本书是《新世纪大学英语阅读丛书》中的一册，它旨在帮助那些已完成大学英语基础阶段课程学习的同学们进一步提高英语阅读能力，并在阅读的同时了解一些高科技知识，增加自身知识的信息含量。该书在选材上力求体现时代性、知识性和趣味性，其中大部分文章来自杂志、英美报刊等。读后给人以一种奋发向上的力量。

Part One Computer Science,Internet & IT Industry

Unit 1 The Ancient History of the Internet

Unit 2 The Internet Age,the Internet Economy

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Part Two Space,Aeronautics & Aircraft

Unit 11 Voyagers in Space

Unit 12 Space Noise

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Part Three Missilery

Unit 16 Out of Reach

Unit 17 First Look,First Kill

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Part Four Biotechnology & Medicine

Unit 20 Genetically Modified Food

Unit 21 Is it in the Genes?

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Part Five Miscellaneous

Unit 31 Predictions for 2000

Unit 32 The Web's Identity Crisis

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Key to Reading Comprehension

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鸣谢

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