《现代科技英语阅读教程(全新修订版)》具有强烈时代气息和体现现代科技英语特色的大学英语阅读教材。课文题材广泛,信息量大,内容新颖,并融思想性、趣味性、可读性和实用性于一体。每单元语篇语言规范,篇幅适中,由浅人深,循序渐进,有利教学,便于自学。每篇英语课文均配有语言点和汉译文(Langguage Points andchirleseTranslations)以及练习(Exercises),全书最后还配有五套实践练习题(Practice Exercises)和参考答案,目的是引导读者领会课文重点,掌握常用的现代科技英语专业词汇和短语,通过一定的翻译实践提高科技英语的阅读理解与翻译能力。《现代科技英语阅读教程(全新修订版)》主要使用对象为高等学校和高等职业技术学院理工类专业和英语专业高年级学生,也可供科技工作者、理工类专业人员或具有中级英语水平以上的广大英语爱好者学习或培训使用。
Unit 1 Web Life Today
Lesson 1 Diversifying Your Web Life in One Place
Lesson 2 WWW——Woven Deep into Our Lives
Lesson 3 The Web Lifestyle
Lesson 4 Prospects of the Web
Unit 2 WWW and Web Technology
Lesson 5 World Wide Web
Lesson 6 How the Internet Works
Lesson 7 Waves from Space
Lesson 8 Marketing on the Internet
Unit 3 Information Technology
Lesson 9 Information Technology
Lesson 10 Speeding on the Data Highway
Lesson 11 Catching the Third Wave
Lesson 12 China's Reform and Information Technology Industry
Unit 4 Computer Science and Technology
Lesson 13 End of the PC Era
Lesson 14 Bill Gates' Speech to Tsinghua University
Lesson 15 The Next Revolution in Computers
Lesson 16 Virtual Reality Technology
Unit 5 Green Revolution
Lesson 17 Green Revolution Clean Cars and Energy
Lesson 18 Alternative Energy Sources Solar and Wind Power
Lesson 19 The Trouble with Biofuels
Lesson 20 The Next Green Revolution: GMOs
Unit 6 Biotechnology and Cloning
Lesson 21 The Biotech Century
Lesson 22 What Are Biorhythms?
Lesson 23 The Age of Cloning
Lesson 24 Scientific Researches on Body's Rhythms
Unit 7 Robots
Lesson 25 Robot Wars: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Lesson 26 Robot Scientist "Adam" Solves Genetic Problems
Lesson 27 Robots of the Future
Unit 8 Application of Electronic Technology
Lesson 28 A Brave New Olfactory World Applications for Electronic Noses
Lesson 29 Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
Lesson 30 E-mail Phones
Unit 9 Environmental Protection and Pollution Treatment
Lesson 31 Environmental Protection and Pollution Treatment
Lesson 32 A Clean World or a Polluted World?
Lesson aa Good Effects of E1 Nino
Unit 10 Space Station and Space Technology
Lesson 34 The International Space Station
Lesson 35 A New Concept for Spacecraft Tiles
Lesson 36 Space Travel in the Future
Unit 11 Nanotechnology
Lesson 37 Nanotechnology
Lesson 38 A New Treatment for Cancer Nanoparticles
Unit 12 Scientific Theory and Scientific Research
Lesson 39 What Is a Scientific Theory?
Lesson 40 New Findings from the Latest Scientific Research
Practice Exercises
Practice Exercise 1
Practice Exercise 2
Practice Exercise 3
Practice Exercise 4
Practice Exercise 5
Key to Practice Exercises