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17.How many things can you see in the night sky?A lot!On a clear night you might see the Moon,some planets,and thousands of sparkling stars.You can see even more with a telescope.And with bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky.And you can see those objects in more and more detail.
But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see.We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world,on the clearest night of the year.
That's because they're invisible.They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes.
You might find it hard to imagine that stars die.After all,our Sun is a star.Year after year we see it up in the sky,burning brightly,giving us heat and light.The Sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak.But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.
As a star's gases burn,they give off light and heat.But when the gas runs out,the star stops burning and begins to die.
As the star cools,the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center.The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball.If the star was very small,the star ends up as a cold,dark ball called a black dwarf.If the star was very big,it keeps squashing inward until it's packed together tighter than anything in the universe.
Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble.That's how tightly this dead star,a black hole,is packed.What pulls the star in toward its center with such power?It's the same force that pulls you down when you jump--the force called gravity.A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything--even light.The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes.That's why you see nothing but blackness.
So next time you stare up at the night sky,remember:there's more in the Sky than we can see!Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes--the great mystery of space.
60.According to the article,what causes a star to die?A
A.As its gases run out,it cools down.
B.It has a collision with other stars.
C.It can only live for about a million years.
D.As it gets hotter and hotter,it explodes.
61.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A
A.There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.
B.Black holes have gravity.
C.Black holes are invisible.
D.Black holes are dead stars.
62.What happens AFTER a star dies?B
A.It becomes brighter and easier to see.
B.It becomes invisible.
C.It burns up all of its gases.
D.It fails to Earth.
分析 这篇文章主要向我们介绍了一些关于宇宙中星球的天文知识.利用天文望远镜我们可以观察到太空中更多的物体,更为详细地了解星星.还有一些我们看不到的星星,它们靠气体燃烧发光,当气体燃尽,它们便成为被叫做黑洞的神秘死星.
解答 AAB
60 A 细节理解题.根据第四段的But when the gases run out,the star stops burning and begins to die.描述,可知当气体燃尽,星星便停止燃烧,我们就开始看不到它们.故选A.
61 A 推理判断题.根据第二段的But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see.可知,科学家相信天空中一定有我们从未看到的东西,所以没有和黑洞一样神秘的东西是错误的,故选A.
62 B 推理判断题.根据第二段的that's because they're invisible.They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes.可知当星星成为被叫做黑洞的神秘死星后就看不见了,故选B.
点评 学生需要认真阅读原文,把握文章大意,对文章脉络有整体的了解,能仔细查找文中细节,并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断

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