高级科普英语快速阅读

出版时间：2011-5  出版社：南开大学出版社  作者：汪士彬  页数：296  

内容概要

　　《高级科普英语快速阅读》是编者以教育部颁布的《大学英语教学要求》原则为指导，为全国各类高等院校高年级学生（包括外语院校二、三年级的学生）及准备报考非英语专业研究生的学生（具备大学英语五级、六级水平）提供的一本高级进阶英语阅读教材。本教材顺应新形势下英语教学的要求和发展趋势，紧密结合大学英语四、六级统考的要求和练习题型，是更加全面、权威、系统的高级科普快速阅读。

作者简介

　　汪士彬，南开大学教授，享受国务院政府特殊津贴，大学英语四、六级考试的知名辅导专家。现任海南大学三亚学院外语分院院长。长期致力于英语教学法与测试辅导研究，在数家出版社出版了40多部与教学配套教材，包括强化训练英语基本功的语法和词汇指南、快捷掌握阅读技巧的阶梯速读，以及系统梳理各类题型的实战模拟检测等。所编写的四、六级考试辅导用书广受欢迎，多次获全国及省市优秀畅销书奖。

书籍目录

普及科普知识，提高语言素养——学好科普英语快速阅读（汪士彬）使用说明——如何实施高级英语快速阅读实践篇Unit One　Chilean Earthquake May Have Shortened Earth DaysTimed Reading： Can Toads Predict Earthquakes?Unit Two　Is 4G Better Than 3G?Timed Reading： Top 5 Unexpected Ways You'll Be Using Your Smart PhoneUnit Three　Could Computers and Robots Become Conscious?Timed Reading： Will Artificial Intelligence Invade Second Life?Unit Four　Vuvuzela-SA Football's Beautiful NoiseTimed Reading： Zakumi： Spirit of South Africa 2010Unit Five　Discarded Plastic Bags and Other Debris Threaten Marine Life, Experts SayTimed Reading： Plastic Bag--On Its Way OutUnit Six　Avatar： The Psychedelic Worldview and the 3D ExperienceTimed Reading： Avatar and the World of ShamanismUnit Seven　Defending the USA PavilionTimed Reading： The Pavilion WarsUnit Eight　Why Would a Trained Orea Kill a Human?Timed Reading： Lost Leviathans： Hunting the World's Missing WhalesUnit Nine　Where Will the U.S. Get Its Electricity in 2034?Timed Reading： Scientists Explore How the Humble Leaf Could Power the PlanetUnit Ten　Avatar： The Real-Life Science Behind the FantasyTimed Reading： Echoes of Avatar： Is a Tribe in India the Real-Life Na ' vi?Unit Eleven　Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien LifeTimed Reading： Alien Life? Astronomers Predict Contact by 2025Unit Twelve　Some Mistakes Your Doctor May Be MakingTimed Reading： Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy PathUnit Thirteen　The Deadliest Snake in the World--the Black MambaTimed Reading： Origin of Snake FangsUnit Fourteen　Climate Change Likely Caused Polar Bear to Evolve QuicklyTimed Reading： Climate Change Is Happening； Effects Will Be Severe, Now What Will It Cost to Fix It?Unit Fifteen　The Mystery of Crop CirclesTimed Reading： Crop Circles： Artworks or Alien Signs?Unit Sixteen　Fueling the Anger of DoctorsTimed Reading： Doctors Offer Thoughts on Cutting Health Care CostsUnit 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 InnateTimed Reading： The Neuroscience of Distance and DesireUnit Nineteen　Global WarmingTimed Reading： Among Weathercasters, Doubt on WarmingAnswer Keys符号与缩略语表