第一章 如何应对雅思科技类文章阅读 1
第二章 雅思阅读的解题思路及各题型的解题方法 8
第三章 雅思科技类文章阅读训练 16
Unit 1 Human and Nature 16
1.Fall and Rise of the Big Bad Wolf 16
2.Dust in the West 22
3.Fishing Blues 28
Unit 2 Earth:Our Little Planet 33
1.Space Flight Is Hell on Earth 33
2.The Threat from Outer Space 39
Unit 3 Energy 47
1.A Fuel Tank Full of Water 47
2.Ending a Dammed Nuisance 53
3.Power Plays 57
Unit 4 Medical Technology 63
1.Gene Therapy 63
2.A Successful Mixture 69
3.The Eyes Have It 74
Unit 5 Human Mind 79
1.Bored? 79
2.Keeping Your Mind on the Job 85
Unit 6 Cyberspace 90
1.Getting Serious 90
2.Word Nerds Capture Fleeting Online English 96
Unit 7 Telecommunication Technology 103
1.Your Call Is Important to Us 103
2.Home Truths about Telecoms 110
3.Turn Left.No Right.I Mean Left 116
Unit 8 History of Science and Technology 121
1.A Brief History of the Battery 121
2.Concrete Possibilities 129
Unit 9 Human Perception 134
1.How Do We See Red? 134
2.Face Value 142
Unit 10 Animals 146
1.Migration and Homing 146
2.Flight of Fancy 151
答案与解析 156
附录 181
1.The General Service List (GSL):1501-2284 181
2.Headwords of the Academic Word List(AWL) 186
3.The Oxford 250 Most Common Science Words 190
词汇索引 192
参考书目与网站 198