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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） 1

使用说明——如何实施高级英语快速阅读 11

实践篇 35

Unit One Chilean Earthquake May Have Shortened Earth Days 35

Timed Reading: Can Toads Predict Earthquakes? 42

Unit Two Is 4G Better Than 3G? 46

Timed Reading: Top 5 Unexpected WaysYou'll Be Using Your Smart Phone 52

Unit Three Could Computers and Robots Become Conscious? 57

Timed Reading: Will Artificial Intelligence Invade Second Life? 65

Unit Four Vuvuzela—SA Football's Beautiful Noise 70

Timed Reading:Zakumi:Spirit of South Africa 2010 78

Unit Five Discarded Plastic Bags and Other Debris Threaten Marine Life,Experts Say 83

Timed Reading: Plastic Bag—On Its Way Out 90

Unit Six Avatar: The Psychedelic Worldview and the 3D Experience 96

Timed Reading: Avatar and the World of Shamanism 103

Unit Seven Defending the USA Pavilion 108

Timed Reading: The Pavilion Wars 115

Unit Eight Why Would a Trained Orca Kill a Human? 121

Timed Reading: Lost Leviathans: Hunting the World's Missing Whales 129

Unit Nine Where Will the U.S.Get Its Electricity in 2034? 135

Timed Reading: Scientists Explore How the Humble Leaf Could Power thePlanet 142

Unit Ten Avatar: The Real-Life Science Behind the Fantasy 147

Timed Reading: Echoes ofAvatar: Is a Tribe in India the Real-Life Na'vi? 155

Unit Eleven Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien Life 160

Timed Reading: Alien Life? Astronomers Predict Contact by 2025 167

Unit Twelve Some Mistakes Your Doctor May Be Making 173

Timed Reading: Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path 181

Unit Thirteen The Deadliest Snake in the World—the Black Mamba 186

Timed Reading: Origin of Snake Fangs 194

Unit Fourteen Climate Change Likely Caused Polar Bear to Evolve Quickly 199

Timed Reading: Climate Change Is Happening,Effects Will Be Severe,Now What Will It Cost to Fix It? 207

Unit Fifteen The Mystery of Crop Circles 213

Timed Reading: Crop Circles: ArtworksorAlien Signs? 220

Unit Sixteen Fueling the Anger of Doctor 226

Timed Reading: Doctors Offer Thoughts on Cutting Health Care Costs 234

Unit Seventeen The Trillion-Dollar Question Is: Who Will Now Lead the Climate Battle? 240

Timed Reading: Is Combating Climate Change Worth the Cost? 249

Unit Eighteen Lost? Evidence that Sense of Direction Is Innate 254

Timed Reading: The Neuroscience ofDistance and Desire 263

Unit Nineteen Global Warming 268

Timed Reading: Among Weathercasters, Doubt on Warming 277

Answer Keys 283

符号与缩略语表 295