Unit One 1
Text:Mathematics as a Language of Science 1
Exercises 4
Reading Materials:ⅠMeasurement 8
Ⅱ.Why Do We Count Things in Groups of Ten 8
Unit Two 10
Text:Space Travel 10
Exercises 12
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Space Habitats 17
Ⅱ.Space Shuttle 18
Unit Three 21
Text:Laser and Holography 21
Exercises 23
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Holograms 28
Ⅱ.Lasers in Industry 29
Unit Four 31
Text:The Nature of Scientific Research 31
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Preface 39
Exercises*34 39
Ⅱ.Controlled Experimentation 40
Unit Five 42
Text:Letters of Application 42
Exercises 45
Reading Material:How to Write a Winning Resume 50
Unit Six 53
Text:The Management Science 53
Exercises 56
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Work 60
Ⅱ.Factory Life—a Student's Experience 62
Unit Seven 66
Text:Cooperation in Education,Science and Culture 66
Exercises 70
Reading Material:Rashid's School at Okhla 75
Unit Eight 78
Text:Bank Credit Cards,Traveller's,Cheques and Traveller's Letter of Credit 78
Exercises 83
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Cheque(Check) 87
Ⅱ.Cheque Cards 89
Unit Nine 92
Text:Future Computer Trends and Predictions 92
Exercises 94
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.EDI and EFT 99
Ⅱ.Computer Virus 100
Unit Ten 102
Text:Chinese Patent Agencies 102
Exercises 104
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Patent Agents in China 110
Ⅱ.Questions Concerning Foreign-Related Patent Agency in China 113
Unit Eleven 115
Text:Valuation for Customs Purposes 115
Exercises 117
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.General Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 122
Ⅱ.Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations 124
Text:Remote Sensing 126
Unit Twelve 126
Exercises 128
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Scanning Modes 132
Ⅱ.Multispectral Systems 133
Unit Thirteen 136
Text:The World's Garbage Crisis 136
Exercises 138
Reading Material:The Clean Air Act of 1970 143
Text:United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 146
Unit Fourteen 146
Exercises 150
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Sales Contract 157
Ⅱ.PAPT I Sphere of Application and General Provisions 159
Unit Fifteen 163
Text:The People's Insurance Company of China Ocean Marine Cargo Clauses 163
Exercises 169
Reading Materials:Ⅰ.Kinds of Insurance Documenits 174
Ⅱ.Insurance Terminology 177
Appendix 180