目录
Unit 1 Cars: Need a Ride
Reading A Why Dont We Still Drive Steam Cars?
Reading B How Googles Robo-Cars Mean the End of Driving As We Know It
Reading C How BiodieselWorks
Unit 2 Robot: Genesis or Apocalypse?
Reading A Nasas Robonaut 2 Scrubs Up for Space Surgery
Reading B Quadriplegic Woman Moves Robot Armwith Her Mind
Reading C Killer Robots: Natural Evolution, or Abomination?
Unit 3 Space Science: Infinite Development Space
Reading A Space Technology Contributes to NewArtificial Heart
Reading B Spaceflight Business
Reading C Information Technology and Space Exploration
Unit 4 Cyber and DigitaIWorld: an Inevitable Lifestyle
Reading A How to Build a Successful Online Business
Reading B A Place to Put Your Apps
Reading C Lostin the Cloud: How Safe Are YourOnline Possessions?
Unit 5 Medicine: Limitations and Progress
Reading A No Truth to the Fountain ofYouth
Reading B Infectious Moods: How Bugs Control Your Mind
Reading C Livingwith the Enemy
Unit 6 Civil Engineering: Marking the World
Reading A Tower Bridge ofLondon
Reading B Roads in Ancient Rome
Reading C How the Dubai Seven-Star HotelWorks
Unit 7 Domestic Appliances: Toward a Better Life
Reading A Gettingin a Spin:Why Washing Machines Are No Longer Built to Last
Reading B A Thinking Refrigerator? Smart Kitchens Are Coming
Reading C How Air Conditioners Work
Unit 8 GPS: Tracking Your Trace
Reading A How Do GPS Receivers Work?
Reading B Precision Agriculture Becomes Mainstream in Minnesota
Reading C GPS Tracking: an Invasion of Privacy?
Unit 9 Genetic Engineering: Playing God?
Reading A Benefits and Risks of Genetic Engineering
Reading B The Worlds First Genetically Modified Humans Have Been Created-It Was Revealed Last Night?
Reading C Does Embryo Gender Selection Have a Place in Society?
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Unit 10 Food Technology: Not Only Delicious
Unit 11 Digital Age: Privacy and Security
Unit 12 Pollution: New Forms, New Worries
Unit 13 Surgery: Can We Change Everything?
Unit 14 Atomic Energy: a Double-edged Sword
Unit 15 Social Networks: Closer Than Ever
Unit 16 Health Technology: Time to Saue Lives