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GALAXIES (星系) OF THE UNIVERSE
The Milky Way is only one galaxy among a few hundred million galaxies in our universe (each with hundreds of billions of stars).
Galaxies are huge groupings of stars, planets, gas and dust. Our sun is in the Milky Way, which measures about 100,000 light years across. That long thin milky bright shape across the middle of the night sky consists of about hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is a spiral (螺旋式的) one, but there are other types.
SPIRAL GALAXIES: There are galaxies that have spiral arms that appear from the center. Our solar system is located on one of the arms of the Milky Way. Our galaxy has a huge black hole at its center that billions of stars circled around.
ELLIPICAL GALAXIES: There are galaxies shaped like a huge egg. The stars in these galaxies tend to be very ancient. Furthermore, the old stars in
elliptical galaxies tend to be yellow and reddish, which based on our understanding of the star evolution,
means they are smaller, darker stars.
IRREGULAR GALAXIES: There are many other shapes of galaxies that aren’t spiral or elliptical. They all fit into the irregular category. They are smaller than spiral galaxies. Like the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, they have rather unusual-looking shapes.
【1】What can we learn about the Milky Way?
A.There are only stars inside it.
B.It’s the biggest spiral galaxy in the universe.
C.There is a black hole at its center.
D.It takes 100,000 years to get there from Earth.
【2】Which of the following is the main factor in categorizing galaxies?
A.Distance from the sun.
B.Size.
C.The number of stars.
D.Shape.
【3】Which of the following galaxies can be classified as an irregular galaxy?
A.The Whale Galaxy — shaped like a whale and similar to the Milky Way in size.
blank space下载B.The Cigar Galaxy — a long and narrow galaxy that looks like an ashy cloud.
C.Cynus A (3C 405) — the brightest egg shape we can observe.
D.The Sunflower Galaxy — a galaxy with multiple arms spreading from its bright heart.
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】B
【解析】
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I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, tiptop: a world-famous genius, like Michael Phelps, or Mark Zuckerberg. Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision. I was a good swimmer, but I peaked at the collegiate State Championships level. My academic record was pretty solid, but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools.
Though I rose to above-average status in a couple of areas, the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more
than a mid-sized fish in a small pond. God apparently had other plans. What drove me crazy, though, was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn. Some folks just seemed to get an unfair intensive dose (剂量) of it. Why couldn’t I be like Bernie Williams, the famed New York Yankees player who also happens to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso (艺术大师)?
Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time. Around ten thousand hours, to be precise, according to author Malcolm Gladwell. I don’t question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing one’s expertise, but it seems that raw talent is equally important. You either have it or you don’t.
I’ve heard that as people approach middle age, their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the gap between the expectations for themselves and the reality. After a few decades of frustration without the desired results, we eventually come to terms with how our lives turned out, even if it falls far short of our idealized youthful expectations.
Hope bends, it seems.
【1】What does the word “delusional” in Para. 2 most probably mean?
A.Imaginary.
B.Realistic.
C.Psychological.
D.Theoretical.
【2】In the passage, the writer thinks of himself as ________.
A.a world-famous genius
B.a mid-sized fish in a small pond
C.a world-class virtuoso
D.a student in an ivy-league school
【3】According to the writer, what makes “greatness”?
A.Extraordinary efforts
B.Talent and time
C.Raw talent
D.Ten thousand hours of practice
【4】Which of the following might be the best title?
A.Hope Bends
B.Frustrating Decades
C.Practice Works
D.Youthful Expectations
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】B
【4】A
【解析】
【1】
词句猜测题。根据上文Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this可知不幸的是，作者对现实的看法与这种妄想不太一致。此处的妄想是指第一段中作者希望自己是个十分优秀的人，故此
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