Don't go to Kauai. Go to any of the other Hawaiian Islands --- Maui, Lanai, the Big Island --- but leave Kauai for us. The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable (不可预测的) that sometimes it rains all day --- in fact, it's the second-wettest spot on the earth. Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical. But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else. You just can't control the nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender (屈服) to the nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?

So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys？Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked. Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are hard to find. While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you've ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs. Worse, it doesn't have one single four-star restaurant. What it does have is the original drive-through places where you pass by a rambutan tree (红毛丹树), and pick a piece of fruit.

Shopping in Kauai? Forget it --- unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls. Kauai is not about pampering. It's about going natural and finding the nature within you. It's a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, diving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach.

Don't go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there's only one road, which can be slightly dull. It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro (芋头) fields. You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 m.p.h.

If you're not interested in color, don't bother with Kauai, because that's what you get --- red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green. It's like diving on land. Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria --- a lost island in the Atlantic. Can you imagine? Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people who love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life --- what do they know, anyway? Forget about it --- you're not going to like it. Go somewhere else. Leave Kauai for us.

After reading the text, we come to know that it is _____.

A. a piece of shocking news B. an exciting story

C. an interesting introduction D. a moving advertisement

It can be learned from the text that _____.

A. Kauai is an island near the Hawaiian Islands  

B. Kauai is another name of the Hawaiian Islands

C. Kauai is one of the Hawaiian Islands

D. Kauai does not belong to the Hawaiian Islands

In the writer's real opinion, Kauai _____.

A. is not worth visiting at all B. is well worth visiting

C. is not a beautiful island D. is a dangerous island

Who would like to visit Kauai?

A. Those who love nature. B. Those who love city life.

C. Those who love the comfort in a fine hotel. D. Those who love going shopping.

The Channel Islands are a group of British?owned islands lying in the English Channel(海峡) , 10 to 30 miles off the French coast , and 70 to 90 miles from the English coast. There are ten islands with a total land area of 75 square miles and a total population of 123,000. The three largest islands, Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney, have long been known for the fine breeds(品种) of cattle that are raised on them and named after them.

In earliest known history the islands were considered part of Normandy, whic

h was part of France, but the ruler of Normandy became king of England in 1066, and from then on the islands were looked upon as British land. English control was unbroken until World War Ⅱ,when the Germans held the islands for five years.

    Although people on the islands speak both languages and they are considered English, their customs are more French than English.

1.Which of the following maps gives the right position of the Channel Islands?

Br=Britain             Fr=France            Ch=Channel Islands 

2.Jersey,Guernsey, and Alderney breeds of cattle are  ________ .

A. considered best in England

B. named after their birthplaces

C. brought to the islands by the Germans

D. raised on well?known farms by the French 

3.The Channel Islands have been continuously under British rule since ___________.

A. earliest known history               B. 1066

C. 1930s                                D. the end of World War Ⅱ 

4.Why do people on the Channel Islands follow French way of living?

A. Their islands used to be part of Frence.

B. Their islands are often visited by the French.

C. They came from France.

D. They speak French. 

1. If you don’t know the meaning of the words, you can r________ to the dictionary.

2. He has to work very hard, because he has a large family to s____________.

3. T_________ to your help, I succeeded.

4. Mary works very hard and her parents are s_________________ with her.

5. He always makes the people around happy. He has a sense of h___________.

6. In order to pass the exam, Jack spent much time on his studies. But u_____________ he failed it at last.

7. After the earthquake, tens of thousands of houses were destroyed and many people became h_________________.

8. The girl spends much time and money on her clothes, because she is p__________ about her clothes.

9. The businessman can’t speak English fluently, so he tries to improve his s______ English.

10. In g_____________, women are easier to cry than man.

1．If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more h_________ than good．

2．This is the home I have always d_________ of! When can we move in?．

3．It is hard to imagine the pain and s_________they went through．．

4．The strom d__________ hundreds of houses．

5．Although he has some ____________（缺点），I get along well with him．

6．Your health is _____________（决定） in part by what you eat．

7．He offered ____________（指导） to poor black people on their legal problems．

8．In fifteen terrible seonds a large city lay in __________（废墟）。

9．Some of the rescue workers and doctors were ___________（使陷入困境）。

10．People began to wonder how long the ___________（灾难） would last．