本文是英语专业八级考试中的改错题型,供考生在考试前做自我测试之用。6 u3 @) f6 U# f* I; R
We've all used thermometers to measure temperature& A) G: U4 g) o! W; [) c
but sometimes we need to measure temperature in places you (1) __$ |( r. R c. D3 A+ t: ^+ f: K
can' t put a thermometer —— for example, inside a rocket engine.7 h( J/ i2 q$ d5 P
One of the best methods for those really hard-to-get-to / @/ R; x9 e( b place is based on laser spectroscopy. Light from a laser point- (2) __+ j1 }8 A) Q1 D4 q4 j
ing at the region of interest is absorbed by molecules and some (3) __$ v0 J% J$ m1 k1 L
of it are re-emitted back towards the source where it can be (4) __& u0 I) M$ E/ g% k
measured. The re-emitted fight is shifted in frequency (changed ) }5 R3 k" K9 t+ q/ n$ \- z' r in wavelength) by amounts that depend on the molecule and5 i5 M( ^+ O# d, `5 l! i% I5 @
also the temperature and pressure of the surrounding gas be- (5) __7 U1 a2 O/ S8 C
cause of collisions among the molecules. The single, sharp ! m4 M+ O8 u: {7 w! N& R( D frequency from the laser is thus smeared out into a whole7 a: O! n8 }6 P; @/ Q/ g( u
spectrum of frequency whose shape can be used to determine (6) __" S ? W! L9 o6 s. R7 g4 @0 J# Q) h
the temperature provided so that the molecular transitions and (7) __ ! D' i* v) Q' O+ \ z: p% K line shapes are known. Because it is the main component of 1 M3 A M# N* r, y the air, it is convenient to use nitrogen since its molecular (8) __ 2 P& r% ]3 x8 K- s properties are known from room temperature to temperature ( `7 A$ O. r! O6 g2 a. R2 ?" a of about 1,200 degree Celsius from experimental measurements. (9) 8 x+ u6 V& p8 v2 o% K- s9 m; ~ Although this is a large range, it is far short of what it is needed (10) __ 5 o- w; c9 B( G for, some applications.