《高級科普英語快速閱讀》是編者以教育部頒布的《大學(xué)英語教學(xué)要求》原則為指導(dǎo)，為全國各類高等院校高年級學(xué)生（包括外語院校二、三年級的學(xué)生）及準備報考非英語專業(yè)研究生的學(xué)生（具備大學(xué)英語五級、六級水平）提供的一本高級進階英語閱讀教材。本教材順應(yīng)新形勢下英語教學(xué)的要求和發(fā)展趨勢，緊密結(jié)合大學(xué)英語四、六級統(tǒng)考的要求和練習(xí)題型，是更加全面、權(quán)威、系統(tǒng)的高級科普快速閱讀。
汪士彬，南開大學(xué)教授，享受國務(wù)院政府特殊津貼，大學(xué)英語四、六級考試的知名輔導(dǎo)專家�，F(xiàn)任海南大學(xué)三亞學(xué)院外語分院院長。長期致力于英語教學(xué)法與測試輔導(dǎo)研究，在數(shù)家出版社出版了40多部與教學(xué)配套教材，包括強化訓(xùn)練英語基本功的語法和詞匯指南、快捷掌握閱讀技巧的階梯速讀，以及系統(tǒng)梳理各類題型的實戰(zhàn)模擬檢測等。所編寫的四、六級考試輔導(dǎo)用書廣受歡迎，多次獲全國及省市優(yōu)秀暢銷書獎。
普及科普知識，提高語言素養(yǎng)——學(xué)好科普英語快速閱讀（汪士彬）
使用說明——如何實施高級英語快速閱讀
實踐篇
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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