专题06 阅读理解C篇（16区二模新题速递）-【好题汇编】2024年高考英语二模试题分类汇编（上海专用）

专题06 阅读理解C篇（16区二模新题速递） 目 录 2023·上海秋考·真题 2024·上海虹口·二模 2024·上海杨浦·二模 2024·上海宝山·二模 2024·上海浦东·二模 2024·上海奉贤·二模 2024·上海青浦·二模 2024·上海闵行·二模 2024·上海黄浦·二模 2024·上海金山·二模 2024·上海普陀·二模 2024·上海嘉定·二模 2024·上海徐汇·二模 2024·上海长宁·二模 2024·上海松江·二模 2024·上海崇明·二模 2024·上海静安·二模 2023·上海秋考·真题 (C) The universe expands with every passing second, stretching the space between galaxies like dough rising in an oven. But just how fast is this expansion happening? As telescopes like Hubble strive to answer this fundamental question, they encounter a perplexing gap between theoretical predictions and observed data. Hubble's measurements indicate a faster rate of expansion in the modern universe compared to what was expected based on observations of the universe more than 13 billion years ago by the European Space Agency's Planck satellite. This inconsistency has been a subject of scientific inquiry for several years. However, it remains uncertain whether differences in measurement techniques or chance variations are responsible for this disparity. Recent data from the Hubble telescope have significantly reduced the possibility that this discrepancy is merely a statistical fluke, with the chances now estimated at only 1 in 100,000. This marks a substantial improvement from previous estimates, which placed the odds at 1 in 3,000 less than a year ago. These precise measurements from Hubble lend weight to the hypothesis that new physics may be necessary to reconcile the observed mismatch. Lead researcher Adam Riess, a Nobel laureate from the Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University, describes the tension between the early and late universe as one of the most exciting developments in cosmology in decades. He emphasizes that the growing disparity cannot be dismissed as a random occurrence and