If you dream of going someplace warm to escape the cold winter weather, a trip to a recently discovered planet would certainly warm you right up. The planet, named OCLE-TR-56b, has temperatures of more than 3,000 °F. “This is the hottest planet we know about,” says Dr. Dimitar Sasselov, a scientist who led the discovery team. “It is hot enough to have an iron fog and to rain hot iron droplets(細(xì)沫).”

The new planet is 30 times farther away than any planet discovered by scientists before. It is in the Milky Way but it is not in our solar system. The new planet moves around a star much like our sun, however. Scientists discovered the planet by using a new planet-searching method, called “transit technique”. They were able to catch sight of the planet when it moved in front of its star, causing the star’s light to dim. Scientists compare the method to discovering the shadow of a bee flying in front of a searchlight 200 miles away. “We believe the door has been opened wide to go and discover planets like Earth,” says Sasselov.

48. We can infer from the passage that____.

A. there is iron on the new planet

B. we could go to the new planet in winter

C. the star could block our view of the new planet

D. scientists are studying the weather on the new planet

49. The “transit technique” can_____.

A. help dim the light of a star                  B. help scientists with a searchlight

C .help discover a bee on a planet               D .help find a planet moving before its star

50. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. New Planet-searching Technique                 B. New Distant Discovery

C. Space Searching                               D. Dream Planet

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　　“What does this have to do with your 　　12　　?”P(pán)at asked．

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　　“In English?”P(pán)at was very 　　13　　 , since he was such a bad student．She was 　　14　　 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 　　15　　 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓勵(lì))her young student．“Well, 　　16　　 me about your dream．”

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　　“But that's 　　18　　 ,”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”

　　“I'm sorry, Miss Jones．That's 　　19　　 I slept so badly．I didn't 　　20　　 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩夢(mèng))!”

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because

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while

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if

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since

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first

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at first

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last

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at last

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so

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yet

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say

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know

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read

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write

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in

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about

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of

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for

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thought

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realized

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hoped

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wanted

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English

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Spanish

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Russian

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German

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bright

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excellent

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worst

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got up

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gone to bed

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fallen asleep

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woken up

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well

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soundly

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heavily

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English

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language

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dream

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homework

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surprised

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worried

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pleased

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excited

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yet

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seldom

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also

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still

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study

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class

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dream

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answer

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tell

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read

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liked

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What is a dream?
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Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person's character. 【小題2】  He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.
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What is a dream?

For centuries, people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep.    1.  However, they have been valued as necessary to a person's health and happiness.

Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a person's character.  2.   He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.

The second theory to become popular was Carl Jung's compensation theory. Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.   3.  Thus, people who think too highly of themselves may  dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.

Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that  dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. ,  4.   Until they reach age  five, they can not express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults,  there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance,

The characters that appear in the dreams of men are often  other men, and often involve physical aggression.

The meaning of dreams continues to be difficult to understand.  5.   If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.

 

A．Dreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.

B．However, people should not take their dreams as reality.

C．They have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.

D．It gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.

E．Children do not dream as much as adults.

F．They think their mind is trying to tell them something.

G．First, there was Sigmund Freud’s theory.

 

 

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