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考研英语一阅读题真题和参考答案

考研英语一阅读题真题及答案

TheancientHawaiianswereastronomers,wroteQueenLiliuokalani,

Hawaiislastreigningmonarch,in1897.Starwatcherswereamongthemost

esteemedmembersofHawaiiansociety.Sadly,allisnotwellwithastronomy

inHawaiitoday.ProtestshaveeruptedoverconstructionoftheThirty

MeterTelescope(TMT),agiantobservatorythatpromisestorevolutionize

humanitysviewofthecosmos.

AtissueistheTMTsplannedlocationonMaunaKea,adormantvolcano

worshipedbysomeHawaiiansasthepiko,thatconnectstheHawaiianIslands

totheheavens.ButMaunaKeaisalsohometosomeoftheworldsmost

powerfultelescopes.RestedinthePacificOcean,MaunaKeaspeakrises

abovethebulkofourplanetsdenseatmosphere,whereconditionsallow

telescopestoobtainimagesofunsurpassedclarity.

OppositiontotelescopesonMaunaKeaisnothingnew.Asmallbutvocal

groupofHawaiiansandenvironmentalistshavelongviewedtheirpresenceas

disrespectfarsacredlandandapainfulreminderoftheoccupationofwhat

wasonceasovereignnation.

Someblameforthecurrentcontroversybelongstoastronomers.Intheir

eagernesstobuildbiggertelescopes,theyforgotthatscienceisnotthe

onlywayofunderstandingtheworld.Theydidnotalwaysprioritizethe

protectionofMaunaKeasfragileecosystemsoritsholinesstothe

islandsinhabitants.Hawaiiancultureisnotarelicofthepast;itisa

livingcultureundergoingarenaissancetoday.

Yetsciencehasaculturalhistory,too,withrootsgoingbacktothe

dawnofcivilization.Thesamecuriositytofindwhatliesbeyondthe

horizonthatfirstbroughtearlyPolynesianstoHawaiisshoresinspires

astronomerstodaytoexploretheheavens.Callstodisassembleall

telescopesonMaunaKeaortobanfuturedevelopmentthereignorethe

realitythatastronomyandHawaiianculturebothseektoanswerbig

questionsaboutwh