本教材以英語學術思維訓練為中心,以提高學生學術英語閱讀技能為目標,遵 循以讀促寫的原則,重點培養學生做文獻閱讀筆記、提取關鍵資訊、把握學術語言、識別學術語篇組織結構等閱讀技能,從宏觀和微觀兩個層面幫助學生掌握通用的學術規範,學會用科學的思維闡述科學問題,講好科學故事。全書共8個單元,每個單元包括閱讀文章和 學術思維練習題兩個板塊,Introduction to Academic English Reading Strategies and Skills部分則對學術英語閱讀策略和技能進行了集中闡釋。
Unit 1 Nuclear Science and Technology
Text A The Ultimate Battery
Text B Fusion of Minds
Unit 2 Language of Science
Text A Causing Trouble
Text B Welcome to the Fuzzy-Verse
Unit 3 Artificial Intelligence
Text A COVID-19's Al Revolution
Text B Hunting for New Drugs with AI!
Unit 4 Computing Science
Text A Number Crunch
Text B Analogue Comeback
Unit 5 Food Science
Text A Making Life Look and Taste Better
Text B Precision Nutrition
Unit 6 Archeology
Text A The Civilization That Time Forgot
Text B The First Urbanites
Unit 7 Science of Health
Text A Running or Walking
Text B Rethinking Mental Health
Unit 8 Environment and Climate
Text A First, Protect Today's Forests
Text B The Promise and Pitfalls of Trees