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2014届辽宁营口市高考英语一轮复习精品训练：阅读理解、完形填空（49）含答案 A In 1835, a British astronomer called Sir John Herschel built a giant telescope in a remote area of Sauth Africa．He wanted to take advantage of the clear air in that region to observe parts of the southern sky not visible in the northern hemisphere（半球）． In August of that year, an article appeared in the New York Sun with the following headline: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES MADE BY SIR JOHN HER- SCHEL （FROM THE EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE） The Sbn reported that Herschel had discovered life on the moon—his telescope being sopowerful that he could observe the Moons surface as if he Were standing on it． More articles followed, with news that Herschel had been able to see the Moons craters, rivers, vegetation and animals—creatures that bore a strong resemblance to antelopes, goats and pelicans on the Earth．In the final installment, it was revealed that Herschel had actually seen a race of furry, winged men and women, human—like creatures who could fly! The Suns illustrators provided graphic images based on Herschels descriptions． The story caused a sensation in America, and were soon syndicated （供许多报纸同时发表）to newspapers all over the world．Scientists were skeptical about the information, but it seems that no one pointed out that the Edinburgh Journal of Science didnt actually exist．There had been a magazine with that name but it had closed down more than ten years before． The Sun articles were, of course, an elaborate hoax（骗局）．Herschel had not really observed life on the Moon, nor had he made any of the other astronomical discoveries that the article reported．In fact, Herschel did not even know about the articles until he returned to England some time later．He had nothing to do with the stories at all． The Sun never admitted that the stories were fake．However, a few weeks after the publication, the editor wrote: We can only concede （承认） that the story is a hoax if the Scottish paper that published it adm