【阅读选择】We are so used to our life on the surface of the earth that it can be quite an effort for our mind to break free of all the ideas that we take for granted. Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of "weight" as being a fixed quality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a one-pound packet of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of a pound. How much would four pounds of tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles out from the surface of the earth?
A.1 pound. B.2 pounds. C.3 pounds. D.4 pounds.正确答案A
