理工专业通用学术英语(基础篇)/北京理工大学明精计划学术丛书

叶云屏主编的《理工专业通用学术英语(基础篇) 》使学生在英语学习目的和方法上实现从通用英语到 通用学术英语的根本转变。通过大量真实书面和口头 语言材料输入，培养学生用英语获取信息、知识和各 学科最新科研成果的兴趣和能力，为学生打开新的知 识和智慧的窗口，激发学生对学业发展、科学研究、 学术素养等问题的深刻思考和思想交锋，培养优秀科 技工作者应具备的品质和素养。阅读材料选自英美通 俗化科技期刊或综合期刊科技栏目，内容发人深省、 触动人心，从科技教育、文理兼容，到发明创造、信 息社会；从科技工作者的工作习惯、思维方式、团队 精神，到学术诚信、职业道德等，内容丰富、体裁多 样、文体生动、语言流畅。听力材料选白英美大众媒 体简短报道和访谈节目，语音标准、语速正常，是语 言运用的典范。教学活动围绕输入材料的理解和讨论 展开，促进听、说、读、写技能的互补与协调发展。

Unit 1 What Are Your Reasons to Become a Scientist or Engineer? Text I 75 Reasons to Become a Scientist Text II 100 Reasons to Become a Scientist or Engineer Text III English: The Inescapable Language Unit 2 Are Children Born Scientists or Engineers? Text I Early Engineering Education Text II Why Kids Are Natural-Born Scientists Text III The Math Gender Gap Explained Unit 3 What Makes a Successful Scientist or Engineer? Text I Habits of Successful Scientists Text II Letter to a Young Scientist Text III What Is an Engineer's Job? What Makes a Good Engineer Unit 4 Is There a Divide Between Sciences and Humanities? Text I Fifty Years on, C. P. Snow's "Two Cultures" Are United in Desperation Text II From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand Text III The Night I Met Einstein Unit 5 What Are the Strategies to Keep Yourselves Motivated? Text I Ten Techniques for Activating the Spirit and Reducing Stress Text II Strategies to Get Yourselves Motivated Text III How to Live Before You Die Unit 6 Why Is Honesty the Best Policy in Science? Text I The Ethics of Science Text II Honesty Text III NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers) Code of Ethics for Engineers Unit 7 Is Necessity Invention's Mother or Vice Versa? Text I Necessity's Mother Text II Top 10 Inventions of the 20th Century Text III Why Jobs Is No Edison Unit 8 What Are Your Dream Teams Like? Text I Teamwork: Tyranny or Happy Marriage? Text II Is Your Team Too Big? Too Small? What's the Right Number? Text III Why Science Is Better When It's Multinational Unit 9 Should Scientists Change Their Minds? Text I On Second Thought Text II When Scientists Screw Up Text III Why Scientists Seem to Change Their Minds Unit 10 How Has the Digital Age Changed Your Lives? Text I People of the Screen Text II The Doom of Physical Books? Text III The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens Unit 11 Are You a Multitasker or Singletasker? Text I Is This the Start of the Multitasking Age? : Text II Are You Suffering from Digital Device Distraction Syndrome? Text III The Myth of Multitasking References Listening Materials Websites 致谢