Question

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.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了夏威夷是一个美丽的地方，它也是呼拉圈舞的发源地，是Hi iaki和她的朋友看到大海的波浪起伏，有了创造呼拉圈舞的想法，至今已有300多年的历史了。

1.词义猜测题。根据And then started to use their hands…like showing the waves可知人们来模仿波浪慢慢地变成了呼啦圈舞，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据because the dancers were not wearing many clothes.So they asked the local government to ban(制止) the dance.因为宗教人士认为跳舞者穿的衣服太少，所以要求当地政府禁止这种舞蹈，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据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.”可知Hi iaki和她的朋友看到大海的波浪起伏，有了创造呼拉圈舞的想法，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. So,what I try to do is to mind the real thing they see today.他要帮助年轻人更好地理解古老的文化，故选A。

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