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"The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers," wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii’ s last reigning monarch, in 1897. Star watchers were

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问题     "The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers," wrote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaii’ s last reigning monarch, in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT), a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity’ s view of the cosmos.
    An issue is the TMT’ s planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world’ s most powerful telescopes. Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea’ s peak rises above the bulk of our planet’ s dense atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.
    Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect far sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation.
    Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness to build bigger telescopes, they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea’ s fragile ecosystems or its holiness 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 Polynesians to Hawaii’ s shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls to disassemble 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 come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we explore the starry skies, as if answering a primal calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes.
    The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea. The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope’ s visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental impact. To limit the number of telescopes on Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned to a natural state. There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars.
The author’ s attitude toward choosing Mauna Kea as the TMT site is one of______.
选项 A、severe criticism
B、passive acceptance
C、slight hesitancy
D、full approval
答案D
解析 第一段第二句Sadly，all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today意思是，可悲的是，夏威夷现在的天文学不太妙。所以，对于现在夏威夷天文学不太妙的处境，作者用了一个sadly来表达他的态度。而夏威夷现在不太妙的处境具体指什么?在下一句清楚地说明了Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT)，a giant observatory thatpromises to revolutionize humanity’s view of the cosmos，所以两句结合一块，作者的态度就明白了，他是支持建立望远镜的。所以正确答案是D。
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