本书共十二个单元，每单元由三大部分组成。第一部分是“讲座”，主要讲解科技英语的语言特点、科技文献的阅读技巧和方法。每一讲之后的“即学即测”，精选了内容丰富、形式多样的练习，巩固学生已学的知识。第二部分是“课文”，课文内容突出科技史特色，介绍人类发展进程中各个时期的科学和技术的发展、科技大发明和大发现、科学家故事等。第三部分是“拓展阅读”，文章与课文话题相同，是对课文内容的拓展，目的是给学生提供更多的阅读实践机会，开阔视野。书后附有各单元的练习答案，便于学生核对和自主学习，所附参考译文，仅供对照参考。本书适合作为高校非英语专业本科生的科技英语阅读教材，也可供广大科技人员和科技英语爱好者阅读参考

Contents

Unit 1Historical Development of Science and Technology

Lecture（了解科技英语的语言特点Understanding Linguistic Featuresof EST1

TextTechnological Evolution of Humankind人类的技术发展史9

Extended ReadingInvention of Wheel车轮的发明16

Unit 2Ancient Civilizations

Lecture（提高科技英语阅读理解能力Improving Reading Comprehensionof EST）20

TextAncient Technology古代的先进技术34

Extended ReadingDevelopment of Civilization文明的发展41

Unit 3History of Science in Early Cultures

Lecture（掌握科技英语文献的阅读方法Mastering ReadingMethods of EST）45

TextScience in the Greek World古希腊的科学62

Extended ReadingPlato and Aristotle柏拉图与亚里士多德68

Unit 4History of Science and Technology in Ancient China

Lecture确定中心思想Determining the Main Idea72

TextScience and Technology of the Tang Dynasty唐朝的科技88

Extended ReadingScience inAncient China古代中国的科学97

Unit 5Science and Technology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Lecture辨认事实与细节Finding Major Details103

TextMedieval Science and Technology中世纪的科学与技术115

Extended Reading（Johannes Gutenberg and His Invention of MovableType Printing谷登堡的活版印刷）122

Unit 6Impact of Science in Europe

Lecture识别逻辑衔接词Recognizing Logical Connectors126

Text（New Ideas during the Scientific Revolution科学革命时期的新思想）133

Extended Reading（Science in the Age of Enlightenment启蒙运动时代的科学）145

Unit 7Industrial Revolution

Lecture识别段落类型Identifying Types of Paragraph149

Text（The Steam Engine — A New Source of Power蒸汽发动机—— 一种新的动力源）161

Extended ReadingMachine Tools机械工具166

Unit 8Modern Science and Technology (Ⅰ)

Lecture（了解衔接与连贯手段的使用 Understanding Cohesionand Cohesive）170

TextDevelopment of Natural Sciences自然科学的发展180

Extended ReadingJames Clerk Maxwell麦克斯韦189

Unit 9Modern Science and Technology (Ⅱ)

Lecture猜测词义Guessing the Meaning of Unknown Words192

TextIn 1900, They Never Imagined1900年， 人们不曾想到……202

Extended Reading（Alexander Fleming and Penicillin弗莱明与青霉素）212

Unit 10Development of Science and Technology in New China

Lecture推理Making Inferences216

Text（Modern Development of Science and Technology in New China新中国的现代科技发展）232

Extended Reading（Yuan Longping — Father of Hybrid Rice“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平）237

Unit 11Scientific Discoveries and Inventions

Lecture总结Drawing Conclusions242

TextTechnologys Ubiquitous Reach科技无处不在253

Extended Reading（The Telephone and Its Inventor电话及其发明者）260

Unit 12Great Men and Women

Lecture（判定作者的观点、态度和语气Identifying the AuthorsViewpoint, Attitude

and Tone）264

TextThree Great Physicists古今三大物理学家279

Extended ReadingMadame Curie and Radium居里夫人与镭286

Key 参考答案289

References 参考文献313"