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乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。——《孟子》

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2023年12月英语B级考试真题及答案

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Peoplearoundtheworldhavebeencaptivatedbythe

beautyandmysteryoftheNorthernLights,alsoknownasthe

AuroraBorealis.Thisstunningnaturalphenomenonoccurs

whentheEarth’smagneticfieldinteractswithcharged

particlesfromthesun.Theresultisabreathtakinglightdisplay

inthenightsky.

ThebesttimetoseetheNorthernLightsisduringthe

wintermonthsinnorthernlatitudes,suchasAlaska,Canada,

andScandinavia.Theseregionshavelongnightsandclear

skies,whichprovideoptimalconditionsforviewingthe

phenomenon.Touristsfromallovertheworldflocktothese

destinationsinhopesofcatchingaglimpseoftheAurora

Borealis.

TheNorthernLightscanappearinavarietyofcolors,

includinggreen,red,blue,andpurple.Thecolorsdependon

thetypeofgasparticlesintheEarth’satmosphere.For

example,greenlightsareproducedbyoxygenmolecules,while

redlightsareproducedbynitrogenmolecules.

Inadditiontotheirstunningbeauty,theNorthernLights

havealsobeenthesubjectofscientificstudy.Researchershave

usedinstrumentssuchascameras,spectrometers,and

magnetometerstostudythisnaturalphenomenon.By

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乐民之乐者，民亦乐其乐；忧民之忧者，民亦忧其忧。——《孟子》

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examiningthecolorsandpatternsofthelights,scientistscan

learnmoreabouttheEarth’satmosphereandspaceweather.

Overall,theNorthernLightsareatrulyawe-inspiringsight.

Whetheryouareascientiststudyingthelightsoratourist