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课时作业(十二)　Unit 4　Scientists who changed the world 一、阅读理解 A (2022·湖北省黄冈中学高三适应性考试)Kimberly Arcand, a visualization scientist for NASA, has made it her life’s work to help tell the stories of space. Having authored several astrophysics nonfiction books over the years, Arcand recently turned her attention to children’s books. She released Goodnight Exomoon last year, an “astronomical parody”， which takes the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon and explores planetary science in a way that is readable for the very young. The idea, Arcand says, was born when her own children refused to sleep. “I would read for hours to try to get them to go to sleep and they loved Goodnight Moon. One day I could not imagine reading Goodnight Moon again so I started creating stories based on it，” says Arcand. She wrote down one of the versions of her playful parody, and then put it in a drawer where it stayed for nearly a decade. Then, in 2018, scientists found what they believed was the first exomoon orbiting the exoplanet known as Kepler­1625b. “With that first exomoon candidate, it reminded me that I had written the story，” says Arcand. So, the scientist pulled her would­be book out of the drawer and brought it to life. “In the great telescope room there was a telephone, an atmospheric balloon, and a picture of a satellite flying by the moon ...” begins the story, setting readers in a room that houses a huge telescope. The story goes on to introduce children to some of the more modern tools that astronomers use, like accelerometers, micrometers and satellites, teaching them about astronomical objects like comets and exomoons. Arcand hopes the book will excite “space fans”， and that it will inspire children and especially young girls to see the field of science as one that is approachable. This desire drives Arcand’s scientific work, as well. When not penning parodies, Arcand spends her time making complex concepts and theories more accessible to a variety of audiences, from fellow re