清华科技英语阅读.ppt

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1、Task1CourseIntroductionSelectedEnglishReadingsforScienceandTechnologyPresentedbyDr.JamesZhangAutumn2012-Spring20131.1GOALofthiscourseAimsatbuildingupupdatedgeneralknowledgeofmodernscienceandtechnologyand;achievingtheproficiencyofunderstandingdifficultarticlesinlimitedtimeDeve

2、lopingbasicacademicwritingskills1.2Topics1.2.1TopicselectionSourceScientificAmerican(2011-2012)CriteriaBasicdisciplinesStateofArt:mostrecentdevelopment1.2.2TopicstoCoverTopic1:ModernPhysicsTheinflationdebateLivinginaquantumworldTopic2:BiologyandMedicineTheinnerlifeofthegenome

3、BlockingHIV’sattackTopic3:NeuroscienceHiddenSwitchesinthemindWhatmakeeachbrainuniqueTopic4:EvolutionTriumphoftitansFirstofourkindTopic5:AnimalandPlantbehaviorThecompasswithinWhataplantsmellsTopic6:PhilosophyinScienceThoughtexperimentWhymathworks?Topic7:SpaceexplorationBoundfo

4、rthemoonThiswaytoMarsTopic8:Chemistry10unsolvedmysteriesThescentofyourthoughtsTopic9:ComputingandinformationtechnologyTheshadowwebHackingthelightsoutTopic10:EnergyThefalsepromiseofbiofuelsPlanningfortheblackswanTopic11:ClimatechangeThelastgreatglobalwarmingAshiftingbandofrain

5、Topic12:SustainabilityThebluefoodrevolutionCanwefeedtheworldandsustaintheplant?1.3classactivitiesProfessor’spresentationAgeneralviewoftext1ofthespecifictopic;Detailedexplanationofoneorseveralpartsofthetext1Groupdiscussion(3-4studentsasagroup)Theoreticaldiscussion:basicknowled

6、geofthetheoryinvolvedineachtopic;Furthercomprehensionquestionsabouttext1;Generalunderstandingquestionsoftext21.4HomeAssignmentSummarywritingBasedontheProfessor’sclasspresentationandclassdiscussion4articlesassignedseparately,about300wordsforeachDue:1weekaftertheassignmentIn-de

7、pthwritingOnonetopicamongthe12youareinterestedinDue:the17thweek1.5quizzesandexaminationQuizzes:oncefortwoweeks,about5-6inallWordquiz:basedonthewordlistpreparedbyProf.Shortessayquestion:knowledgeofthetopicbasedontheclassdiscussionandthetextFinalExaminationOpentestBasedontheart

8、iclesnotcoveredintheclassQuestiontypes:wordmatching,readingcomprehen