Question

The Haleakalā Movement, which has affected the Hawaiian people, involved many Hawaiian activists peacefully protesting(抗议) against the construction of the Daniel K. Solar Telescope atop Haleakalā. The top of Haleakalā is a very sacred piece of land to Hawaiians. The problem is the leveling out of Haleakalā to structurally support the base of the telescope. Hawaiians could not watch their sacred land atop their mountain destroyed.

The goal of the protesters was to stop the movement of the trucks hauling(拖拽)telescope parts to the top of Haleakalā. At each event, protesters would march on the crosswalk in front of the base yard entrance holding signs that read “Aloha „Āina” and “Kūʻē,” meaning Love the Land and Resist respectively. When the trucks started their engines, several protesters lay down in the driveway, with their arms linked together with PVC pipes. Twenty of them were arrested.

I, as a youth of this generation, am a part of those Hawaiians who stood against the construction of the telescope and the destruction of our sacred mountain. I experienced first-hand and through social media what happened at each protest. Each of the protests that I attended took place at the Maui Base yard, however, there were others that took place atop Haleakalā. Most of the protesters marching were of Maui roots, but there were other protesters that came from different islands to show their support for the natives‟ stand against the destruction of our sacred mountain.

Following all that I had experienced these days, I left with the understanding that the youth of our generation have a very important role. Our role is to learn from the mistakes of the present and guide the world down the right path allowing it to grow and prosper. We, as the seeds of the present, must grow to protect the history of the human race, but at the same time prevent ourselves from repeating the actions and decisions that may have once destroyed us in the past. We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.

1.What caused the Haleakalā Movement?

A. That the sacred top of the mountain would be leveled out.

B. That local Hawaiians stopped the trucks from going uphill.

C. That twenty local Hawaiians protesters were arrested by the police.

D. That the rainforests on Mt. Haleakalā were seriously destroyed.

2.From the passage, the writer learned .

A. all Hawaiian young people should participate in the movement

B. it is important to protect the environment in Hawaii rainforest

C. local Hawaiian culture is more important than the advanced technology

D. young people are an important factor for tomorrow‟s prosperity

3.The writer is probably .

A. a teenage student    B. a school teacher

C. a government official    D. a policeman

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是The Haleakalā Movement，它直接影响了夏威夷人，并涉及到许多事情。在经历了这些日子之后，作者离开时明白了，我们这一代的年轻人有着非常重要的作用。我们的作用是从当前的错误中吸取教训，引导世界走上正确的道路，使其发展和繁荣。我们，作为现在的种子，必须成长起来，以保护人类的历史，但与此同时，防止我们自己重复过去可能曾经毁灭我们的行动和决定。我们，年轻人，是未来繁荣的关键。

1.A

推理判断题。根据第一段中The problem is the leveling out of Haleakalā to structurally support the base of the telescope. Hawaiians could not watch their sacred land atop their mountain destroyed.可知，“那神圣的山顶将被夷平”导致了the Haleakalā Movement。故选A。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.可知，从这篇文章中，作者了解到年轻人是未来繁荣的重要因素。故选D。

3.A

推理判断题。根据第四段中We, as the seeds of the present, must grow to protect the history of the human race, but at the same time prevent ourselves from repeating the actions and decisions that may have once destroyed us in the past. We, the youth, are the key to the prosperity of the future.可知，作者可能是个十几岁的学生。故选A。