本书题材广泛，话题新奇有趣，从生物小丑鱼和蛇到超轻型飞机，从人类对遥感技术的应用到神秘的陨石、量子力学、银河系等等。食用转基因食品安全吗?狗与人类的渊源相同吗?小行星会毁灭地球吗?对所有这些疑问，读者都可以在书中找到答案。让读者在学习语言、掌握知识的过程中，感受绝对的轻松和愉悦!本书循序渐进地引导学生在愉快的阅读、思考、练习的过程中逐步提高英语阅读能力和思维能力。

书中所选材针对性强、信息量大。所选文章不但题材广泛、体裁多样，而且内容新颖、语言优美，有利于读者增强语感、扩大词汇量。词汇注释准确、详细，从而为读者阅读扫清障碍。

1 The Seismic—reflection地震反射法／1

2 Pollination风媒／3

3 Warm-blooded Animals温血动物／7

4 The Chemical of Constituents of Life生命的化学成分／9

5 El Nino厄尔尼诺现象／11

6 Individual Bacterium个体细菌／15

7 Glaciers冰川／17

8 Flippers鳍足／20

9 The Nervous System and Genes神经系统和基因／23

10 Quantum Mechanics量子力学／27

11 Helix螺旋体／29

12 Meteorites 陨石／33

13 Glassy Metals玻璃金属／35

14 The Milky Way银河系／39

15 The Visual System视觉系统／41

16 Carbon—based Alternative碳基替代燃料／44

17 Parasitic Mite寄生螨虫／48

18 The Ionic Salt离子盐／49

19 Bees in a Hive蜂群中的蜜蜂／52

20 The Physics of Dance舞蹈的物理原理／54

21 Bilateral Asymmetry of the claws螯的互不对称性／55

22 Living Organism and Environment生物和环境／58

23 True Circulation真正的环流／59

24 Earth's Magnetic Field地球磁场／63

25 Trees’Defensive Tactic树木的防御机能／64

26 The Tendency of Animals动物的警觉性／68

27 Remote Sensing遥感技术／69

28 The Effect of Intersexual Selection on the Evolution of Birdsong异性间选择对鸟类歌曲的演变所产生的影响／73

29 The Space Lab Experiment太空实验室／77

30 A Law of Classical Chemistry一条经典的化学定理／78

31 The Hormone Adrenaline and Brain Function 肾上腺激素和大脑功能／82

32 The Red Sea Rift红海峡谷／84

33 Clown-fish Behavior小丑鱼的行为／85

34 The Carbon Dioxide Content and GIobal Temperature二氧化碳含量和全球气温／89

35 Bracken Fern欧洲蕨／91

36 Serotonin and Hallucinogens复合胺和致幻剂／95

37 The Tidal Action潮汛／98

38 Snake蛇／100

39 Ultralight Airplanes超轻型飞机／102

40 Sea-coaling Expeditions开采海洋煤／105

41 Insects’Reacting昆虫的应急反应／107

42 Earthquake地震／110

43 Tools of Human Being 人类使用的工具／113

44 Sleep 睡眠／116

45 Differences of Brains Between Men and Women 男女大脑的差别／119

46 Forecast Weather预测天气／121

47 Liquid and Gas液体和气体／123

48 Electricity：The Force that Transformed the World电：改造世界之功力／125

49 A Rare Fossil Record罕见的化石记录／128

50 Evolution of Sleep睡眠的进化／130

51 Scientific Theories科学理论／133

52 Plankton 浮游生物／135

53 Raising Oysters饲养牡蛎／137

54 Oil Refining炼油／140

55 Plate Tectonics and Sea-floor Spreading板块结构与海床扩展／143

56 Lcebergs冰山／145

57 Topaz黄水晶／148

58 The Salinity of Ocean Waters海水盐度／150

59 Cohesion—tension Theory内聚压力理论／152

60 Obtaining Fresh Water from Icebergs从冰山中获取淡水／155

61 The Source of Energy能量的来源／157

62 Vision视觉／159

63 Bacteria细菌／161

64 Stages of Sleep睡眠的阶段／163

65 Cells and Temperature细胞与温度／165

66 Marine Mammals海洋哺乳动物／167

67 Chimpanzees黑猩猩／169

68 Nitinol镍钛合金／171

69 Creating Colors创造颜色／174

70 The Organic Foods绿色食品／176

71 Animals's Compasses动物的罗盘／179

72 Pottery陶器／181

73 Mimicry in Plants植物拟态／183

