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According to the article, what does the underlined phrase “armchair astronomer” (in Para. 3) mean?
2. Why did Herschel build his own telescopes?
3. How did Herschel’s life change after he discovered Uranus?
4. According to the article, what other discoveries did Herschel make besides Uranus?
5. How did Caroline Herschel become a respected astronomer in her own right?
本期文章选自
上海学生英文报
初中进阶版
总第3238 期
链接教材主题
八下 Unit 2 Great Inventions and Discoveries
答案与原文依据
Answers may vary.
1. People who only read about astronomy but never look at the sky themselves.
原文推理依据：
.. After reading many books on the subject, he decided to be more than an armchair astronomer. He wanted to observe the sky himself.
2. Because he wanted to get clearer views of the sky and observe it himself.
或 Because he was not satisfied with existing telescopes.
原文推理依据：
... He wanted to observe the sky himself. And to get clearer views, he began building his own telescopes.
3. He became famous, and with a big prize from the king, he could stop being a musician and work on astronomy full-time.
原文推理依据：
... Herschel quickly became famous both in scientific circles and beyond. King George III awarded him a big prize. Herschel was then able to give up music and focus fully on astronomy.
4. Two of Uranus’s moons, infrared light, and (together with Caroline) thousands of star clusters.
原文推理依据：
... Later, he discovered two of the planet’s moons and infrared light.
... At the same time, Caroline worked closely with her brother. Together, they discovered thousands of star clusters.
5. By discovering eight comets on her own.
原文推理依据：
... Caroline also discovered eight comets by herself, becoming a respected astronomer in her own right.
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