2015考研英语阅读天文学斥资太空
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crowding">crowding</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="missions">missions</span></p><p> 一个引人瞩目的望远镜把其他科研项目挤出<span word="NASA">NASA</span>的预算</p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="sspace">sspace</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> <span word="moonshots">moonshots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>: <span word="confirmingthat">confirmingthat</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="galaxies">galaxies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>; <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="row">row</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thecollision">thecollision</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1994, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uncover">uncover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strangefact">strangefact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span>,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="tothe">tothe</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span>.</p><p> 哈勃望远镜是于1990年由美国航空航天局发射的一个轨道运行天文台。它已成为美国航空局自20世纪6、70年代阿波罗号发射后最重大的成就之一。它也产生了一系列科学成果：证实了大多数星系中间都有一个黑洞;为1994年彗星和木星碰撞的观测提供最清晰的视角;有助于发现宇宙趋于加速膨胀的奇特现象。在科学领域之外，它也同样是一个公众讨论的热点。哈勃望远镜所提供的美妙图片已经将一代又一代人引入天文学奇观中去。</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universein">universein</span> <span word="infra">infra</span>-<span word="red">red</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="just">just</span> $2.5<span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regretting">regretting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="JamesWebb">JamesWebb</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> , <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="itslaunch">itslaunch</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> . <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="hasgone">hasgone</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $8.8 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="guide">guide</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="Whichwould">Whichwould</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="andNASA">andNASA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreseeable">foreseeable</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="strains">strains</span>.</p>
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