科技英語閱讀教程（簡體書）

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Contents

Unit 1 Nuclear Power and Nuclear Radiation……………………… 1

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………… 1

Text A The Swallows of Fukushima .....................................................1

Part II Extensive Reading……………………………………………… 15

Text B Laser Fusion, with a Difference.............................................15

Text C Five Years On from Fukushima.............................................21

Unit 2 Robots and Artifi cial Intelligence…………………………… 27

Part I Intensive Reading ………………………………………………27

Text A Robots with Heart...................................................................27

Part II Extensive Reading ………………………………………………38

Text B Launch the Nanobots.............................................................38

Text C Should We Fear Supersmart Robots...................................42

Unit 3 Education Research ……………………………………………46

Part I Intensive Reading ………………………………………………46

Text A A New Vision for Testing.........................................................46

Part II Extensive Reading……………………………………………… 61

Text B The Science of Learning........................................................61

Text C Rebooting MOOC Research..................................................69

Unit 4 Geology and Geoscience……………………………………… 75

Part I Intensive Reading ………………………………………………75

Text A The Oldest Rocks on Earth....................................................75

Part II Extensive Reading……………………………………………… 89

Text B Fossil GPS.............................................................................89

Text C The Birth of the Geological Map............................................96

Unit 5 GM Technology ……………………………………………… 100

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………100

Text A Editing the Mushroom..........................................................100

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Part II Extensive Reading……………………………………………… 116

Text B The American Chestnut’s GeicRebirth ........................... 116

Text C Saltwater Solution................................................................124

Unit 6 Behavioral Science ……………………………………………130

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………130

Text A Good Habits, Bad Habits......................................................130

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………144

Text B Baby Talk.............................................................................144

Text C Conquer Yourself, Conquer the World.................................152

Unit 7 Material Science ………………………………………………162

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………162

Text A OutshiningSilicon.................................................................162

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………176

Text B Beyond Graphene................................................................176

Text C Using All Energy in a Battery...............................................183

Unit 8 Engineering …………………………………………………… 187

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………187

Text A Birth of a Rocket...................................................................187

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………201

Text B Shape-Shifting Things to Come...........................................201

Text C Bottoms Up..........................................................................209

Unit 9 Computer Science ……………………………………………218

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………218

Text A Extra Sensory Perception.....................................................218

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………230

Text B The Search for a New Machine...........................................230

Text C Just Add Memory.................................................................240

Unit 10 Information Technology……………………………………… 248

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………248

Text A Mind Games.........................................................................248

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Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………261

Text B The Case of Stolen Words...................................................261

Text C The Tech Jungle..................................................................268

Unit 11 Cyber Security …………………………………………………271

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………271

Text A Saving Big Data from Itself...................................................271

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………282

Text B How to Survive Cyberwar....................................................282

Text C In Tech We Don’t Trust........................................................288

Unit 12 Science and Society………………………………………… 291

Part I Intensive Reading………………………………………………291

Text A Our Transparent Future........................................................291

Part II Extensive Reading………………………………………………304

Text B Privacy and Human Behavior in theAge of Information ......304

Text C What the “Right to Be Forgotten”Means for Privacy

in a Digital Age .....................................................................315

Appendix 常見數字、數字符號和數學式英語表達 …………………… 322

Answer Keys 參考答案 …………………………………………………326