74 Oil and Water油和水／185

75 Salt and Metabolism盐与新陈代谢／188

76 Plants in the Deserts沙漠中的植物／190

77 The Microscopic Technique显微技术／193

78 The History of Chemistry化学的历史／195

79 Hydrogen and Industries氢与工业／198

80 Mars火星／200

81 Vibration Technique Produces Stronger，Environmentally Friendly Plastics通过振动技术制造环保塑料／202

82 In the Shadow of Chemical and Biological Evil 在生化恶魔的阴影中／206

83 A GIimpse of the Secrets of Life生命秘密一瞥／208

84 Cloning Breakthrough Dolly the sheep dies克隆突破——绵羊多莉之死／213

85 Theory of General Relativity Passes Quasar Test广义相对论通过类星体观测的检验／216

86 wi-Fi wireless technology goes mainstream无线保真上网技术必将成为主流／219

87 Running on Air空气汽车／222

88 Talking Lasers会说话的激光／226

89 Supercritical C02 Saves Sunken Treasure超临界二氧化碳拯救沉没的文物／228

90 X-rays Wrap up Insulation X一射线能化绝缘材料／232

91 Really Tough Material：Paper新型建材纸／233

92 Something about Radar关于雷达／236

93 The Mirror Has Two Faces两用镜子／239

94 Is Grn food Safe to Eat? 食用转基因食品安全吗?／240

95 The Time of Smart Homes Is Coming智能家居的时代

96 On Mobile Office移动的办公室／245

97 New guard for Health健康新护卫／248

98 Owning the Night--Night Vision Could Be Essential Edge黑夜的主宰——夜视技术／250

99 Scientists Seek Mars Clues in Chilean Volcano科学家研究有新招从火山样本推测火星文明／254

100 Earthquake control控制地震／256

101 Solar system similar to ours found宇宙中发现与太阳系相像的星系／258

102 Nanotechnology 纳米技术／259

103 Underwater Windmill Makes Power 水下“风车”发电／261

104 Universe is Finite，“Soccer Ball”--Shaped，Study Hints研究暗示：宇宙有限，形同足球／263

105 Gene may set timing of brain diseases基因可以决定脑部疾病的发作时间／264

106 Dog DNA reveals man's link with best friend DNA显示狗与人类的渊源／267

107 The First Clone of a Human Embryo首例人类胚胎克隆／269

108 Mobile Phone in Finland移动电话在芬兰／276

109 Heartbeat That Is Virtually Human虚拟心跳／279

110 Voice Mail语音邮件／282

111 Genetically modified Monkey转基因猴／284

112 Solids，Liquids and Gases固体、液体和气体／287

113 Atoms，Plants and the Sea原子、植物和海洋／289

114 Light光／291

115 Gravitation引力／293

116 The Soil 土壤／295

117 Photosynthesis光合作用／297

118 Heat conduction热传导／300

119 Old Salt Mines：Safe Repositories旧盐矿：安全的储藏室／301

120 Moon Mysteries，Earth's History月球的奥秘和地球的历史／306

121 Robots A Rival to Human 机器人——人类的对手／311

122 Los Angeles Earthquake洛杉矶地震／313

123 The Infrared Scanning Technology红外线扫描技术／316

124 Mystery of Sleep睡眠的秘密／318

125 Safety Threat Facing Airlines航空安全的威胁／320

126 Maybe Asteroids Destroy Earth小行星可能会毁灭地球／323

127 Cut Highway Crashes By Optical Illusion利用光学错觉减少公路交通事故／325

128 Difference Between Cream and Butter in Structure奶油和黄油在食物结构上的区别／327

129 The Formaldehyde Pollution甲醛污染／330

130 Recycling再回收利用／332

131 The Blue Whale And Tracking蓝鲸与追踪／335

132 New—Tech新科技／337

133 Argument on Hydrogen Bomb氢弹引起的争论／340

134 Lead Accumulation铅沉积／342