科技英语基础阅读（第二版）

Preface

Unit 1 Computers and Network 1

Part I Listening for technology 1

Part II Reading for exploration 2

Passage A The New Old Thing 2

Passage B Network Security 10

Part III Watching for discussion 15

Part IV Testing for consolidation 17

Unit 2 Automation and Robotics 19

Part I Listening for technology 19

Part II Reading for exploration 20

Passage A The Function and ELS Issues of a Robot 20

Passage B Dyson’s Robot Vacuum Has 360-Degree Camera, Tank Treads,

Cyclone Suction 27

Part III Watching for discussion 32

Part IV Testing for consolidation 33

Unit 3 Energy 36

Part I Listening for technology 36

Part II Reading for exploration 37

Passage A Capturing Value in Global Gas: Prepare Now for an Uncertain Future 37

Passage B Fact or Fiction: Energy Can Neither Be Created Nor Destroyed？ 43

Part III Watching for discussion 46

Part IV Testing for consolidation 48

Unit 4 Environmental Science 50

Part I Listening for technology 50

Part II Reading for exploration 51

Passage A What Do We Know about Wildfires and Climate Change 51

Passage B Tropical Forests May Not Combat Climate Change 60

Part III Watching for discussion 64

Part IV Testing for consolidation 65

Unit 5 Materials Engineering 67

Part I Listening for technology 67

Part II Reading for exploration 68

Passage A “Miracle Material” Graphene One Step Closer to Commercial Use 68

Passage B Laser-Generated Surface Structures Create Extremely Water-

Repellent Metals 75

Part III Watching for discussion 79

Part IV Testing for consolidation 80

Unit 6 Civil Engineering 82

Part I Listening for technology 82

Part II Reading for exploration 83

Passage A The Business Case for Smart Building Technology 83

Passage B Speedy Analysis of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete 91

Part III Watching for discussion 94

Part IV Testing for consolidation 96

Unit 7 Communication Technology 98

Part I Listening for technology 98

Part II Reading for exploration 99

Passage A Alexa, What Are You Doing with My Family's Personal Info? 99

Passage B Wireless Companies Put up More “Stealth” Towers 106

Part III Watching for discussion 110

Part IV Testing for consolidation 111

Unit 8 Optimizing Health 113

Part I Listening for technology 113

Part II Reading for exploration 114

Passage A The World Is Richer, Fatter, and Not Much Happier 114

Passage B The Science of Sleep 122

Part III Watching for discussion 127

Part IV Testing for consolidation 129

Appendix Reference Answer 131