公共英语考试

【单选题】Beijing’s sky watchers will see with their own eyes a bright com- et (彗星) all night long.Comet e/1996 b2(Hyakutake) was first observed by Hyakutake, a Japanese amateur (业余的) astronomer (天文学家)
, on January 30, 1996. It can be seen with the naked eyes (肉眼) overChina,Europe and other northern areas at night through the last week of March and first ten days ofApril. On march 25, it was closed to the earth and the sun.
What is more exciting is that there will be two more rare events in the sky, it is predicted (预言) that another comet, HaleBopp, found on July 23, 1995, byAmericansAlan Hale and ThomasBopp, is expected to pass over the northern part of Heilongjiang province in March 1997. The comet, estimated to be 10×15 kilometres in size, will not return for 3 000 years.
What is even more rare is that a total solar eclipse (日蚀) is expected to occur on March 9, 1997, over Mongolia, Siberia and northern Heilongjiang province. When the sky turns dark, people should be able to see the eclipse and the bright comet HaleBopp at the same time.
An observation (观察,评论) trip to Mohe, Heilongjiang Province, is being organized for the March 1997 sky events, as well as a nationwide astrophoto competition (竞赛).
Beijing sky watchers will be excited because ______.A．they expect to see with their naked eyes the comet found by Hyakutake
B．they will see a comet through a telescope for the first time

C、they have observed a comet by themselves
D．they expect to see the comet found by a Japanese amateur astronomer through a telescope

网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
答案就在文章的第一句。能裸眼看到彗星是一件exciting的事情。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>