(wù)院政府特殊津貼,大學(xué)英語四、六級考試的知名輔導(dǎo)專家,F(xiàn)任海南大學(xué)三亞學(xué)院外語分院院長。長期致力于英語教學(xué)法與測試輔導(dǎo)研究,在數(shù)家出版社出版了40多部與教學(xué)配套教材,包括強化訓(xùn)練英語基本功的語法和詞匯指南、快捷掌握閱讀技巧的階梯速讀,以及系統(tǒng)梳理各類題型的實戰(zhàn)模擬檢測等。所編寫的四、六級考試輔導(dǎo)用書廣受歡迎,多次獲全國及省市優(yōu)秀暢銷書獎。
普及科普知識,提高語言素養(yǎng)——學(xué)好科普英語快速閱讀(汪士彬)
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實踐篇
Unit One Chilean Earthquake May Have Shortened Earth Days
Timed Reading: Can Toads Predict Earthquakes?
Unit Two Is 4G Better Than 3G?
Timed Reading: Top 5 Unexpected Ways You'll Be Using Your Smart Phone
Unit Three Could Computers and Robots Become Conscious?
Timed Reading: Will Artificial Intelligence Invade Second Life?
Unit Four Vuvuzela-SA Football's Beautiful Noise
Timed Reading: Zakumi: Spirit of South Africa 2010
Unit Five Discarded Plastic Bags and Other Debris Threaten Marine Life, Experts Say
Timed Reading: Plastic Bag--On Its Way Out
Unit Six Avatar: The Psychedelic Worldview and the 3D Experience
Timed Reading: Avatar and the World of Shamanism
Unit Seven Defending the USA Pavilion
Timed Reading: The Pavilion Wars
Unit Eight Why Would a Trained Orea Kill a Human?
Timed Reading: Lost Leviathans: Hunting the World's Missing Whales
Unit Nine Where Will the U.S. Get Its Electricity in 2034?
Timed Reading: Scientists Explore How the Humble Leaf Could Power the Planet
Unit Ten Avatar: The Real-Life Science Behind the Fantasy
Timed Reading: Echoes of Avatar: Is a Tribe in India the Real-Life Na ' vi?
Unit Eleven Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien Life
Timed Reading: Alien Life? Astronomers Predict Contact by 2025
Unit Twelve Some Mistakes Your Doctor May Be Making
Timed Reading: Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path
Unit Thirteen The Deadliest Snake in the World--the Black Mamba
Timed Reading: Origin of Snake Fangs
Unit Fourteen Climate Change Likely Caused Polar Bear to Evolve Quickly
Timed Reading: Climate Change Is Happening; Effects Will Be Severe, Now What Will It Cost to Fix It?
Unit Fifteen The Mystery of Crop Circles
Timed Reading: Crop Circles: Artworks or Alien Signs?
Unit Sixteen Fueling the Anger of Doctors
Timed Reading: Doctors Offer Thoughts on Cutting Health Care Costs
Unit Seventeen The Trillion-Dollar Question Is: Who Will Now Lead the Climate Battle?
Timed Reading: Is Combating Climate Change Worth the Cost?
Unit Eighteen Lost? Evidence that Sense of Direction Is Innate
Timed Reading: The Neuroscience of Distance and Desire
Unit Nineteen Global Warming
Timed Reading: Among Weathercasters, Doubt on Warming
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