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材料适用范围：材料用途：材料使用方法：材料适用范围：材料用途：材料使用方法：第一步,通读文章，校对出错误。基础英语学习夯实双击，高中复习决战，回归教材。第二步,对照第二页答案，核对正误。Book5Unit1passage2Greatscientists-UsingLangua[年]必修5Unit1Greatscientists-UsingLanguageCOPERNICUS’REVOLUTIONRRYTHEORY

NicolausCopernicuswasfrightenedandhismindwasconfusing.Althoughhehadtriedtoignorethem,bothhismathematicalcalculationsledtothesameconclusion:thattheearthwasthecentreofthesolarsystem.Onlyifyouputthesuntheredidthemovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakesense.YethecouldnottellanyoneabouthistheoryasthepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.Theybelieved（that）Godhadmadetheworldandforwhichreasontheearthwasspecialandmustbethecentreofthesolarsystem.

Theproblemarosebecauseastronomershavenoticedthatsomeplanetsintheskyseemedtostop,movebackwardandthengoforwardinaloop.Othersappearedbrighterattimesandlessbrightinothers.Thiswasverystrangewhentheearthwasthecentreofthesolarsystemandallplanetswentroundit.

Copernicushadthoughtlongandhardabouttheseproblemsandtriedtofindananswer.Hehadcollectedobservationsofthestarsandusedallhismathematicalknowledgetoexplainit.Butonlyhisnewtheorycoulddothat.Sobetween1510to1514heworkedonit,graduallyimprovedhistheoryuntilhefeltitwascomplete.

In1514heshoweditprivatelytohisfriends.Thechanges（that）hemadetotheoldtheorywasrevolutionary.Heplacedafixedsunatthecentreofthesolarsystemwiththeplanetswentrounditandonlythemoonstillgoingroundtheearth.Healsosuggestedthattheearthwasspinningasitwentroundthesunandthisexplainedchangesinthemovementoftheplanetsandinthebrightnessofthestars.Hisfriendswereenthusiasticandencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswascautious.HedidnotwanttobeattackedbytheChristianChurch,butheonlypublisheditashelaiddyingin1543.

Certainlyhewasrighttobecareful.TheChristianChurchrejectedhistheory,saying（that）itwasagainstGod'sideaandpeoplewhomsupporteditwouldbeattacked.YetCopernicus'theoryisnowthebasisinwhichallourideasoftheuniversearebuilt.HistheoryreplacedtheChristianideaofgravity,itsaidthingsfelltoearthbecauseGodcreatedtheearthasthecentreoftheuniverse.Copernicusshowed（that）thiswasobviouswrong.NowpeoplecanseethatthereisadirectlinkbetweenhistheoryandtheworkofIsaacNewton,AlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.△NicolausCopernicus△revolutionaryadj.movementn.makesensebackwardadv.&adj.△loopn.△privatelyadv.spinvi.&vt.；△brightnessn.enthusiasticadj.cautiousadj.rejectvt.universen.必修5Unit1Greatscientists-UsingLanguageCOPERNICUS’REVOLUTIONRRYTHEORY

NicolausCopernicuswasfrightenedandhismindwas1,confused.Althoughhehadtriedtoignorethem,2,allhismathematicalcalculationsledtothesameconclusion:thattheearthwas3,notthecentreofthesolarsystem.Onlyifyouputthesuntheredidthemovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakesense.YethecouldnottellanyoneabouthistheoryasthepowerfulChristianChurchwouldhavepunishedhimforevensuggestingsuchanidea.Theybelieved（that）Godhadmadetheworldandfor4,thatreasontheearthwasspecialandmustbethecentreofthesolarsystem.

Theproblemarosebecauseastronomers5,hadnoticedthatsomeplanetsintheskyseemedtostop,movebackwardandthengoforwardinaloop.Othersappearedbrighterattimesandlessbright6,atothers.Thiswasverystrange7,iftheearthwasthecentreofthesolarsystemandallplanetswentroundit.

Copernicushadthoughtlongandhardabouttheseproblemsandtriedtofindananswer.Hehadcollectedobservationsofthestarsandusedallhismathematicalknowledgetoexplain8,them.Butonlyhisnewtheorycoulddothat.Sobetween15109,and1514heworkedonit,gradually10,improvinghistheoryuntilhefeltitwascomplete.

In1514heshoweditprivatelytohisfriends.Thechanges（that）hemadetotheoldtheory11,wererevolutionary.Heplacedafixedsunatthecentreofthesolarsystemwiththeplanets12,goingrounditandonlythemoonstillgoingroundtheearth.Healsosuggestedthattheearthwasspinningasitwentroundthesunandthisexplainedchangesinthemovementoftheplanetsandinthebrightnessofthestars.Hisfriendswereenthusiasticandencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswascautious.HedidnotwanttobeattackedbytheChristianChurch,13,soheonlypublisheditashe14,laydyingin1543.

Certainlyhewasrighttobecareful.TheChristianChurchrejectedhistheory,saying（that）itwasagainstGod'sideaandpeople15,whosupporteditwouldbeattacked.YetCopernicus'theoryisnowthebasis16,onwhichallourideasoftheuniversearebuilt.HistheoryreplacedtheChristianideaofgravity,17,whichsaidthingsfelltoearthbecauseGodcreatedtheearthasthecentreoftheuniverse.Copernicusshowed（that）thiswas18,obviouslywrong.Nowpeoplecanseethatthereis