《21世纪大学英语》（S版）系列教材根据教育部颁发的最新《大学英语课程教学要求》和《中国英语能力等级量表》以及我国高等院校人才培养特点和教学改革的最新成果编写而成，突出教育必须立德树人的时代要求，重视教学内容的实用性和针对性，在帮助学生培养正确的世界观、人生观和价值观的同时，将语言基础能力的培养与实际涉外交际能力的训练有机地结合起来，以满足21世纪全球化社会经济发展对高等院校人才的要求。
本书为《阅读教程（理工类）（第2版）》第1册，教材的编写以《大学英语教学指南》为指导，所选材料突出理工高校学科属性，兼具工具性和人文性，并以各学科专业领域基础知识为主，涵盖了科学技术、能源材料、环境气候、国际金融、一带一路倡议、教育旅游等。本册共8课，每课围绕一个学科专业主题选取了4篇文章，文后配有相关练习，包括阅读理解题、简答题、翻译题、讨论题及大学英语四级考试阅读题型练习。文章长度和难易度适中，可作为理工高校相关专业学生的英语阅读教材，也可供相关学科专业技术人员和英语爱好者学习时参考。

Lesson One Higher Education in China
Part Ⅰ Text
Breakthroughs in Higher Education During the 13th Five-Year Plan Period
Part Ⅱ Information Match
What We Can't Learn at College
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Study Abroad Without Leaving China
Part Ⅳ Critical Thinking
Zhang Guimei Helps Impoverished Girls Improve Education,
Change Their Fates
l.esson Two Culture
Part Ⅰ Text
The Belt and Road
Part Ⅱ Information Match
My Experience in Shanxi Province
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Chinese Oracle Bone Inscriptions Current with Modem
Popularity
Part Ⅳ Critical Thinking
Heritage Crafts Thrive in Digital Era
Lesson Three Economy
Part Ⅰ Text
The Fight over the Hybrid Future of Work
Part Ⅱ Information Match
Will Freelance Guides Make Tourism More Enjoyable ?
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
20th Anniversary of China's Entry into the WTO
Part IV Critical Thinking
A Shrinking Global Population Could Slow Technological
Progress
Lesson Four Public Security
Part I Text
China's New Personal Information Protection Law Comes into Effect
Part Ⅱ Information Match
Protect Your Privacy When Hunting Job Online
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
UN Stresses Importance of Food Safety on World Health
Part Ⅳ Critical Thinking
China's Data-Driven Dream to Overhaul Health Care
Lesson Five New Technology
Part Ⅰ Text
5G Is Enabling More Innovations
Part Ⅱ Information Match
How Will Driverless Technology Change Our Lives
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Artificial Intelligence: Helpful and Dangerous
Part IV Critical Thinking
China Brings Astronauts Back, Advances Closer to "Space Station Era"
Lesson Six Environment
Part Ⅰ Text
Climate Change and the Pandemic: Seize the Moment
Part Ⅱ Information Match
The EU's Green Rules Will Do Too Little to Tackle Climate
Change
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Climate Changing Makes Diseases Worse
Part IV Critical Thinking
The Methane Hunters
Lesson Seven Energy
Part Ⅰ Text
Delineating China's Renewable Energy Transition
Part Ⅱ Information Match
Energy Conservation
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Petroleum
Part Ⅳ Critical Thinking
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics -- The First Olympic Games
Fully Powered by Green Energy
lJesson Eight Entertainment
Part Ⅰ Text
Yoga as a Lifestyle
Part Ⅱ Information Match
Street Food Around the World
Part Ⅲ Banked Cloze
Creative Dance Revives Cultural Heritage
Part Ⅳ Critical Thinking
Hide and Ski
Appendix Key to the Exercises