Swaying palm trees，turquoise­blue(青綠色的)water and sugar­white sand make beach lovers sigh with delight.But not all beaches have those ingredients.The most interesting beaches come in different shapes，sizes and colors.
Those who want beauty and something unique can go to the Seychells' La Digue Island.Large granite(花崗巖)rock formations overlook beautiful，white­sand beaches.The pinkish­grey rocks look like sculptures that have been forgotten on the beach.Tourists traveling to La Digue Island to see the unique rocks will also discover one of the world's most beautiful islands.
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(橄欖石)，is deposited(堆積)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(懸崖)around the beach.Tourists flock(蜂擁)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!
小題1:What 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.
小題2:According 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
小題3:Beaches 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
小題4:If you want to see pinkish­grey rocks，then go to ______.
A．Santorini，GreeceB．Seychells' La Digue Island
C．Hawaii's Big IslandD．New Zealand
小題5:What 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.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

小題1:這是一道主旨大意題。文章第一段就是文章的主題句。作者說搖曳的棕櫚樹、湛藍的海水、白色的沙灘確實讓人心曠神怡，但并非所有的海灘都是這樣的，世界上有各種各樣的與眾不同的沙灘。后面的段落介紹了世界各地獨特的沙灘。故選D項。
小題2:這是一道細節(jié)理解題。從文章第一段的“Swaying palm trees，turquoise­blue water and sugar­white sand make beach lovers sigh with delight.”可知，大多數(shù)人認為棕櫚樹、湛藍的海水、白色的沙灘就是美麗的海灘的樣子。
小題3:這是一道細節(jié)理解題。從第四段的“The sand on Red Beach gets its reddish color from the red volcanic rocks...”可知，紅色的火山石使得這里的沙灘成為紅色。
小題4:這是一道細節(jié)理解題。從第二段的“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項正確。
小題5:這是一道推理判斷題。從全文特別是文章最后一段可知，世界上有很多獨特的海灘，不必只去有棕櫚樹、湛藍的海水、白色的沙子的地方，你有更多的選擇。
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