《英语文选 理工科》

Contents3

1．Water Power3

2．Coal5

3．Gas8

4．Salt11

5．What people Don′t Know about Air15

6．About Electricity19

7．Conversion of Energy23

8．Geothermal and Solar Energy29

9．Solar Water Heating33

10．Some Power Problems37

11．Noise42

12．Energy and Building Design46

13．An Open Letter to the President（1）52

14．An Open Letter to the President（2）61

15．Are We Alone？68

16．The Sun71

17．The Lunar Surface Environment75

18．Where We Are79

19．Detecting Black Holes83

20．Our Future in Space：It Has Already Begun！87

21．VBNUS--The Burning Question95

22．Breathing below the Surface of the Sea100

23．Mysteries of the Sea104

24．Can We Predict Earthquakes？110

25．Neonatology117

26．Hydroponics：Farming Without Dirt121

27．Biofeedback--Learning More Control127

28．Using the Mind against Disease131

29．Hang Gliding137

30．Dreams That Saved Lives141

31．Water′s Wondrous Talents147

32．Cooling with Sound153

33．Cheaper and Better than Drugs？156

34．New Carbon Calendar161

35．Some Practical Uses of Radioisotopes165

36．A Look at the Future174

37．old or New Technology？179

38．The Modern Wonder of Electronics183

39．Telepathy188

40．What Are Computers？192

41．Space Computers202

42．The Magic of Microelectronics208

43．Black Gold214

44．Science Education for a New Age221

45．Man Searches for Life in Space229

46．Basic and Applied Research238

VOCABULARY247