【Hawaiiisatrulybeautifulplace.MostpeopleknowHawaiiforitslovelybeaches.HoweverHawaiiisalsoalandfulloflegends(传奇).Oneoftheoldestlegendstellsofaspecialdancecalledthehulawhichstartedherearound300】

　　Hawaiiisatrulybeautifulplace.MostpeopleknowHawaiiforitslovelybeaches.HoweverHawaiiisalsoalandfulloflegends(传奇).Oneoftheoldestlegendstellsofaspecialdancecalledthehulawhichstartedherearound300yearsago.

　　Onehulateachertellsthestoryofhowthedancestarted.“ThehulastartedasfarasthelegendtellsitwhenHi’iakiandhergoodfriendHopoewentdowntothebeach.Andthenwhentheyweretheretheynoticedthewaves(波浪)…andtheyimitatedthewaves.Andthenstartedtousetheirhands…likeshowingthewaves.Thatishowthehulastarted.”

　　Howevernoteveryonehasalwayslikedthehula.In1820somereligious(宗教的)peoplefromWesterncountriescametoHawaii.Thevisitorswereshockedbythehulabecausethedancerswerenotwearingmanyclothes.Sotheyaskedthelocalgovernmenttoban(制止)thedance.

　　AfterthatmostHawaiianswerenotallowedtoperformthehulainpublicforalmost60years.Butthatdidnotmeanthedancingstopping.Manydancesstillperformedthehulainsecret.Thedancewasalwaysthere.

　　Thingshavechanged.Atthemomentpeopleofallageswanttostudytheoldculture.Theywanttolearnhowtodancethehula.Asaresultmoreandmorepeopleareattendinghalaus.Halausarespecialschoolsthathulainthetraditionalway.

　　Kumanoisahulateacher.ForhimthedanceisawaytobringthebestofoldHawaiiculturetopeopletoday.Kumanosaysthatthedanceisnotreallyaboutthebody.Hefeelsthatitismoreaboutthemind.Heexplainsthisfeelings”…thehulaismore…notsomuchaphysicalthingbutmoreofamentalthing.FornewdancesthedancingmeansverylittlebecauseforHawaiianstodaymanyofthemdon’tspeaktheHawaiianlanguage.SowhatItrytodoistomindtherealthingtheyseetoday.”

　　1.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword”imitated”inthispassage?”

　　A.AbsorbedB.Chased.

　　C.Recorded.D.Copied.

　　2.Whywasthehulabannedforalmost60years?

　　A.Becausethelocalgovernmentfoundthemovementsofthedancewererude.

　　B.Becausethereligiousvisitorsthoughtthatthedancesdidnotdressproperly.

　　C.Becausethedancesrealizeditwasnotsuitabletoperformthedanceinpublic.

　　D.BecausetheHawaiianpeopl