题目内容
9.What is the color of the universe?Astronomers had not answered this question until two months ago.That is when two American astronomers reported on their study of all the light in the universe.They said that the universe would appear to the human eyes to be a light greenish color.Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,Maryland,reported their finding in January.They presented the research at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.They said that finding the color of the universe was not part of their more serious scientific research.They did it for fun.
However,earlier this month,the scientists admitted making a mistake.They said their finding was much more colorful than it should have been.They now say the light from our universe is closer to white.It is more like a milky or creamy white color.
Their study attempted to show what people might see if they could observe the universe from far away.The scientists found the average color by combining light from about two-hundred-thousand star systems.Their information came from an observatory in New South Wales,Australia.
The scientists gave a number value to the colors of the different star systems.Then they added the numbers together and found the average measurement.The scientists used this average to identify the color of the universe.They said it was a very pretty light green.Many newspapers and television stations reported their finding.
Other scientists and color engineers attempted to reproduce the result.Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientists.
When the mistake was corrected,the results changed.The new color of the universe is much less colorful.It is very close to white.
32.The color of the universe isA.
A.close to white B.black
C.blue D.light greenish
33.The two scientists found the color of the universe byD.
A.combining light from about 200,000star systems
B.observing at an observatory in India
C.making long-term scientific research
D.using computer software programs
34.Who found the true color of the universe?C
A.Karl Glazebrook.
B.Ivan Baldry.
C.Mark Fairchild
D.Johns Hopkins..
35.This passage mainly tells usA.
A.what the color of the universe is
B.the light from our universe is a light greenish color
C.the new color of the universe is much more colorful
D.the finding of the color of the universe is difficult.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,主要告诉了读者宇宙的颜色是什么及宇宙颜色研究的过程.
解答 32-35.ADCA
32题答案:A考查细节推理,根据文章第三段的They now say the light from our universe is closer to white.他们说来自我们宇宙的光更接近白色.可知本题答案为A选项.
33题答案:D考查细节推理,根据文章倒数第二段的Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientists.Rochester Institute 的Mark Fairchild 在被Hopkins大学科学家使用的电脑软件项目中发现了一个错误.可知本题答案为D选项(因为早期发现宇宙颜色的两名科学家就是来自Hopkins大学的).
34题答案:C考查细节推理,根据文章倒数第二段的Mark Fairchild of the Rochester Institute discovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Johns Hopkins scientists.Rochester Institute 的Mark Fairchild 在被Hopkins大学科学家使用的电脑软件项目中发现了一个错误.可知本题答案为C选项.
35题答案:A考查细节推理,文章主要告诉了读者宇宙的颜色是什么及宇宙颜色研究的过程.故本题答案为A选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
