单选题 Questions 22 -25 are based on the talk show between a reporter and Dr. Cole.
单选题 What is the purpose of the reporter to have the interview?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]22-25 M: Doctor Cole, thank you for agreeing to this interview for the Daily Campus News. Can you tell us about what you and your colleagues discuss at the annual astronomy society meeting last month? W: Yes, for the first time ever the scientific community has established the existence of planets outside our own solar system. Of course we knew that certain distant stars existed. But only recently did we learn that several of them are orbited by their own planets. M: Why did it take so long to locate these planets? W: You have to understand that they are a billion times dimmer than their parent stars. It would be like trying to see the light of a candle next to a huge explosion. M: But the astronomers didn't see the planets through a telescope, how did they find them? W: By a very indirect method which cannot be described here with one or two words. M: There is a powerful new telescope being built in Arizona. Will that help them see these planets? W: They should be able to see them at least in the form of small spots of light, and then the scientist will be able to break down and analyze this light. By doing this, they hope to learn about the chemical composition of these planets. M: I'm looking forward to hearing more when the telescope is in operation. And I'm sure our readers will be interested in it, too. [精解] 这道题的难点是选[C]还是[D],因为[A]中的for the astronomy class和 [B]中的to do some research work与原文信息不符。当我们将范围缩小到[C]及[D]之后,首先找到它们之间的差异,再根据细节加以权衡。通过再次体会原文,可以发现,[D]中的learn about the latest development是错误信息。
单选题 When was the astronomy society meeting held?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 信息来自于:last month。
单选题 What does Dr. Cole say they might learn about the planets with the new telescope?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[精解] surface,temperature都有所涉及;这个科学家说有了天文望远镜就使得这些星球看起来像spots of light,这并不是就因此可以说它们就是spots of light,而是借助于它,可以分析它们的化学成分。
单选题 Why did it take the scientists so long a time to find the new planets?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[精解] 当问及为何要这么长时间时,这个天文学家给出的直接回答是:They are a billion times dimmer than their parent stars.dim的意思是“暗淡无光”。