本书选编了近年来国外出版的科技书刊及国际学术讨论会论文集不同学科英语论文，其内容涉及了工业、农业、林业、生物学、生态学、生物工程、高新技术、信息科学、计算机技术、经贸、管理科学、物理学、化学、医学、地质、海洋、大气科学等等，以便提高研究生、本科高年级学生、青年教师及科研人员阅读科技英语论文的水平。因此，本书能为适应各类英语考试打下一个良好的基础，确是一本良好的阅读教材。

Unit 1 An American Renaissance in the Next Century

Unit 2 World Food and Natural Resources Outloos in Next Century

Uint 3 New Developments for an Information-Oriented society

Uint 4 The Tasty Tomato and Other Future Marvels

Uint 5 China's Food

Uint 6 Science Education for a New Age and University of the 21st Century

Unit 7 The Second Information Revolution

Unit 8 Eat More,Weigh Less,Feel Great

Unit 9 The Men and the Earth Where to Go

Unit 10 Simple Ways You Can Help Save the Earth

Unit 11 Acid Rain—An Unwelcome Export

Unit 12 Ecology and Its Scope

Unit 13 Genetice and Genetic Engineering

Unit 14 The Scienc That imitates Natural Mechanism

Unit 15 Cryogenics—Not a Common Cold

Unit 16 What Are Computers

Unit 17 Laser

Unit 18 Next to Oxygen

Unit 19 Atmosophere Science

Unit 20 Oceanographers and Their Works

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Universities will stress development of the whole student.They will redesign the total university environment to promote that envi-ronment.