程同春、程欣编著的《现代科技英语阅读教程》的编写原则是：结合语言学习的特点，体现基础英语、专业英语和专业知识的三结合，力求成为一门系统性、指导性、趣味性和可读性较强的课程，有利教学，便于自学。全书中，每单元的课文段落接顺序编号，课文后配有注释和汉译文，以帮助读者理解。每单元课文后的练习题和垒书最后部分的五套实践练习题引导读者领会全文重点，掌握一些必要与常用的现代科技英语词汇，并结合进行适量的多项选择、阅读理解和英汉翻译实践，从而提高科技英语的阅读与翻译能力。本书可作为高等学校和高等职业技术学院英语专业和理工类专业高年级学生教学用书，也可供科技工作者和理工类专业人员阅读、学习之用。

程同春、程欣编著的《现代科技英语阅读教程》具有强烈时代气息和体现现代科技英语特色的大学英语阅读教材。课文题材广泛，信息量大，内容新颖，并融思想性、趣味性、可读性和实用性于一体。每单元语篇语言规范，篇幅适中，由浅人深，循序渐进，有利教学，便于自学。每篇英语课文均配有语言点和汉译文(Langguage Points andchirleseTranslations)以及练习(Exercises)，全书最后还配有五套实践练习题(Practice Exercises)和参考答案，目的是引导读者领会课文重点，掌握常用的现代科技英语专业词汇和短语，通过一定的翻译实践提高科技英语的阅读理解与翻译能力。《现代科技英语阅读教程》主要使用对象为高等学校和高等职业技术学院理工类专业和英语专业高年级学生，也可供科技工作者、理工类专业人员或具有中级英语水平以上的广大英语爱好者学习或培训使用。

Unit 1 Web Life Today

 Lesson 1 Diversifying Your Web Life in One Place

 Lesson 2 WWW--Woven Deep into Our Lives

 Lesson 3 The Web Lifestyle

 Lesson 4 Prospects of the Web

Unit 2 WWW and Web Technology

 Lesson 5 World Wide Web

 Lesson 6 How the Internet Works

 Lesson 7 Waves from Space

 Lesson 8 Marketing on the Internet

Unit 3 Information Technology

 Lesson 9  Information Technology

 Lesson 10 Speeding on the Data Highway

 Lesson 11 Catching the Third Wave

 Lesson 12 China's Reform and Information Technology Industry

Unit 4 Computer Science and Technology

 Lesson 13 End of the PC Era

 Lesson 14 Bill Gates' Speech to Tsinghua University

 Lesson 15 The Next Revolution in Computers

 Lesson 16 Virtual Reality Technology

Unit 5 Green Revolution

 Lesson 17 Green Revolution  Clean Cars and Energy

 Lesson 18 Alternative Energy Sources  Solar and Wind Power

 Lesson 19 The Trouble with Biofuels

 Lesson 20 The Next Green Revolution: GMOs

Unit 6 Biotechnology and Cloning

 Lesson 21 The Biotech Century

 Lesson 22 What Are Biorhythms?

 Lesson 23 The Age of Cloning

 Lesson 24 Scientific Researches on Body's Rhythms

Unit 7 Robots

 Lesson 25 Robot Wars: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence

 Lesson 26 Robot Scientist "Adam" Solves Genetic Problems

 Lesson 27 Robots of the Future

Unit 8 Application of Electronic Technology

 Lesson 28 A Brave New Olfactory World  Applications for Electronic Noses

 Lesson 29 Digital Storage Oscilloscopes

 Lesson 30 E-mail Phones

Unit 9 Environmental Protection and Pollution Treatment

 Lesson 31 Environmental Protection and Pollution Treatment

 Lesson 32 A Clean World or a Polluted World?

 Lesson aa Good Effects of E1 Nino

Unit 10 Space Station and Space Technology

 Lesson 34 The International Space Station

 Lesson 35 A New Concept for Spacecraft Tiles

 Lesson 36 Space Travel in the Future

Unit 11 Nanotechnology

 Lesson 37 Nanotechnology

 Lesson 38 A New Treatment for Cancer  Nanoparticles

Unit 12 Scientific Theory and Scientific Research

 Lesson 39 What Is a Scientific Theory?

 Lesson 40 New Findings from the Latest Scientific Research

Practice Exercises

 Practice Exercise 1

 Practice Exercise 2

 Practice Exercise 3

 Practice Exercise 4

 Practice Exercise 5

Key to Practice Exercises