學(xué)術(shù)英語(yǔ)(理工)_Unit2

1、學(xué)術(shù)英語(yǔ)學(xué)術(shù)英語(yǔ) 理工理工Academic English for Science and EngineeringUnit 2 Searching for InformationUnit Contents1 Finding reliable and better sources2 Scanning and skimming3 Identifying topic sentences for information4 Guessing word meaning5 Using the organization of the text6 Reading critically7 Taking notes

2、8 Writing a summary1 Finding reliable and 1 Finding reliable and better sourcesbetter sourcesTo evaluate source materialsTasksUnit 2 Searching for Informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.5 c 10 i 1 e 2 h3 a4 g6 b7 j8 f9 d 2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning

3、and skimmingUnit 2 Searching for informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning and skimming1 electric power (自動(dòng)化) equipment2 (職業(yè)的) disease3 illegal (移民)4 Music can (振奮) your spirits.5 result in substantial population (轉(zhuǎn)移)6 the (

4、手工制作的) furniture7 He has (在牧場(chǎng)工作) in the north for 20 years.8 eat (有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的) food9 be (卷入) in the trouble10 a new (裝配) line11 (屈服) to the enemy12 make (難以置信的) progress13 unrealistic (樂觀)14 in recent (暴徒) violenceautomation occupationalimmigrantupliftdisplacementhand-craftedranched nutritiousinvolvedassem

5、blyyieldincredible optimismmobUnit 2 Searching for informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning and skimming15 get (專業(yè)的) help16 the luggage should be (加上標(biāo)簽)17 financial (分析員)18 trade (盈余)19 attack on pearl (海港)20 a professional

6、 (專欄作家)21 the (事實(shí)上的) manager of the business22 underestimate the strength of the (革命的) forces23 untie the (鞋帶) and take off your shoes24 trying to (削弱) his authority25 (交換) furs for guns26 a(n) (可訴訟的) case27 raise the (恐懼) of oil crisis28 (仔細(xì)翻看) through her purse29 He has got a(n) (大量的) of

7、fessionallabelledanalystsurplusharborcolumnistvirtualrevolutionaryundercut lacebarterlitigablespectersiftpotUnit 2 Searching for informationl Enhancing your academic languageComplete the paragraph2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning and skimming Robots are playing (越來(lái)越重要的作用) in our life. They replaced

8、humans in the assistance of performing those repetitive and dangerous tasks, (那些人類不愿做或不能做的事) such as in outer space or at the bottom of the sea (以及諸如此類的事) where humans could not survive the extreme environments. But the important role of robots does not (解決人類的擔(dān)憂). (問題提了出來(lái)): Will robots control man?i

9、ncreasingly important role tasks humans prefer not to do, or are unable to doand the like settle mans worries Some questions are raised Unit 2 Searching for informationl Enhancing your academic languageTranslate the following sentences from Text 5 into Chinese.1 最近在紐約時(shí)報(bào)上刊登的一篇文章談到了一種新計(jì)算機(jī)軟件，該軟件在瞬間就能通過(guò)

10、數(shù)以千計(jì)的法律文件篩選并尋找到那些可訴訟的條款，這為律師們節(jié)省了在閱讀文件上所花費(fèi)的數(shù)百小時(shí)。2 他們主要靠耕種來(lái)養(yǎng)活自己，然后再多種一些用以物品交易或賣一些盈余。3 從事農(nóng)業(yè)和畜牧業(yè)者的絕對(duì)數(shù)量大約在1910年時(shí)達(dá)到頂峰（約有1,1001,200萬(wàn)），在此之后人數(shù)便急劇下降。2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning and skimmingUnit 2 Searching for informationl Enhancing your academic languageTranslate the following sentences from Text 5 int

