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 . iv . 科技英语阅读教程 EST Reading Part II Extensive Reading ……………………………………………… 116 Text B The American Chestnut’s Genetic Rebirth ........................... 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 Outshining Silicon.................................................................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 目录 . v . Contents 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 the Age of Information ......304 Text C What the “Right to Be Forgotten” Means for Privacy in a Digital Age .....................................................................315 Appendix 常见数字、数字符号和数学式英语表达 …………………… 322 Answer Keys 参考答案 ………………………………………………… 326
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