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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！XX 考研英语（一）真题 阅读 Text 2 题源解析 xx 考研英语（一）真题：阅读 Text 2 题源解析 xx 考研英语一阅读 Text2 真题 xx 年 5 月 18 号的.scientific American科学美国人,原标题是 On Mauna Kea,Astronomers and Hawaiians Can Share the Skies。话题讲到夏威夷。文章总体不难,每个题都能找到相应的细节定位点,所以考生只要一句细节定位的方法,找准定位句,就不难判断正确答案。文都考研高端教研老师

2、为考生提供第二篇阅读真题的,考试之后可以仔细阅读,核验一下考场上你真正理解了多少。“The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,”wrote Queen Liliuokalani,Hawaiis last reigning monarch,in 1897.Kilo hk,or“star watchers,”were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society.Sadly,all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today.Protests have erupt

3、ed over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT),a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanitys view of the cosmos.At issue is the TMTs planned location on Mauna Kea,a dormant volcano revered by some Hawaiians as the piko,or“umbilical cord,”that connects the Hawaiian Islands to

4、the heavens.But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the worlds most powerful telescopes.Perched in the Pacific Ocean,Mauna Keas peak rises above the bulk of our plas dense atmosphere,where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.This makes Mauna Kea 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有

5、侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！the premier astronomical site in the Northern Hemisphere,if not the world.Building the TMT elsewhere,as some opponents have suggested,would be like clipping the wings of Mauna Keas indigenous palila bird,limiting its ability to soar.Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is not

6、hing new.A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as desecration of sacred land and a painful reminder of the oupation of what was once a sovereign nation.For some,nothing less than a return of the mountain to its pristine state is aeptable.For other

7、s,the observatories are simply a convenient lightning rod to spark discussion of larger social issues affecting the islands indigenous people.But astronomers were caught off guard by the vehemence of the opposition to the TMT.Many sincerely believe that due diligence was done by engaging native Hawa

8、iians in dialogue over the past seven years of planning,holding more than 20 public meetings for munity input,and contributing$1 million annually in support of science and technology education on the island of Hawaii.The telescope will also pump jobs and money into the local economy.Some blame for t

9、he current controversy belongs to astronomers.In their eagerness to build bigger telescopes,they forgot that science is not the only way of 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！understanding the world.They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Keas fragile ecosystems or its san

10、ctity to the islands inhabitants.Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past;it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today.Yet science has a cultural history,too,with roots going back to the dawn of civilization.The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early

11、 Polynesians to Hawaiis shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.Calls to dismantle all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who we are,where we e from and where we ar

12、e going.The TMT represents the continuation of a journey begun long ago.Astronomy is not just the study of distant plas,stars and galaxies.It is also the study of something much closer to homeus.One of astronomys most profound discoveries is that we are made from the ashes of stars that burned out l

13、ong ago.Perhaps that is why we explore the starry skies,as if answering a primal calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes.As philosopher Alan Watts wrote,“You are that vast thing that you see far,far off with great telescopes.”欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！In an effort

14、 to find a fair balance between science and culture on Mauna Kea,Hawaiis governor,David Ige,has announced his support for the TMTs construction,while also proposing new rules for astronomers to follow.“In many ways,we have failed the mountain,”Ige said.In the spirit of promise,the astronomy munity i

15、s already changing its use of Mauna Kea.The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescopes visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact,and the TMT will pay an additional$1 million annually to lease the land on which it resides,with 80 percent of those funds goin

16、g to stewardship of the mountain.To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea in the future,Iges plan calls for 25 percent of telescopes currently there to be removed before TMT begins operations,and those sites returned to a natural state.Not everyone will be happy with his plan,but it is a good

17、step toward achieving harmony on Mauna Kea.There is no reason why everyoneHawaiian and non-Hawaiian alikecannot be weled on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars.Holding the TMT or other telescopes hostage will not remedy past injustices suffered by the Hawaiian people,as much as we agree there is work on this front that remains to be done.“The world cannot stand still,”Queen Liliuokalani said.“We must either advance or recede.”