全日制工程硕士研究生英语读写教程
作者：吴树敬主编
出版时间：2016年版
内容简介
本教程适合全日制工程硕士研究生英语教学。教程共8个单元，每个单元分A和B两个部分，A课文后设有配合课文理解的练习题和引导学生自主学习的Learning Strategy，B课文后配有练习题及Writing Tips。本程教程的课文内容选材体现了多样化的原则，从人文到科技都有涉猎，内容贴近现实，具有启示作用。 [1]
目录
Unit 1 Development of Technology.............1
Text A Cars of the Future..............................................2
Learning Strategy Preview: Learn About a Text Before Really Reading It......................................11
Text B The Third Industrial Revolution........................12
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (1) Selecting a Topic....................................18
Unit 2 Education........................................21
Text A Why Doing a PhD Is Often a Waste of Time?....................................................22
Learning Strategy Compare and Contrast Related Readings: Explore Likenesses and
Differences Between Texts to Understand Them Better...................................32
Text B A New App Helps Parenting.............................33
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (2) Doing Exploratory Research...................41
Unit 3 Internet..........................................43
Text A The Internet Gets Physical...............................44
Learning Strategy Synthesize Ideas to Draw Conclusions.............57
Text B Europe Weighs Tough Law on Online Privacy...................................................58
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (3) Evaluating Sources.................................66
Unit 4 Environmental Concerns.................69
Text A Life Without Nukes ..........................................70
Learning Strategy Outline and Summarize: Identify the Main Ideas and Restate Them in
Your Own Words..............................................82
Text B Breathing Is Believing.......................................83
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (4) Note-taking............................................90
Unit 5 Discovery........................................93
Text A The Myth of the Innovator Hero......................94
Learning Strategy Set Up Your Reading Rate..............................107
Text B What Really Makes Us Fat..............................107
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (5) Composing the Research Paper...........114
Unit 6 Nature and Human Society...........117
Text A El Ni.o ..........118
Learning Strategy Four Types of Reading Skills: Skimming, Scanning, Extensive Reading,
Intensive Reading...........................................130
Text B Temperaments and Communication Styles....................................................131
Writing Tips Tips on Research Paper Writing (6) Footnotes and Endnotes......................138
Unit 7 Life Science...................................141
Text A Genes on the March......................................142
Learning Strategy Ask Questions Before You Read.....................153
Text B Hard Math: Adding Up Just How Little We Actually Move..............................154
Writing Tips Tips on Summary Writing...............................160
Unit 8 Ecology.........................................163
Text A Groundwater Depletion Accelerates Sea-Level Rise.......................................164
Learning Strategy Distinguish Main Ideas from Supporting Ones...............................................173
Text B International Agency Calls for Action on Natural Gas Safety..........................174
Writing Tips Tips on Writing an Abstract............................182
Answer Key...................................................187