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If you’re wondering what the top things people do on their Hawaii vacations (besides enjoy the magnificent Hawaii beaches), look on further.
Whether you’re here to see an incredible Hawaii volcano or you want to laze on a beach at a top resort in Kona, Hawaii, knowing ahead of time what you want to do will help you make the most of your trip to Hawaii.
Volcanoes National Park
Most visitors to Hawaii want to see lava from an active Hawaii volcano, and the big island does not disappoint when it comes to this. Spread out over 333,000 acres, the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park takes up a large portion on the southern part of the Big Island. Mauna Loa, rising at 13,667 feet, is easily the largest dormant volcano in the world. Kilauea volcano is where you can see the lava floes(熔岩块) and terrible volcanic landscapes. You can spend days hiking and camping in the Hawaii volcano park, since over half of it is set aside as wilderness.
Kona Coast
The Kona Coast, on the west side of the Big Island, is home to the top resorts on the Big Island and the popular Kona vacation rentals. The Kona area enjoys great weather all year round, in addition to other activities like deep-sea fishing and snorkeling(潜水), making it a popular place for Hawaii beaches. You can also take a tour of the coffee farms that produce the world famous Kona coffee, which is organic and all natural. Kona vacation rentals are popular because many of these look out over the Pacific Ocean, and are close to excellent beaches. Whether you Hawaii vacation includes Hawaii beaches, staying at a resort or booking one of the Kona vacation rentals, this area is one of the best of all islands to stay.
Iao Valley
Iao Valley beauty has inspired Hawaiians to gather here to honor the agriculture god, Lono, during an annual festival called the Makahiki Festival. For over a hundred years visitors have been coming to the valley to enjoy the scenic beauty of this lush(青葱的) valley. There are trails in the park, so you can see the best scenery of the cloud-covered valley. These clouds have a lot to do with the shape of the valley, since these feed the streams that carved the shape of the Iao Valley.
1. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. Things to do in Hawaii
B. Rich tourism resources in Hawaii
C. Hawaii’s charming beauty
D. Wondering in Hawaii
2. This passage is meant for _____.
A. American students
B. potential travelers
C. local residents
D. geographer
3. We can guess the meaning of “organic” is _____.
A. man-made
B. green
C. chemical
D. animal
4. We can read this passage from _____ in a newspaper.
A. a tour edition
B. a sport edition
C. a social life edition
D. a science and technology edition
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
1. 主旨大意题。文章第一段就点出本文的主题，如果想知道人们在夏威夷度假时所做的最棒的事情是什么，就往下阅读，可知本文是要介绍在夏威夷能做的事情，故选A。
2. 推理判断题。从文章字里行间透露出来的内容，尤其是“vacation”，可知本文是为即将到夏威夷度假的人写的文章，故选B。
3. 词义猜测题。文章第四段第三句的“all natural”，可知这里著名的咖啡都是天然的，没有施用任何化肥，也没有其他人工成分的添加，是纯天然的，可知“organic”是绿色食品，故选B。
4. 推理判断题。这是介绍夏威夷旅游的文章，当然是在报纸上的旅游板块中看到，故选A。
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Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of the country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination(旅游目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism. People can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It casts a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads, and other support facilities(配套设施) needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many other support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers(下水道)to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
1. Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?
A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.
B. Building roads and hotels is important.
C. Support facilities are highly necessary.
D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.
2. The underlined word “inhabitants” (in Paragraph 1) probably means “_____”.
A. tourists
B. passengers
C. population
D. natives
3. Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _____.
A. a bad effect on other industries
B. a change of tourists’ customs
C. over-crowdedness of places of interest
D. pressure on traffic
4. It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast
B. local people will benefit from tourist attractions
C. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much
D. we can’t build too many support facilities
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
1. 推理判断题。本文一开始便讲如果没有适当的计划，旅游业会带来各种问题，可见前文叙述计划得当的好处，从正反两方面来阐述这一点。
2. 词义猜测题。文中提到太多游客来到该国inhabitants居住的地方，可见inhabitants指本国本土的居民。
3. 细节理解题。本文提到在旅游业过于兴旺会带来的各种后果中有A、C、D三项，但没有说会改变游客的风俗习惯。
4. 推理判断题。从文中的讲述可以推知，旅游业会使当地人获益。