11、o Chinese.4 這個(gè)故事總結(jié)了美國(guó)幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)的工作經(jīng)歷，從失業(yè)工人的層面上講是悲劇，但從全國(guó)勞動(dòng)力的層面上講是件好事。5 人工智能是一種新的自動(dòng)化技術(shù)嗎？是一種削弱了曾經(jīng)是20世紀(jì)末就業(yè)標(biāo)志的腦力工作的技術(shù)嗎？是一種只會(huì)消除更好的工作機(jī)會(huì)的技術(shù)嗎？2 Scanning and skimming2 Scanning and skimmingUnit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic 3 Identifying topic sentences for informationsentences for informationTwo

12、 parts of a topic sentenceTask 1Task 2 Task 3 Text 6 Game TheoryUnit 2 Searching for Informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.5 h 10 g 1 d 2 f3 i4 b6 c7 a8 e9 j Unit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for

13、information for informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.1 Some places are (有問題的) for women traveling alone.2 I have to make some (推測(cè)).3 go through what he calls a period of political (邊緣政策)4 She reminds us of the famous (格言).5 enjoy the (壟斷) of cigarette b

14、usiness6 try to (隱藏) his envy7 If you want a(n) (份額) of the pay, youll have to do your fair share of the work.8 They threatened him with a(n) (訴訟).9 No difficulty can (阻止) us from trying it again.10 joint together for (相互的) benefitsproblematic presumptionsbrinkmanshipdictummonopolyconcealsharelawsui

15、tdetermutualUnit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for information for informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.11 If you are serious about our relationship, you should make (保證).12 promise never to (泄露)

16、his secret13 a(n) (有目的的) decision and action14 (過(guò)得) badly during those days15 the (相互依賴) between humans and nature16 The troops were thoroughly (士氣低落) by this setback.17 The children helped the old man (共同地).18 He (規(guī)定) payment in advance.19 The car is sold with a 12-month (擔(dān)保).20 The benefits have (

17、超過(guò)) the risk.21 Too much food will (引起) sleepiness.22 force applied (一致地) over a surfacecommitmentrevealpurposive fareinterdependence demoralizedcollectivelystipulated warrantyoutweighedinduceuniformlyUnit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for inf

18、ormation for informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.23 the (最佳的) method for improving speaking practice24 refuse to (承認(rèn)) to his crime25 Even the best quality rubber will (毀壞) with age.26 Unless the employers (采取行動(dòng)) quickly, there will be a strike.27 be fa

19、ced with a(n) (兩難境地)28 remain (中立的) in the war29 (無(wú)法忍受的) temper and attitude30 The right hand is (占優(yōu)勢(shì)的) in most people.31 His statement doesnt (符合) with the facts.32 the (結(jié)果) of the election33 (嚇退) the man off34 It is a(n) (直線的) diagram.optimalconfessperishdilemma moveneutralintolerabledominantsquar

20、e bluffoutcomelinearUnit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for information for informationl Enhancing your academic languageComplete the paragraph Few social situations can be modeled by a single interaction. The strategy one uses to (為自己得到最好的結(jié)果)

21、depends on his experience in previous interactions. (為了說(shuō)明這一點(diǎn)), the paper (嘗試運(yùn)用) the example of a game. A player is likely to cooperate only if his opponent previously demonstrated willingness to cooperate, (這個(gè)過(guò)程就導(dǎo)致了) a relationship of mutual reciprocity. (這種例子還出現(xiàn)) in other situations where social in

22、teraction occurs. secure the best outcomes for himselfTo illustrate the pointattempts to usea process that leads toSuch an example also arisesUnit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for information for informationl Enhancing your academic languageT

23、ranslate the following sentences from Text 6 into Chinese.1 就前者來(lái)說(shuō)，玩家按照順序移動(dòng)，（那么）每個(gè)人都了解其他玩家之前的動(dòng)作。就后者而言，玩家同時(shí)做出動(dòng)作，則不了解其他玩家的動(dòng)作。2 當(dāng)一個(gè)人思考別人會(huì)如何反應(yīng)的時(shí)候，他必須站在別人的角度，用和他們一樣的思考方式進(jìn)行思考；一個(gè)人不能將自己的推理強(qiáng)加在別人的身上。3 盡管各位玩家同時(shí)做出動(dòng)作，不知道其他玩家當(dāng)前的動(dòng)作，然而，每個(gè)玩家都必須明白其他玩家也和自己一樣有同樣的想法等等。Unit 2 Searching for information3 Identifying topic s

