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Hawaii's Big Island has one of the rarest beaches of all—a beach made up entirely of green sand.The sand，which is formed by dark green crystals called olivine(橄榄石)，is deposited(堆积)by volcanic activity.Green Sand Beach lies on the slopes of the world's largest active volcano，Mauna Loa. One of the world's most unusual beaches lies on the island of Santorini，Greece.The sand on Red Beach gets its reddish color from the red volcanic rocks that make up the cliffs(悬崖)around the beach.Tourists flock(蜂拥)to see the red sand，making Red Beach one of Santorini's most popular beach destinations. Black sand makes up the huge beach of Karakare.Through the years，volcanic sand mixed with iron ash to form this black beach on New Zealand's wild，west coast.Many have seen Karekare in the movie The Piano and the TV show Xena：Warrior Princess. With all the beautiful beaches in the world，beach lovers have lots of choices.But for those ready for something different，a unique beach vacation might be just the ticket! 1What would be the best title of the passage? A.One of the world's most unusual beaches. B.Beach lovers having more choices. C.A unique beach vacation. D.Unique beaches around the world. 解析：这是一道主旨大意题。文章第一段就是文章的主题句。作者说摇曳的棕榈树、湛蓝的海水、白色的沙滩确实让人心旷神怡，但并非所有的海滩都是这样的，世界上有各种各样的与众不同的沙滩。后面的段落介绍了世界各地独特的沙滩。故选D项。 答案：D 2According to the text，______ would be regarded as the general characteristics of beautiful beaches? A.swaying palm trees，turquoiseblue water，sugarwhite sand B.rocks，white sand，pinkishgrey，sculptures C.green sand，slopes of an active volcano D.black sand，iron ash，wild coast 解析：这是一道细节理解题。从文章第一段的“Swaying palm trees，turquoiseblue water and sugarwhite sand make beach lovers sigh with delight.”可知，大多数人认为棕榈树、湛蓝的海水、白色的沙滩就是美丽的海滩的样子。 答案：A 3Beaches on the island of Santorini is red because of ______. A.the cliffs around the beach B.the large granite rocks C.the red volcanic rocks D.crystals called olivine 解析：这是一道细节理解题。从第四段的“The sand on Red Beach gets its reddish color from the red volcanic rocks...”可知，红色的火山石使得这里的沙滩成为红色。 答案：C 4If you want to see pinkishgrey rocks，then go to ______. A.Santorini，Greece B.Seychells' La Digue Island C.Hawaii's Big Island D.New Zealand 解析：这是一道细节理解题。从第二段的“Those who want beauty and something unique can go to the Seychells' La Digue Island. ...The pinkishgrey rocks look like sculptures that have been forgotten on the beach.”可知B项正确。 答案：B 5What can we learn from the passage? A.Different beaches have different colors. B.Different places have different beaches. C.White sand and the blue water is the main characteristics of beaches. D.People have many choices for beach vacations. (责任编辑：admin) |