科技英語基礎閱讀(第2版)（簡體書）

本書為“十三五”普通高等教育規劃教材。
本書分為8個單元，每單元設置一個主題，涉及計算機、機器人、能源、環境科學、材料工程、土木工程、通信、健康等多個領域，選材多來自於國外報刊、專業期刊和網絡。每單元由四部分組成：第一部分是導入，通過聽力理解引出本單元，聽力材料選自最新的科技報道，如VOA等；第二部分是單元主體，由兩篇閱讀和相關練習構成。課後練習形式多樣，分別針對各篇章和細節理解、科技詞匯、語法及翻譯設置任務；第三部分是與單元主題相關的英語視頻講座，旨在提高理解能力和科技口語聽說能力；第四部分為詞匯測試，鞏固學生語言基石。每單元後面另附一則科學笑話。本書突出科技英語的特點，體現基礎英語、科技英語和專業知識的三結合，語言現象豐富，可讀性較強，有利於教學，便於自學。

本書突出科技英語的特點，體現基礎英語、科技英語和專業知識的三結合，語言現象豐富，可讀性較強，有利於教學，便於自學。1.選材內容雖然與科技相關，但沒有專業知識的讀者多能理解，英語語言難度加以控制，有利於理工科大學生培養閱讀科技英語的興趣。2. 所選單元主題涵蓋普通理工科院校的主要專業類別，如計算機、機械與自動化、材料、能源、環境、土木等。3. 選材時重點考慮材料的語言地道性和內容新穎性，科技報道多來源於近年VOA、BBC等，課文全部來源於近五年來英美出版的報刊雜誌和發佈的互聯網文章，視頻選自於近年TED視頻。4.配套練習的設置重點考慮了以科技語篇閱讀和詞匯能力為主，兼顧英語聽、說、譯等綜合能力的發展，體現該教材以科技相關內容為載體，培養學生語言綜合能力的初衷。

Preface
Unit 1 Computers and Network 1
Part I Listening for technology 1
Part II Reading for exploration 2
Passage A The New Old Thing 2
Passage B Network Security 10
Part III Watching for discussion 15
Part IV Testing for consolidation 17
Unit 2 Automation and Robotics 19
Part I Listening for technology 19
Part II Reading for exploration 20
Passage A The Function and ELS Issues of a Robot 20
Passage B Dyson's Robot Vacuum Has 360-Degree Camera, Tank Treads,
Cyclone Suction 27
Part III Watching for discussion 32
Part IV Testing for consolidation 33
Unit 3 Energy 36
Part I Listening for technology 36
Part II Reading for exploration 37
Passage A Capturing Value in Global Gas: Prepare Now for an Uncertain Future 37
Passage B Fact or Fiction: Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed？ 43
Part III Watching for discussion 46
Part IV Testing for consolidation 48
Unit 4 Environmental Science 50
Part I Listening for technology 50
Part II Reading for exploration 51
Passage A What Do We Know about Wildfires and Climate Change 51
Passage B Tropical Forests May Not Combat Climate Change 60
Part III Watching for discussion 64
Part IV Testing for consolidation 65
Unit 5 Materials Engineering 67
Part I Listening for technology 67
Part II Reading for exploration 68
Passage A “Miracle Material” Graphene One Step Closer to Commercial Use 68
Passage B Laser-Generated Surface Structures Create Extremely Water-
Repellent Metals 75
Part III Watching for discussion 79
Part IV Testing for consolidation 80
Unit 6 Civil Engineering 82
Part I Listening for technology 82
Part II Reading for exploration 83
Passage A The Business Case for Smart Building Technology 83
Passage B Speedy Analysis of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete 91
Part III Watching for discussion 94
Part IV Testing for consolidation 96
Unit 7 Communication Technology 98
Part I Listening for technology 98
Part II Reading for exploration 99
Passage A Alexa, What Are You Doing with My Family's Personal Info? 99
Passage B Wireless Companies Put up More “Stealth” Towers 106
Part III Watching for discussion 110
Part IV Testing for consolidation 111
Unit 8 Optimizing Health 113
Part I Listening for technology 113
Part II Reading for exploration 114
Passage A The World Is Richer, Fatter, and Not Much Happier 114
Passage B The Science of Sleep 122
Part III Watching for discussion 127
Part IV Testing for consolidation 129
Appendix Reference Answer 131