Номер 6, страница 60 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 3. Science and technology. II. Reading - номер 6, страница 60.

Условие.

6 Read the text and choose the appropriate variants (a–d) to complete the statements after it.

In 1609, Galileo became the first man to turn his telescope to the night sky. He made amazing discoveries that changed mankind’s idea of the world. He saw mountains and craters on the Moon, rings around Saturn, moons around Jupiter and a lot of formerly unknown stars. Galileo’s discoveries in astronomy went

against Church teachings. In his time the Roman Catholic Church taught that the Sun and the stars and planets moved around the Earth. Galileo proved that Copernicus was right when he disagreed with the Earth-centric theory. To say that the Earth was not the centre of the universe was a crime. Galileo had to stop his study and stay at home under house arrest until his death in 1642.

Today, 400 years later, Galileo would be surprised at the modern discoveries made with the help of new powerful telescopes. Here are some examples. Saturn is one of the most beautiful planets in the solar system. It is also one of the windiest. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800 km an hour. Galileo thought that Saturn had 2 moons, but now we can say that the number of moons is 61. In 2009 a new ring around Saturn was discovered. This largest of Saturn’s rings is hiding in the dark.

Likewise, in 1610 Galileo discovered four large moons of Jupiter. To us they are known as Galilean. Since then scientists have discovered many more of Jupiter’s moons. Today, the number of known moons around the planet is 63. It is common knowledge that there are lots of galaxies in the universe. Photographed with the help of powerful telescopes they all look unique. There’s a bright shiny galaxy nicknamed the Silver Dollar Galaxy because it looks like a silver coin with some black holes near its centre. The Sombrero Galaxy in its turn is like a Mexican hat; it’s breathtakingly beautiful too. Great minds in astronomy armed with new technologies keep making new and new discoveries. Anyhow, the secrets and mysteries of the universe remain endless.

1. Galileo was the first man ____.

a) to change people’s idea of the universe

b) to use the newly invented equipment for looking at celestial bodies

c) who managed to surprise other astronomers

d) who didn’t agree with the Earth-centric theory

2. Galileo ____.

a) supported the Church

b) didn’t see eye to eye with Copernicus

c) had to agree with the churchmen

d) never completed his work

3. The latest discovery connected with Saturn was difficult to make because ____.

a) the telescopes are still not powerful enough

b) all the rings were hardly visible

c) the largest ring was hard to detect

d) scientists didn’t believe the large ring existed

4. The recent photographs of galaxies prove that ____.

a) each of them differs from the others

b) they all have something in common

c) they are keeping their mysteries from us

d) only great minds can solve the mysteries of the universe

5. People tend to give space galaxies ____.

a) funny names

b) names that reflect their appearance

c) names reflecting their importance

d) human names

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и выберите подходящие варианты (a–d), чтобы дополнить утверждения после него.

Ответ:

1. b) to use the newly invented equipment for looking at celestial bodies (использовать недавно изобретенное оборудование для наблюдения за небесными телами)

2. d) never completed his work (так и не завершил свою работу)

3. c) the largest ring was hard to detect (самое большое кольцо было трудно обнаружить)

4. a) each of them differs from the others (каждая из них отличается от других)

5. b) names that reflect their appearance (названия, которые отражают их внешний вид)