第二章 阅读练习 37
Text 1 Computers 37
Text 2 Taking Storage to the Next Dimension 39
Text 3 Hackers Are Enemy Number One on the Internet 44
Text 4 Internet Consumer Guide: Tips on Safe Online Shopping 47
Text 5 Meeting Internet Friends 49
Text 6 Fair Comment 51
Text 7 Home Automation 54
Text 8 Polyphemus Does the Hoovering 56
Text 9 The Return of Artificial Intelligence 58
Text 10 A Smart Card for Everyone? 61
Text 11 Global Warming 63
Text 12 Scholars Predict 50 Million “Environmental Refugees” by 2010 65
Text 13 A New Tree Line 68
Text 14 Waste Recycling 70
Text 15 Fuel for the Future 74
Text 16 The Trouble with Biofuels 77
Text 17 A Cool Concept 79
Text 18 Running on Air 82
Text 19 It Looks Good on Paper 84
Text 20 Fuelled by Coffee 86
Text 21 The Power of Hydrogen 89
Text 22 Plastics and the Microwave 91
Text 23 Practical Applications of Nanotechnology 94
Text 24 Genetic Engineering and Biochemistry 97
Text 25 Winemaking Waste Proves Effective Against Disease-causing Bacteria in Early Studies 100
Text 26 Ant and Tech 102
Text 27 Be Prepared: Before, During and After an Earthquake 104
Text 28 Engineers Use Rocket Science to Make Wastewater Treatment Sustainable 107
Text 29 Introduction to Spacesuit Technology 111
Text 30 Search Begins for “Earth” beyond Solar System 113