高级科普英语快速阅读

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）

使用说明——如何实施高级英语快速阅读

实践篇

Unit One Chilean Earthquake May Have Shortened Earth Days

Timed Reading： Can Toads Predict Earthquakes?

Unit Two Is 4G Better Than 3G?

Timed Reading： Top 5 Unexpected Ways You'll Be Using Your Smart Phone

Unit Three Could Computers and Robots Become Conscious?

Timed Reading： Will Artificial Intelligence Invade Second Life?

Unit Four Vuvuzela-SA Football's Beautiful Noise

Timed Reading： Zakumi： Spirit of South Africa 2010

Unit Five Discarded Plastic Bags and Other Debris Threaten Marine Life, Experts Say

Timed Reading： Plastic Bag--On Its Way Out

Unit Six Avatar： The Psychedelic Worldview and the 3D Experience

Timed Reading： Avatar and the World of Shamanism

Unit Seven Defending the USA Pavilion

Timed Reading： The Pavilion Wars

Unit Eight Why Would a Trained Orea Kill a Human?

Timed Reading： Lost Leviathans： Hunting the World's Missing Whales

Unit Nine Where Will the U.S. Get Its Electricity in 2034?

Timed Reading： Scientists Explore How the Humble Leaf Could Power the Planet

Unit Ten Avatar： The Real-Life Science Behind the Fantasy

Timed Reading： Echoes of Avatar： Is a Tribe in India the Real-Life Na ' vi?

Unit Eleven Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien Life

Timed Reading： Alien Life? Astronomers Predict Contact by 2025

Unit Twelve Some Mistakes Your Doctor May Be Making

Timed Reading： Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path

Unit Thirteen The Deadliest Snake in the World--the Black Mamba

Timed Reading： Origin of Snake Fangs

Unit Fourteen Climate Change Likely Caused Polar Bear to Evolve Quickly

Timed Reading： Climate Change Is Happening； Effects Will Be Severe, Now What Will It Cost to Fix It?

Unit Fifteen The Mystery of Crop Circles

Timed Reading： Crop Circles： Artworks or Alien Signs?

Unit Sixteen Fueling the Anger of Doctors

Timed Reading： Doctors Offer Thoughts on Cutting Health Care Costs

Unit Seventeen The Trillion-Dollar Question Is： Who Will Now Lead the Climate Battle?

Timed Reading： Is Combating Climate Change Worth the Cost?

Unit Eighteen Lost? Evidence that Sense of Direction Is Innate

Timed Reading： The Neuroscience of Distance and Desire

Unit Nineteen Global Warming

Timed Reading： Among Weathercasters, Doubt on Warming

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