《高級(jí)科普英語(yǔ)快速閱讀》是編者以教育部頒布的《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)要求》原則為指導(dǎo),為全國(guó)各類(lèi)高等院校高年級(jí)學(xué)生(包括外語(yǔ)院校二、三年級(jí)的學(xué)生)及準(zhǔn)備報(bào)考非英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)研究生的學(xué)生(具備大學(xué)英語(yǔ)五級(jí)、六級(jí)水平)提供的一本高級(jí)進(jìn)階英語(yǔ)閱讀教材。本教材順應(yīng)新形勢(shì)下英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的要求和發(fā)展趨勢(shì),緊密結(jié)合大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四、六級(jí)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(jí)科普快速閱讀。
汪士彬,南開(kāi)大學(xué)教授,享受?chē)?guó)務(wù)院政府特殊津貼,大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四、六級(jí)考試的知名輔導(dǎo)專(zhuān)家,F(xiàn)任海南大學(xué)三亞學(xué)院外語(yǔ)分院院長(zhǎng)。長(zhǎng)期致力于英語(yǔ)教學(xué)法與測(cè)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(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練英語(yǔ)基本功的語(yǔ)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(lèi)題型的實(shí)戰(zhàn)模擬檢測(cè)等。所編寫(xiě)的四、六級(jí)考試輔導(dǎo)用書(shū)廣受歡迎,多次獲全國(guó)及省市優(yōu)秀暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)獎(jiǎng)。
普及科普知識(shí),提高語(yǔ)言素養(yǎng)——學(xué)好科普英語(yǔ)快速閱讀(汪士彬)
使用說(shuō)明——如何實(shí)施高級(jí)英語(yǔ)快速閱讀
實(shí)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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