2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列(14).doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列(14).doc

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1、2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列(14)及答案AIn1835,aBritishastronomercalledSirJohnHerschelbuiltagianttelescopeinaremoteareaofSauthAfrica.Hewantedtotakeadvantageoftheclearairinthatregiontoobservepartsofthesouthernskynotvisibleinthenorthernhemisphere(半球).InAugustofthaty

2、ear,anarticleappearedintheNewYorkSunwiththefollowingheadline:GREATASTRONOMICALDISCOVERIESMADEBYSIRJOHNHER-SCHEL(FROMTHEEDINBURGHJOURNALOFSCIENCE)TheSbnreportedthatHerschelhaddiscoveredlifeonthemoon—histelescopebeingsopowerfulthathecouldobservetheMoon's

3、surface"asifheWerestandingonit".Morearticlesfollowed,withnewsthatHerschelhadbeenabletoseetheMoon'scraters,rivers,vegetationandanimals—creaturesthatboreastrongresemblancetoantelopes,goatsandpelicansontheEarth.Inthefinalinstallment,itwasrevealedthatHersc

4、helhadactuallyseenaraceoffurry,wingedmenandwomen,human—likecreatureswhocouldfly!TheSun'sillustratorsprovidedgraphicimagesbasedonHerschel's"descriptions".ThestorycausedasensationinAmerica,andweresoonsyndicated(供许多报纸同时发表)tonewspapersallovertheworld.Scien

5、tistswereskepticalabouttheinformation,butitseemsthatnoonepointedoutthattheEdinburghJournalofSciencedidn'tactuallyexist.Therehadbeenamagazinewiththatnamebutithadcloseddownmorethantenyearsbefore.TheSunarticleswere,ofcourse,anelaboratehoax(骗局).Herschelhad

6、notreallyobservedlifeontheMoon,norhadhemadeanyoftheotherastronomicaldiscoveriesthatthearticlereported.Infact,HerscheldidnotevenknowaboutthearticlesuntilhereturnedtoEnglandsometimelater.Hehadnothingtodowiththestoriesatall.TheSunneveradmittedthatthestori

7、eswerefake.However,afewweeksafterthepublication,theeditorwrote:"Wecanonlyconcede(承认)thatthestoryisahoaxiftheScottishpaperthatpublisheditadmitsit."Asthe"Scottishpaper"didn'texist,thiswasnotlikelytohappen.56.Whatisthetextabout?A.AnarticleabouttheMooninan

8、early20thcenturyastrologicalmagazine.B.AseriesofarticlesabouttheMooninaScienceJournalintheearly19th,century.C.AseriesofarticlesabouttheMooninanewspaperintheearly19thcentury.D.AnarticleaboutSouthAfricanskiesinageographical.57.SirJohnHers

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