24、entences 3 Identifying topic sentences for information for informationl Enhancing your academic languageTranslate the following sentences from Text 6 into Chinese.4 事實(shí)上，有眾所周知不好的例子，如：“囚徒困境”（見下文），在這個(gè)游戲中如果每個(gè)人追求自我的最佳利益，那么所有玩家都會(huì)卷入一個(gè)糟糕的結(jié)局。5 這種合作行為可通過(guò)反復(fù)玩這個(gè)游戲?qū)崿F(xiàn)，因?yàn)檫@種由作弊暫時(shí)獲得的利益會(huì)被由于合作破裂引起的長(zhǎng)期的損失所壓倒。Unit 2 Searc

25、hing for information3 Identifying topic sentences 3 Identifying topic sentences for information for information4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningGuessing word meaning from contextGuessing word meaning through affixes and rootsTask 1 Text 7 Darkness on the Edge of the UniverseTask 2Task 3

26、 Text 8 How Nanotechnology WorksUnit 2 Searching for Informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.5 f 10 h 1 g 2 d3 i4 b6 j7 a8 c9 e Unit 2 Searching for information4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words

27、with their definitions.1 amateur (天文學(xué)家)2 sign a(n) (合同) with the landlord3 professional (奉獻(xiàn))4 theory of (進(jìn)化)5 a(n) (蹤跡) of evidence for the claim6 have no (概念) of the law7 (散發(fā)) light and heat8 correct (錯(cuò)誤的) data9 be (插入) in the soil10 climate (預(yù)報(bào))11 (數(shù)量的) information on both costs and benefits12 (擴(kuò)大

28、) domestic demand13 be (精確地) the same14 No one can (貶低) us except ourselves.Unit 2 Searching for informationastronomer contract dedicationevolutiontraceconceptiondiffuseerroneousembeddedpredictionquantitativeexpand precisely degrade4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl Enhancing your acade

29、mic languageMatch the words with their definitions.15 a(n) (排斥的) force16 goods in (運(yùn)送)17 give us a(n) (洞察力) into the problems of education18 (俘獲) an escaped convict19 (充分的) and necessary condition20 a huge (分歧) between them21 have a productive (能力) of 200 cars a week22 cling to a somewhat (靜態(tài)的) view

30、 of society23 The flames (舔著) against the building.24 slowly fall into (衰落)25 (原始的) accumulation of capital26 Success (使承擔(dān)) hard work.repulsivetransitinsightcapturesufficient gulfcapacitystaticlickeddecayprimitiveentailsUnit 2 Searching for information4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl

31、Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.27 (精煉的) oil28 the most (引人注目的) global event29 (不易破碎的) glass30 (理論上的) foundation31 a(n) (障礙) to understanding32 (取消) the dinner party33 broaden our (眼界)34 a pair of (配錯(cuò)的) shoes35 (公然地) break promises36 (目擊) the robbery37 (照字面地) t

32、ranslated38 be of (至關(guān)重要的) importancerefinedspectacularunbreakabletheoreticalbarriercancelhorizonmismatchedblatantlywitnessliterallyvitalUnit 2 Searching for information4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl Enhancing your academic languageComplete the paragraph A landmark discovery of the 1

33、990s was that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating. (這個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)是如此的意義深遠(yuǎn)) that it provides a new way of understanding the behavior of space and time near black holes. It has changed our view of universe, (就如一樣) the discovery has done that the earth rotates the sun. (如果會(huì)怎樣) we have not such a disco

34、very? Were Einstein still alive, (他的發(fā)現(xiàn)很可能為他獲得又一個(gè)諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)). The Beyond Einstein program seeks to advance science and technology in different ways. (將打開新的通道) the questions about universe and space.So significant is the discoverymuch ashis discovery wouldUnit 2 Searching for informationWhat ifhave likely g

