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<p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2017·日照模拟) 体裁 科普文 题材 地球变暖 词数 381</p><p> <span word="Move">Move</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>—<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="Fiction">Fiction</span></p><p> <span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>—<span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span></p><p> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overheating">overheating</span>: <span word="move">move</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cooler">cooler</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="comets">comets</span> (彗星) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="spinning">spinning</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>, <span word="colder">colder</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> (<span word="NASA">NASA</span>) <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>—<span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="doubling">doubling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Laughlin">Laughlin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Korycansky">Korycansky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="asteroid">asteroid</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="gravitational">gravitational</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Earth">Earth</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="orbital">orbital</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span>, ”<span word="Laughlin">Laughlin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Engineers">Engineers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="comet">comet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> “<span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> ”<span word="our">our</span> <span word="biosphere">biosphere</span> (生物圈) —<span word="by">by</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p>
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