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1、Unit4 Astronomy:thescienceofthestarsⅠ.阅读理解A(2018山西重点中学协作体)Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlo
2、ngitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”(矮行星)in2006,capturedourimaginationbecau
3、seitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem.Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFla
4、gstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh’staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroa
5、chment(入侵).Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.1.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?A.Because
6、itlostitsmajorplanetstatus.B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D.Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse.2.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC.Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrot
7、herinPennsylvania3.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression.B.PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh.C.ClydeTombaugh’sjobwastobuildtelesco
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