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