Hawaii is famous for its beaches. Every year ...

Hawaii is famous for its beaches. Every year water sports, especially surfing and water skiing attract many tourists to the island.

Hawaii has been a magical name to people who like to travel for many years. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean（太平洋） in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. In the tropical（热带的） lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden glow(落日余晖) that light the sky in the quiet water.

People often have a quiet, enjoyable time walking along the water. The scenery here is not very different from the exciting beauty that greeted the first tourists to these islands centuries ago. They came in canoes not much bigger than small boats.

They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees（棕榈树）, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see today. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper（摩天大楼） hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now planes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco.

No matter where people come from, they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels.

1. What’s Hawaii famous for?

A. The beautiful beaches.　　 B. the tourists to the island.

C. The waving palm trees.　　 D. Surfing and water skiing.

2.What does the sun drop like in the tropical lands?

A. The sea.　 B. A ball of golden fire.

C. A glow.　　 D. The quiet water.

3.When did the first people come to Hawaii?

A. In 1987　　　　 B. About twenty-five years ago.

C. In 1012.　　　　 D. About two thousand years ago.

4.The beauty of the islands _______ for centuries.

A. has changed

B. has greeted the first tourists

C. has remained nearly unchanged

D. has been the same

5. Which is true according to the passage?

A. People really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii.

B. People often have a quiet, unhappy time walking along the water. C

C. People only in Japan dream of seeing the beautiful islands.

D. People found the beautiful red sand beaches in Hawaii.

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Hawaii is __________ beautiful beaches.

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Hawaii is __________ beautiful beaches.

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Hawaii is __________ beautiful beaches.

A. famous to its 　　 B. famous for its

C. famous to it’s　　 D. famous for it’s

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Hawaii is __________ beautiful beaches.

A. famous as, its

B. famous for, it’s

C. famous as, it’s

D. famous for, its

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Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also a land full of legends(传奇). One of the oldest legends tells of a special dance called the hula, which started here around 300 years ago.

One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the legend tells it, when Hi’iaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach. And then, when they were there, they noticed the waves(波浪)…and they imitated the waves. And then started to use their hands…like showing the waves.That is how the hula started.”

However,not everyone has always liked the hula.In 1820,some religious(宗教的) people from Western countries came to Hawaii.The visitors were shocked by the hula because the dancers were not wearing many clothes.So they asked the local government to ban(制止) the dance.

After that,most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years.But that did not mean the dancing stopping.Many dances still performed the hula in secret.The dance was always there.

Things have changed.At the moment,people of all ages want to study the old culture.They want to learn how to dance the hula.As a result,more and more people are attending halaus. Halaus are special schools that hula in the traditional way.

Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body.He feels that it is more about the mind.He explains this feelings,”…the hula is more… not so much a physical thing,but more of a mental thing.For new dances,the dancing means very little,because for Hawaiians today,many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So,what I try to do is to mind the real thing they see today.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word”imitated”in this passage?”

A.Absorbed　 B.Chased.　

C.Recorded.　 D.Copied.

2.Why was the hula banned for almost 60 years?

A.Because the local government found the movements of the dance were rude.

B.Because the religious visitors thought that the dances did not dress properly.

C.Because the dances realized it was not suitable to perform the dance in public.

D.Because the Hawaiian people believed the dance was not in fashion any more.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Hi iaki and her good friend Hopoe got the idea of the dance from nature.

B.The hula had already had a history had a history of over 200 years when it was banned.

C.Many people attend hulaus because they teach the hula in a modern way.

D.Kumano thinks that the hula dance is good exercise for people of all ages.

4.How do we understand that Kumano tries to bring to mind the real thing they today?

A.He tries to help young Hawaiian understand the old culture better.

B.He tries to let new dances feel the beauty of the Hawaiian language.

C.He tries to advise his students to pay more attention to the mind.

D.He tries to show local people that the hula can be different today.

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Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also a land full of legends(传奇). One of the oldest legends tells of a special dance called the hula, which started here around 300 years ago.

One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the legend tells it, when Hi’iaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach. And then, when they were there, they noticed the waves(波浪)…and they imitated the waves. And then started to use their hands…like showing the waves.That is how the hula started.”

However,not everyone has always liked the hula.In 1820,some religious(宗教的) people from Western countries came to Hawaii.The visitors were shocked by the hula because the dancers were not wearing many clothes.So they asked the local government to ban(制止) the dance.

After that,most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years.But that did not mean the dancing stopping.Many dances still performed the hula in secret.The dance was always there.

Things have changed.At the moment,people of all ages want to study the old culture.They want to learn how to dance the hula.As a result,more and more people are attending halaus. Halaus are special schools that hula in the traditional way.

Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body.He feels that it is more about the mind.He explains this feelings,”…the hula is more… not so much a physical thing,but more of a mental thing.For new dances,the dancing means very little,because for Hawaiians today,many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So,what I try to do is to mind the real thing they see today.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word”imitated”in this passage?”

A.Absorbed　 B.Chased.　 C.Recorded.　 D.Copied.

2.Why was the hula banned for almost 60 years?

A.Because the local government found the movements of the dance were rude.

B.Because the religious visitors thought that the dances did not dress properly.

C.Because the dances realized it was not suitable to perform the dance in public.

D.Because the Hawaiian people believed the dance was not in fashion any more.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Hi iaki and her good friend Hopoe got the idea of the dance from nature.

B.The hula had already had a history had a history of over 200 years when it was banned.

C.Many people attend hulaus because they teach the hula in a modern way.

D.Kumano thinks that the hula dance is good exercise for people of all ages.

4.How do we understand that Kumano tries to bring to mind the real thing they today?

A.He tries to help young Hawaiian understand the old culture better.

B.He tries to let new dances feel the beauty of the Hawaiian language.

C.He tries to advise his students to pay more attention to the mind.

D.He tries to show local people that the hula can be different today.

5..Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The history of Hawaii.　　 B. The history of hula.

C.The history of dance.　　　 D. Hawaii is a legend place.

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Surfing is one of the world’s most popular water sports. It 1 (one) started on the island of Hawaii. Now it2 (enjoy) by people all over the world. Hawaii is famous for its beautiful3 (beach). Every year, water sports,4 (especial) swimming and surfing attract large numbers of tourists to the islands.

Waikiki is one of the5 (good) beaches for surfing in Honolulu. It is neither too hot nor too cold all the year round. No matter what the weather is like, you can always find surfers out6 (ride) the waves.

There is a big7 (different) between serious surfers and the so-called “beach boys”. Serious surfers live8 (surf) and nothing can stop them. They surf three9 (time) a day if possible.

For example, Jake Booth, a 21-year-old man gave up his job in the San Francisco library a year ago. He10 (be) in Honolulu ever since. In the morning he works as a part-time assistant in a surf shop. At night he works in a restaurant as a waiter. Although he hasn’t got a very good job, but still feels11 (happily). He hopes that one day12 (surf) will be an event of the Olympic Games.

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Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.

Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.

Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Something must be done to prevent water form be­ing polluted.

Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:

●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month.

●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!

●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you’ll be just as clean.

●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.

●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water!

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