单选题
Hawaii's native minority is demanding a greater degree of
sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago's political
establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second
World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origins, is opposed to
the idea. The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since
then Hawaii's native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic
groups. They make up over 60 per cent of the state's homeless, suffer higher
levels of unemployment and their life span is five years less than average
Hawaiians. They are the only major Hawaiian native group without any degree of
autonomy. But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by
Hawaii's first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives' cause a
major boost by recommending that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves
whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation. However,
the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater
autonomy within the state—as enjoyed by many American Indian natives over
matters such as education. This is a position supported by the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives'
interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty
movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new
nation in 1987 and wants full, official independence from the US.
But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear
how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native
those people with more than 50 per cent Hawaiian blood. Native
demands are not just based on political grievances, though. They also want their
claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this
issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities.
In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US $136 million in back rent on the
crown land and many officials say that by accepting this payment the agency has
given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed
this.
单选题
Hawaii's native minority refers to ______.
A. Hawaii's ethnic groups
B. people of Filipino origin
C. the Ka Lahui group
D. people with 50% Hawaiian blood
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?
A. Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.
B. Their Life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.
C. Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.
D. They are the only native group without sovereignty.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?
A. He is Hawaii's first native governor.
B. He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.
C. He suggested the native people decide for themselves.
D. He is leading the local independence movement.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following groups holds a less radical attitude on the
matter of sovereignty?
A. American Indian natives.
B. Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
C. The Ka Lahui group.
D. The Hawaiian natives.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT ______.