MAKING THE SWITCH（科普英语阅读文选）

　　本书精选了60篇科普英语短文，分为精读和泛读两部分。精读部分附有练习题，书末附有生词表和练习题答案，可供查阅。所选文章紧跟科学技术的进步，学科覆盖面广泛，内容新颖有趣，文字规范，既能帮助读者提高英语的阅读和翻译能力，还能给读者一些新鲜的科技知识。本书可供高中及选修大学英语四级和六级的学生阅读使用，也可供广大科技工作者学习提高英语水平之用。

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前言
几点说明
PART I INTENSIVE READINGS
Passage 1 These Boots Are Made for Power Walking
Passage 2 Chopping Spree
Passage 3 Do You Fall Asleep Uncontrollably
Passage 4 Robocopters
Passage 5 Teen's Research Wins 40000Pirze
Passage 6 New Specs Help Color-blind
Passage 7 Coming Soon:Videos by Phone
Passage 8 More Accurate GPS
Passage 9 Secrets of Prehistoric Rocks Revealed
Passage 10 Unvaccinated Kids Put Themselves and Others at Risk
Passage 11 Extract Precious Metal from Soil
Passage 12 Dialing for Danger
Passage 13 Ghost Busted in Haunted Rooms
Passage 14 Name That Tune
Passage 15 Making Cars and Light Trucks Equal under the Law
Passage 16 A Car Running on Air
Passage 17 “Lost City”Found on Ocean Floor
Passage 18 The Moon's So Bright,I Gotta Wear Shades
Passage 19 Antimatter Might Whisk Humans into Deep Space
Passage 20 Blood Swap Cures Paralysis
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PART II EXTENSIVE READINGS
KEY TO EXERCISES
GLOSSARY
附录：美国各州州名及缩写表