【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 culture undergoing a renaissance today. Yet science has a cultural history,too,with roots going back to the dawn of same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii s shores inspires astronomers today to explore the 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 e from and where we are that is why we explore the starry skies,as if answering a primal calling to know ourselves and our true ancestral homes. The astronomy munity is making promises to change its use of Mauna TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope’s visibility around the island and to avoid archaeological and environmental 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 is no reason why everyone cannot be weled on Mauna Kea to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars. Liliuokalani’s remark in Paragraph 1 indicates [A]her conservative view on the historical role of astronomy. [B]the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society. [C]the regrettable decline of astronomy in ancient times. [D]her appreciation of star watchers’ feats in her time. Kea is deemed as an ideal astronomical site due to [A]its geographical features. [B]its protective surroundings. [C]its religious implications. [D]its existing infrastructure. 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. can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that progress in today’s astronomy [A]is fulfilling the dreams of ancient Hawaiians. [B]helps spread Hawaiian culture across the world. [C]may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture. [D]will eventually soften Hawaiians’hostility. 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. Text 3 Robert once said that a country s GDP measures“everything except that which makes life worthwhile.”With Britain voting to leave the European Union,and GDP already predicted to slow as a result,it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to. The question of GDP and its usefulness has annoyed policymakers for over half a argue that it is a flawed measures things that do not matter and misses things that most recent measures,the UK’s GDP has been the envy of the Western world,with record low unemployment and high growth everything was going so well,then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit,despite the warnings about what it could do to their country’s economic prospects? A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into wellbeing sheds some light on that the 163 countries measured,the UK is one of the poorest perers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful improvements for its than just focusing on GDP,over 40 different sets of criteria from health,education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a more rounded assessment of how countries are pering. While all of these countries face their own challenges,there are a number of consistent ,there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2020 global crash,but in key indicators in areas such as health and education,major economies have continued to this isn’t the case with all relatively poor European countries have seen huge improvements across measures including