《高级科普英语快速阅读》是编者以教育部颁布的《大学英语教学要求》原则为指导，为全国各类高等院校高年级学生（包括外语院校二、三年级的学生）及准备报考非英语专业研究生的学生（具备大学英语五级、六级水平）提供的一本高级进阶英语阅读教材。本教材顺应新形势下英语教学的要求和发展趋势，紧密结合大学英语四、六级统考的要求和练习题型，是更加全面、权威、系统的高级科普快速阅读。
汪士彬，南开大学教授，享受国务院政府特殊津贴，大学英语四、六级考试的知名辅导专家。现任海南大学三亚学院外语分院院长。长期致力于英语教学法与测试辅导研究，在数家出版社出版了40多部与教学配套教材，包括强化训练英语基本功的语法和词汇指南、快捷掌握阅读技巧的阶梯速读，以及系统梳理各类题型的实战模拟检测等。所编写的四、六级考试辅导用书广受欢迎，多次获全国及省市优秀畅销书奖。
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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