UNIT 1 1
Networking the World 1
Main Reading How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy？ 1
Reading Skills Stylistic Features of EST科技英语的文体特点 10
Related Reading China's We Chat：The Hottest App You Haven't Used Yet 12
UNIT 2 18
Environmental Attempts 18
Main Reading The Dead Sea Is Dying：Can a Controversial Plan Save It？ 18
Reading Skills Language Features of EST科技英语的语言特点 27
Related Reading Wind Turbines—Friend or Foe？ 29
UNIT 3 35
Bioengineering 35
Main Reading Can a Hungry World Say No to GM Crops and Still Have Food Security？ 35
Reading Skills Formation of Technical Words科技英语词汇的构成 43
Related Reading Here's How Close We Are to Real 3-D Printed Food 45
UNIT 4 53
Booming Transportation 53
Main Reading Design Revolution Sweeps the Auto Industry 53
Reading Skills Syntactic Structure Analysis of EST科技英语的句法结构分析 60
Related Reading Floating Trains：What a Way to GO 62
UNIT 5 67
Innovation in Educational Technology 67
Main Reading From Digital Doubter to Tech Guru 67
Reading Skills Features of News Titles in English英语新闻的标题特点 76
Related Reading 21 Years after Challenger，a Teacher Gets Her Shot？ 79
UNIT 6 88
Habit and Health 88
Main Reading With Soap and Water or Sanitizer，a Cleaning That Can Stave Off the Flu 88
Reading Skills How to Read Numbers in EST科技英语文章中数字的解读 96
Related Reading A Little Bit of What You Fancy 98
UNIT 7 104
Exploration of the Moon 104
Main Reading Did We Go to the Moon？ 104
Reading Skills The Importance of Background Knowledge in Reading Scientific Articles科技文章阅读中背景知识的作用 113
Related Reading The Moon，Earth's Nearest Neighbor 114
UNIT 8 123
High-Tech Heading to Sport Arena 123
Main Reading Sports Make Final Call on Technology 123
Reading Skills Abbreviations in EST Reading科技英语阅读中的缩略词 131
Related Reading New Hi-Tech Suits to Change Swimming Again 134
UNIT 9 142
Fantastic Science Story 142
Main Reading True Love 142
Reading Skills The Stylistic Features and Reading Skills of Science Fiction科幻小说的文体特点和阅读技巧 150
Related Reading Happy Accidents 152
UNIT 10 159
Outstanding Scientists 159
Main Reading IVF Pioneer Robert Edwards 159
Reading Skills Understanding the Biography人物传记的阅读技巧 166
Related Reading Yuan Longping—Father of Hybrid Rice 168