2012年职称英语考试理工A阅读理解
<p> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Wise">Wise</span></p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="December">December</span> 14, <span word="NASA">NASA</span>1 <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trashcan">trashcan</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="you">you</span>: <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wildest">wildest</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>2 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="asteroids">asteroids</span>, <span word="faint">faint</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="blazing">blazing</span> <span word="galaxies">galaxies</span>3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p><p> <span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ned">Ned</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="directs">directs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="circling">circling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>4 (<span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="crosses">crosses</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="poles">poles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>5). <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="outward">outward</span>, <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="every">every</span> 11 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wide">Wide</span>-<span word="field">field</span> <span word="Infrared">Infrared</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span> <span word="Explorer">Explorer</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WISE">WISE</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="infrared">infrared</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>6.</p><p> <span word="Radiation">Radiation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>. <span word="Visible">Visible</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span>7 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainbow">rainbow</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lens">lens</span>, <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="processed">processed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p>
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