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Nickname: Hawaii’s Island of Adventure  

Size: 4,028 square miles

Population: 148,677.The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and Kailua-Kona on the west.

Temperature: Averages between 71°F and 77°F year around .

Beaches: 47 Golf Courses: 20 Highest Peak: Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet.

Agriculture: The bulk of Hawaii’s farming products are grown and processed on the Big Island, including coffee, macadamia nuts and papaya.

Lodging: 9,655 rooms total; Nightly rates range from$ 35—$ 5,000.

Airports: Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on the west side.

Rental Cars: All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo International and Kona International Airports as well as many resorts.In addition, Hilo, Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis.

Resources: Call (800) 648—2441 to order a video, poster, brochures and maps from the Big Island Visitors Bureau.See www.bigisland.org for Updated information.

Shopping: The large shopping centers are in Hilo, Kona, Waimea and the Kohala Coast.

63.The passage is intended to be read by _______.

       A.students    B.businessmen       C.tourists    D.immigrants

64.The average population per square mile on the island is about _________.

       A.28      B.32             C.37              D.44

65.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island

       A.By train.     B.By air.   C.By rental car.  D.By taxi.

66.What can we infer from the passage

       A.You can see www.bigisland.org for updated information.

       B.You can call (800) 648 – 2441 to order some food.

       C.You can find some counts to play tennis on the island.

       D.You may pay a high price for spending one night on the island.

D

       It’s hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world---it affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics.Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

       If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random.In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe.In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs.These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east.Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind.In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns.Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation.Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

       The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes.Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

       Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

       Flies will swarm before a storm.

       Rain before 7, clear by 11.

       While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology.Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers.The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted.However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

66.When weather keeps changing, _____________.

       A.people become bad-tempered

       B.people’s reaction slows down

       C.people find it hard to focus on their work

       D.people become hungrier

67.What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

       A.Changes in weather.     B.Weather in Britain.

       C.African droughts.  D.Research on weather.

68.The weather in Britain is _______________.

       A.random    B.moist C.depressing D.satisfying

69.According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be _______.

       A.windy      B.rainy C.fine   D.snowy

70.Which of the following statements is true?

       A.Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

       B.Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

       C.Weather could never be predicted.

       D.Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.

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