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  For most of us,we thought that Galileo Galilei was the inventor of telescope because this is what our science teachers have told us and^this  is what wv have read in our books.But truth is that we are wrong because even if Galileo was one of the greatest astrono?mers this planet has ever produced,he was not the one who invented the telescope. So who invented the telescope is a question that has been puzzling us.

  The answer to the question on who invented the telescope is Hans Lippershey. He was the one who invented the telescope and his invention has greatly contributed to the world of astronomy and science. The telescope is used not only in discovering the world outside our planet such as the stars*planets and other objects but even in our daily lives.

  Now when we go back to the question on who invented the telescope,this guy named Hans Lippershey was the cause for a big change in our world. He was born in Germany and built his home in the Netherlands. When Italians came up with glass technique that was introduced to the Netherlands,such development has brought new ideas and progress and people then began to try out different ways of creating lenses (镜片) .It was in 1608 that telescopes were invented.

  After the invention,telescopes were then produced in numbers and were spread across Europe and eventually in America and Asia. The early telescopes can only in?crease the size of an object thrice (三倍) its original size. But the present telescopes can view objects that are light years away and can see even tiny objects.

1. Our school teachers have told us that         .

   A. it was Galileo who invented the telescope

   B. Galileo was one of the greatest astronomers

   C. who invented the telescope is still a puzzle to us

   D. Galileo was famous mainly because he invented the telescope

2. From Paragraph 2 we know that the invention of the telescope is         .

   A. frightening   B. useful

   C. casual   D. difficult

3. Who were very important to the invention of the telescope?

   A. The Netherlanders. B. The Germans.

   C. The Italians. D. The French.

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us that         .

   A. many kinds of telescopes have been produced

   B. telescopes have been improved and used worldwide

   C. telescopes are being produced in large numbers worldwide

   D. modern telescopes are much better than early ones

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文主要介绍了望远镜的广泛应用及其真正的发明者的有关情况。

1. A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，学校老师告诉我们伽利略是望远镜的发明者。

2. B推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知，望远镜这项发明是很有用的。

3. C推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第二句可知，是意大利人带来了玻璃技术，使得望远镜的发明成为可能，所以意大利人在望远镜的发明上起了至关重要的作用。

4. B主旨大意题。最后一段介绍了望远镜自问世以来的发展和传播。B项概括得最合理、全面。