The Development of Telescope

题目与答案

1. Roger Bacon (1200s)

   His invention assisted 31_____ with sight problems when they were reading.

   答案：researchers

   原文定位：This proved to be a benefit mostly for researchers who, until then, had been forced to give up working while still relatively young because of impaired vision

   同义替换：「assisted」↔「proved to be a benefit for」，「sight problems」↔「impaired vision」

2. Lipperhey

   1608: He put concave and convex lenses together to create the telescope

   The small telescope was first use in the 32_____ .

   答案：theatre

   原文定位：It was so small that initially people took it to the theater for a better view of the stage

   同义替换：「small」↔「miniature」，「first use」↔「initially people took it to」

3. Galileo

   1609: He tried out different lenses to improve the telescope

   He started 33_____ of the lenses he needed.

   答案：production

   原文定位：Galileo therefore decided that to solve his problem, he would have to start the production of his own lenses

4. The venetian government hoped to use this instrument for the 34_____ .

   答案：army

   原文定位：The government of Venice were impressed by his invention's obvious potential and envisioned the advantages this eyeglass could have for the army

   同义替换：「hoped to use」↔「envisioned the advantages for」

5. Galileo`s astronomical discoveries

   The Moon

   He discovered its surface was mountains

   He worked out the height of the mountains by identifying spots that were 35_____ .

   答案：bright

   原文定位：Galileo also figured out how to estimate the altitude of the mountains on the moon by looking for bright spots in the dark areas

   同义替换：「worked out the height of」↔「estimate the altitude of」，「identifying」↔「looking for」

6. He created stars 36_____ of the moon`s surface.

   答案：charts

   原文定位：From these calculations, he was able to draw charts of the terrain and show the altitudes of the mountains

   同义替换：「created」↔「draw」，「surface」↔「terrain」

7. Jupiter

   He realized that the bodies orbiting Jupiter were not 37_____ .

   答案：stars

   原文定位：However, by the fifteenth night, he realized that they were going around the planet in a daily orbit, and that in fact, they were moons, not stars

   同义替换：「orbiting」↔「circling」

8. Further development

   Scientists discovered that increasing the telescope`s 38_____ to improve its power.

   答案：length

   原文定位：Scientists realized that when they increased the length of the telescope, the intensity of magnification improved significantly

   同义替换：「improve its power」↔「the intensity of magnification improved」

9. 1670: John Hevelius built a telescope 43 meters long.

   - poor results: the telescope would move with 39_____

   答案：wind

   原文定位：However, these telescopes were soon to prove useless for accurate observation because the slightest wind caused the instrument to shift

   同义替换：「poor results」↔「useless for accurate observation」，「move」↔「shift」

10. The problem was solved by attaching it to a 40_____ .

    答案：building

    原文定位：Finally, in sixteen seventy-five, astronomers abandoned the tube telescope and instead mounted the telescope on a building

    同义替换：「solved the problem」↔「fixed the shaking issue」，「attaching it to」↔「mounted the telescope on」