考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析十一
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(11)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="distant">distant</span>, <span word="oversize">oversize</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="cosmic">cosmic</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="launches">launches</span>--<span word="newsworthy">newsworthy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="barely">barely</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="some">some</span> 50 <span word="extrasolar">extrasolar</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>, <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p> <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Astronomical">Astronomical</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="semiannual">semiannual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>-<span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="team">team</span>--<span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Marcy">Marcy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>--<span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="finds">finds</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whirl">whirl</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="star">star</span> 15 <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="lockstep">lockstep</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="configuration">configuration</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span> 123 <span word="light">light</span>-<span word="years">years</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constellation">constellation</span> <span word="Serpens">Serpens</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="harbors">harbors</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>--17 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>--<span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Marcy">Marcy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawning">dawning</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="implication">implication</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>--<span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cosmic">cosmic</span> <span word="oddball">oddball</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="theorists">theorists</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1995 <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="extrasolar">extrasolar</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="gassy">gassy</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mercury">Mercury</span> <span word="orbits">orbits</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>--<span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="Searchers">Searchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="Jupiters">Jupiters</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="circular">circular</span> <span word="orbits">orbits</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elongated">elongated</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>; <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Earthlike">Earthlike</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="Says">Says</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Tremaine">Tremaine</span>: <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="d">d</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>.</p>
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