山西运城市景胜学校 2023-2024 学年高三上学期期中英语试题B卷

试卷第 1页，共 7页 景胜中学 2023-2024 学年高三期中模拟（11 月） 英语试题（B 卷） 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分） 第一节（共 15 小题，每小题 3 分，满分 45 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A There is no doubt that books have the power to change how people think about the world and the universe around them. These 3 astronomy books have had a significant impact on the way humans think about our place and purpose in the universe: On the Heavens (about 350 BC) by Aristalle Aristotle proposed a geocentric (以地球为中心的) model of the universe in the book. This work is significant as a master work of the Aristotelian worldview, a school of philosophy that dominated (支配) intellectual thinking for almost 2000 years．Eventually， almost everything in it was proven incorrect, but On the Heavens, which is still in print, provides a fascinating view of astronomical evolution. The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (1543) by Nicolaus Copernicus In this book, Copernicus argued that the Sun rather than the Earth lies in the center of the universe. The Earth moves as a planet around the Sun. The most important advantage offered by Copernicus was a vision of the universe as an integrated system, where all the planets move together in elegant harmony. The Mechanism of the Heavens (1831) by Mary Somerville Different from his book Physical Geography, this book was embraced as an important contribution to the understanding of celestial motion (天体运动 ). It became extremely valuable to both astronomers and students and it was used as a textbook for more than half a century. The book went through many revisions, keeping pace with astronomical developments over time. It proves that given the opportunity, women could match the men in science step for step. 1．What can we learn about the book On the Heavens? A．It is banned from printing. B．It mainly focuses on philosophy. C．It is used by many schools today. D．It has proven almost completely wrong. 2．What do On the Heavens and The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres have in common? A．They revealed the truth of the