There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .
In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .
Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .
Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are also starting business and buying more and more land .
小题1:The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.
| A．a necklace of flower | B．a plant in Hawaii. |
| C．a group of flower | D．a flowered dress |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?
| A．They live together in peace. |
| B．There are no problems at all in Hawaii . |
| C．It is difficult for them to live together . |
| D．There are serious problems among them . |
小题3:Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .
| A．Japanese | B．Americans and Chinese |
| C．Japanese and Americans | D．Chinese and Japanese |
小题4:The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .
| A．America | B．Philippines | C．China and Japan | D．All the above |
小题5:From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.
| A．rude to others |
| B．friendly to others |
| C．visitors from the mainland |
| D．tourists from Japan |
