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