1、Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new.A small but vocal group of Hawaians and environmentalist have long viewed their presence as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation.（节选自2017年考研英语一Text2）
【题目】
The construction of the TMT is opposed by some locals partly because____.
[A] it may risk ruining their intellectual life.
[B]it reminds them of a humiliating history.
[C]their culture will lose a chance of revival.
[D]they fear losing control of Mauna Kea.
【解析】根据题干the construction of TMT和opposed，some locals定位至第三段一句，但是*一句只是一个事实，没有说明原因。接着往第二句看，可以看到题干中some locals对应原文中small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists，题干中the construction of TMT就是对应原文中的their presence，即天文望远镜的存在，答案即为as之后的信息，as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation，即当地人把他们的存在看作是对于这片神圣土地的一种不尊重以及对于这片曾经是一个主权国家的占领的一种痛苦提示，故B选项it reminds them of a humiliating history**照应了原文a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation，为正确答案。
2、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 atthe 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.（节选自2017年考研英语一Text2）
【题目】
The author's attitude toward choosing Mauna Kea as the TMT site is one of ___.
[A] severe criticism.
[B] passive acceptance.
[C] slight hesitancy.
[D] full approval.
【解析】一般最后一段凸显作者的态度。最后一段前三句话都在讲具体事实，而最后一句话There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars，双重否定表示作者认为任何人都有理由去欣然接受他们的文化遗产并同时可以去研究星空，故选项Dfull approval完全赞同是正确答案。
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