1、第14天-历史与社会DEvery culture has its own ways of showing friendship. On the islands of Hawaii, friendship ispart of the “aloha spirit“. In the language of the Hawaiians who first settled the islands long ago ,aloha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness“.Hawaiians believe that once so
2、mebody loves the land, they are ready to love their peopleor community(社区). This is the second most important sign of friendship. It is called “lokahi“in the Hawaiian language, which means “oneness (唯一无二) with all people“. To enjoy theland you should not be selfish. The land is for everyone who live
3、s on it. Today many differentpeople call Hawaii their home. Indeed, Hawaii is a place where people make one big communityfrom many smaller communities. Each person gives kokua (help) to other people so that allfeel stronger. It is believed that the islands can be a paradise (天堂) when people live inp
4、eace. When problems happen, people are asked to solve them with understanding. So whenthe people of Hawaii talk about ohana (family), they are really talking about all those who live onthe islands.Living in peace, Hawaiians have developed a third sign of friendship. This personalfriendship is shown
5、by giving leis to another. The leis, a string of flowers, is put over a friendsneck. Then the friend is given a kiss on the check. Visitors to the islands are also given leis.When they hear aloha, visitors begin to feel at home. Aloha also means “goodbye“, so visitorswill hear it again when they lea
6、ve. It can also mean “our hearts singing together“. Perhaps this ishow most visitors will remember their new friendship.A. one B. two C. three D. fourAccording to the passage, “aloha“ has at least meanings.(1)A. To say “aloha“ B. To love the landC. To sing together. D. To give leis to anotherWhich i
7、s not the way of the Hawaiians to express their friendship?(2)A. kokua B. a string of flowersC. a kiss on the check D. lokahiIn Hawaii, if one is in trouble, people will give him .(3)The Hawaiians believe all of the following except that .A. understanding can help solve problems when people are in t
8、rouble.B. visitors would like to live on the islands after their visit to them(4)1第1页(共2页)答案解析考点C. once they love the land they should love their people or communityD. if one enjoys the land one should not be selfishA. Custom in Hawaii B. Special Language in HawaiiC. Signs of Friendship in Hawaii D.
9、 Hawaiis CultureThe possible title of this passage is .(5)C(1)C(2)A(3)B(4)C(5)细节理解题。根据第一段 “aloha had a very special meaning. That is “to bewith happiness.“ 和最后一段 “Aloha also means “goodbye“ “It can also mean“our hearts singing together“.“ ,可知有三种意思。故选C。(1)细节理解题。根据第二段 “This is the second most importan
10、t sign of friendship.It is called “lokahi“ in the Hawaiian language, which means “oneness (唯一无二) with all people“. To enjoy the land you should not be selfish.“ 排除B。根据最后一段 “This personal friendship is shown by giving leis to another.“ “It canalso mean “our hearts singing together“. Perhaps this is h
11、ow most visitors willremember their new friendship.“ 排除AD。故选C。(2)细节理解题。根据文中第二段 “Each person gives kokua (help) to other peopleso that all feel stronger.“ 可知。应该是给予帮助,也就是kokua。故选A。(3)细节理解题。根据第二段 “Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves theland, they are ready to love their people or community“ “To enjoy the land youshould not be selfish.“ “When problems happen, people are asked to solvethem with understanding.“ 排除CDA。B无中生有。故选B。(4)主旨大意题。根据文中第一段就知道这篇文章内容是围绕夏威夷表达友谊的方式进行阐述的。故选C。(5)阅读理解第2页(共2页)