35、arnered him another Nobel PrizeIt will opennew paths to 4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl Enhancing your academic languageTranslate the following sentences from Text 7 into Chinese.1 在過(guò)去的十年里，對(duì)古老星光的觀測(cè)讓人對(duì)宇宙的過(guò)去有了深刻的了解，令人驚訝的是，他們也讓人對(duì)未來(lái)的本質(zhì)有了深刻的洞察。而這些數(shù)據(jù)所顯示的未來(lái)令人非常不安因?yàn)槟撤N被稱之為暗能量的東西。2 像地球或太陽(yáng)一樣的普通

36、物質(zhì)只能生成引力，但數(shù)學(xué)演算卻顯示，一種更外在的能源 一種就像是填充桑拿浴的蒸汽一樣的能量均勻地充滿著整個(gè)空間，只不過(guò)這種能量是無(wú)法看到的會(huì)產(chǎn)生與引力相斥的力量。Unit 2 Searching for information4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaningl Enhancing your academic languageTranslate the following sentences from Text 7 into Chinese.4 在測(cè)算充滿宇宙的暗能量的總量的最為精確的嘗試中，遺漏了一個(gè)測(cè)定值，一個(gè)巨大的因數(shù)10123

37、(即一個(gè)1后面跟著123個(gè)0)，這是在科學(xué)歷史中理論和觀測(cè)最為嚴(yán)重的一次誤差。5 距今一千億年后, 任何沒有與我們比鄰的星系都將會(huì)被不斷膨脹的空間橫掃出去，它飛馳而去的速度將會(huì)比光速還快。Unit 2 Searching for information3 快速推進(jìn)到二十世紀(jì)九十年代，那時(shí)我們發(fā)現(xiàn)兩隊(duì)天文學(xué)家對(duì)遙遠(yuǎn)的超新星由天體爆發(fā)所產(chǎn)生的非常耀眼的星星，能夠穿過(guò)宇宙而被看得很清楚進(jìn)行著艱辛而精確的觀測(cè)，用以確定外太空間的膨脹速度是怎樣在宇宙的歷史進(jìn)程中改變的。4 Guessing word meaning4 Guessing word meaning5 Using the organizati

38、on of 5 Using the organization of the textthe textCommon text structuresTask 1Task 2 Text 9 Global warming and its effectsUnit 2 Searching for Informationl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.5 j 10 g 1 c 2 f3 d4 h6 i7 a8 e9 b Unit 2 Searching for information5 Usin

39、g the organization of the 5 Using the organization of the texttextl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.1 the (巨大) of loss2 increase (顯著地) overnight3 (大氣) pressure4 work with greater (緊張)5 give (證據(jù)) in support of a theory6 birds (遷徙) in winter7 speak more (明確地)8 (增

40、強(qiáng)) the electric current9 a disease of frequent (發(fā)生)10 be in control of your own (命運(yùn))11 strong (動(dòng)機(jī)) to succeed12 (年度的) bonus13 be (釋放) from prison14 a(n) (惡毒的) enemy to defeatUnit 2 Searching for informationmagnitudesignificantlyatmosphereintensityevidencemigratingspecificallyamplifyoccurrencedestiny

41、motivationannualreleasedvicious5 Using the organization of the 5 Using the organization of the texttextl Enhancing your academic languageMatch the words with their definitions.15 create a(n) (有關(guān)環(huán)境方面) safe society16 (交替) between rain and sunshine17 the most (突出的) feature of the book18 his (反應(yīng)) to the

42、 news19 (大幅度地) cutting staff20 traffic (規(guī)則)21 a(n) (最小的) charge for the service22 (暴露) of the body to strong sunlight23 (保持) youthful vigor24 (混合) the ingredients25 They are free (最后).26 (謝絕) an invitation27 Man is a reasoning (生物).environmentallyalternateprominentreactiondrastically regulationminimalexposureUnit 2 Searching for informationretaincompoundeventuallydeclinecreature5 Using the organization of the 5 Using the organization of the texttextl Enhancing your academic languageComplete the paragraph Although ord