本书共10个单元，主题涉及中西方文化、电子商务、在线购物、物流、娱乐、旅游、WTO与全球化、新材料、食品安全、转基因、新能源、环境保护、人工智能等，每个单元都由Part A、Part B和Part C组成。Part A、Part B和Part C则由注释、练习等部分组成。本书是按照32课时来设计的，教师和学生在使用时可根据需求作适当调整。[1] 

本书适用于“应用型本科”院校、高等职业技术学院英语专业、理工类专业学生以及非英语专业学生的“拓展”课程，也可供科技工作者和理工类专业人员阅读、学习使用。[1] 

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CONTENTS

Unit 1College Life1

Part AThinking Critically: The Most Important Skill for Students Success

2

Part BIs College Really Necessary for All High School Graduates?

10

Part CTop Five Money Mistakes College Students Make15

Unit 2Culture19

Part AMultiCulturalism or World Culture?20

Part BAmerican Culture26

Part CWhat Should I Absolutely Not Do When Visiting Your Country?

31

Unit 3Ecommerce and Logistics35

Part AElectronic Business36

Part BOnline Shopping43

Part CLogistics49

Unit 4Entertainment (Including Tourism)53

Part AChinese Film Industry Expects Big Action54

Part BA Movie That Moves60

Part CHow to Travel on a Budget?65

Unit 5Globalization69

Part AWTO Accession, Globalization, and a Changing China70

Part BAn Overview of Globalization and Its Positive and Negative Aspects

78

Part CGlobalization Isnt Dead, Its Only Just Beginning84

Unit 6New Materials89

Part ANanotechnology90

Part BSuperconductivity98

Part CBiomaterial104

Unit 7Food Safety108

Part AGene Revolution and Food Security109

Part BDieting does Make Us Depressed—Even Though Were Healthier

115

Part CWhy Could Ramen Noodles Cut Your Life Short?119

Unit 8New Energy122

Part ACan Renewable Energy Save the World?123

Part BThe Myth of Renewable Energy130

Part CA New Dimension for Solar Energy135

Unit 9Environment Protection139

Part AChinaUS Joint Announcement on Climate Change140

Part BThe Chinese Scientific Revolution Aims to Tackle Climate Change

146

Part CEating Less Meat Essential to Curb Climate Change, Says Report

151

Unit 10Artificial Intelligence155

Part AWhy Should We Think About the Threat of Artificial Intelligence?

156

Part BWhy Cant My Computer Understand Me?163

Part CArtificial Intelligence Is Here—and Its Nothing to Fear (Yet)

168