Unit 1 Cars：Need a RideReading A Why Don't We Still Drive Steam Cars？ 2
Reading B How Google's Robo-Cars Mean the End of Driving As We Know It 7
Reading C How Biodiesel Works 13
Unit 2 Robot：Genesis or Apocalypse？Reading A Nasa's Robonaut 2 Scrubs Up for Space Surgery 18
Reading B Quadriplegic Woman Moves Robot Arm with Her Mind 23
Reading C Killer Robots：Natural Evolution,or Abomination？ 28
Unit 3 Space Science：Infinite Development SpaceReading A Space Technology Contributes to New Artificial Heart 34
Reading B Spaceflight Business 40
Reading C Information Technology and Space Exploration 45
Unit 4 Cyber and Digital World：an Inevitable LifestyleReading A How to Build a Successful Online Business 51
Reading B A Place to Put Your Apps 56
Reading C Lost in the Cloud：How Safe Are Your Online Possessions？ 61
Unit 5 Medicine：Limitations and ProgressReading A No Truth to the Fountain of Youth 67
Reading B Infectious Moods：How Bugs Control Your Mind 73
Reading C Living with the Enemy 78
Unit 6 Civil Engineering：Marking the WorldReading A Tower Bridge of London 84
Reading B Roads in Ancient Rome 89
Reading C How the Dubai Seven-Star Hotel Works 94
Unit 7 Domestic Appliances：Toward a Better LifeReading A Getting in a Spin：Why Washing Machines Are No Longer Built to Last 100
Reading B A Thinking Refrigerator？Smart Kitchens Are Coming 105
Reading C How Air Conditioners Work 110
Unit 8 GPS：Tracking Your TraceReading A How Do GPS Receivers Work？ 115
Reading B Precision Agriculture Becomes Mainstream in Minnesota 121
Reading C GPS Tracking：an Invasion of Privacy？ 127
Unit 9 Genetic Engineering：Playing God？Reading A Benefits and Risks of Genetic Engineering 133
Reading B The World‘s First Genetically Modified Humans Have Been Created-It Was Revealed Last Night？ 138
Reading C Does Embryo Gender Selection Have a Place in Society？ 143
Unit 10 Food Technology：Not Only DeliciousReading A Are Biotech Foods Safe to Eat？ 149
Reading B Alternative Farming Methods Reap Success in Oregon 155
Reading C High-pressure Processing：a Step Toward Sustainability？ 160
Unit 11 Digital Age：Privacy and SecurityReading A Privacy vs.Digital Age：Where's the Balance？ 168
Reading B Network Security：Is New Technology Bypassing Traditional Controls？ 173
Reading C Strategic Impacts of the“Snowden Incident”on International Relations 179
Unit 12 Pollution：New Forms,New WorriesReading A Light Pollution：Is There a Solution？ 186
Reading B Square Dancing：Physical Exercise or Noise Pollution？ 191
Reading C Information Pollution 196
Unit 13 Surgery：Can We Change Everything？Reading A Gender Change and a Family's Undoing：Shntesbury Woman's Memoir Stirs Controversy 203
Reading B Changes in Controversial Organ Donation Method Stir Fears 208
Reading C Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery 213
Unit 14 Atomic Energy：a Double-edged SwordReading A Making Nuclear Power at Home 220
Reading B Nuclear Power Could Blast Humans into Deep Space 225
Reading C Nuclear Energy and Pest Control 230
Unit 15 Social Networks：Closer Than EverReading A The Facebook Effect：Good or Bad for Your Health？ 236
Reading B First Thought,Worst Thought 241
Reading C Do Social Networking Sites Improve Your Ability to Network in Real Life？ 246
Unit 16 Health Technology：Time to Save LivesReading A Controversy in Women's Imaging 252
Reading B Big Data Healthcare：the Pros and Cons of Remote Patient Monitoring 257
Reading C New Technology and Health Care Costs-The Case of Robot-Assisted Surgery 263