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1、Copernicus’RevolutionaryTheoryWhoisthefirstscientistusedmathematicalobservationstocollectinformationthatthesunisthecenteroftheuniverseandtheearthandotherplanetswentaroundit.Lead-inCopernicusBirth:February19,1473Death:May24,1543PlaceofBirth:PolandCareer:astronomerPutforwardtheh

2、eliocentric[,hi:liəu‘sentrik]theory以太阳为中心的理论:thesunisthecenteroftheuniverseandtheearthandotherplanetswentaroundit.NicolasCopernicusFastreadingMatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1thecauseofCopernicus’studyParagraph2thebackgroundofCopernicus’studyParagraph3theresultofCoper

3、nicus’studyParagraph4theprocedureofCopernicus’studyParagraph5Copernicus’theoryreplacedtheChristianideaandprovedcorrectReadthroughthepassage,andtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.3)Detailedreading2.Copernicusdidn’tshowhisnewtheorytohisfriendsuntilhecompletedit.3.Hi

4、sfriendswerenotinterestedinhisideas.TF1.Copernicusnoticedthatobservedfromtheearth,someplanetsappearsinfrontoforbehindtheearth.F4.SincehewasnotafraidofbeingattackedbytheChurch,Copernicuspublishedhisbookassoonashefinishedworkingonit.5.Newton,Einstein,andHawkingareallscientistswh

5、omadecontributiontothestudyoftheuniverse.FTFillintheblankswithsomeproperwords.Copernicuswas1._______(confuse)becausehefoundtheearthwasnotthecentreof2.____solarsystem,onlyifyouputthesunthere3.____(do)themovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakesense.Hekept4._________(improve)hisne

6、wtheoryuntilhefeltitwas5._________(complete)in1514.Hesuggestedthattheearthwas6.________(spin)asitwentroundthesun.Hisfriendswere7._________(enthusiastic)andencouragedhimtopublishhisideas,butCopernicuswas8._______(cautious)hedidn’twanttobe9.________(attack)byChristianChurch.Infa

7、ct,hewasright.TheChurch10._______(reject)histheory,sayingitwasagainstGod’sidea.Fillintheblankswithsomeproperwords.Copernicuswas1._______(confuse)becausehefoundtheearthwasnotthecentreof2.____solarsystem,onlyifyouputthesunthere3.____(do)themovementsoftheotherplanetsintheskymakes

8、ense.Hekept4._________(improve)hisnewtheoryuntilhefeltitwas5.