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【正文】 ed and began to westernize the 1840， Britain， France， and the United States recognized Hawaii as an independent kingdom，headed by King Kamehameha Ⅲ .Yet Britain and France wanted to control the islands， and thus Kamehameha Ⅲ placed Hawaii under US protection in 1875. In 1887， the United States was given permission to set up a naval base in Hawaii at Pearl ， the King was overthrown(推翻 )， and Hawaii was founded as a republic in US control of the islands came five years later， when the United States annexed(兼并 )Hawaii and it became a US region in 1900. Under the influence of the US， the population of Hawaii grew and its economy grew as well，as the islands increased sugar and pineapple production to satisfy the US ’ s importance as a military station became important when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, brought the United States as well as Hawaii into World War Ⅱ . Following the war’ s end in 1945， the state took a long journey toward August 21,1959， Hawaii was admitted to the union as the 50th state of the US. 1． The author thinks the name of Sandwich Islands for Hawaii to be ________. A． unusual B． good C． unfettable D． improper 2． Why did Hawaii ask to be put under US protection in 1875? A． Because New England missionaries wanted to westernize it. B． Because it became a naval base of the United States. C． Because Britain and France wanted to rule it. D． Because it wanted to be a state of the United States. 3． When did Hawaii begin to be under the control of the United States? A． In 1900. B． In 1898. C． In 1875. D． In 1893. 4． The following aspects about Hawaii are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________. A． its name B． its economy C． its military D． its customs 5． The main idea of the passage is about ________. A． what was Hawaii’ s original name B． who came to settle on Hawaii first C． how Hawaii became a US state D． why Hawaii joined in the World War Ⅱ B The Josephson Institute， a Los Angeles based ethics institute， surveyed 29,760 students at 100 high schools nationwide， both public and survey found that 35% of boys and 26% of girls admitted stealing from a store within the past year and 64% have cheated on a test， which suggests that today’ s young people are less honest than previous generations. However， Josephson addressed that today’ s youth are no less honest than their ancestors.“ The question is not whether things are worse， but whether they are bad enough to attract is not a time to plain but to take thoughtful， positive action.” Roberta Gerold， director of the Middle Country School District and a leader of the campaign， said parents and school officials need to be more diligent— for example， stressing to students the differences between original and borrowed work.“ Adults are not taking this very seriously， ” he said.“ The schools are not doing even the most moderate thing.” Nijmie Dzurinko， executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union， said the
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