Don't go to Kauai. Go to any of the other Hawaiian Islands --- Maui, Lanai, the Big Island --- but leave Kauai for us. The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable (不可预测的) that sometimes it rains all day --- in fact, it's the second-wettest spot on the earth. Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical. But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else. You just can't control the nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender (屈服) to the nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?

So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys？Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked. Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are hard to find. While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you've ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs. Worse, it doesn't have one single four-star restaurant. What it does have is the original drive-through places where you pass by a rambutan tree (红毛丹树), and pick a piece of fruit.

Shopping in Kauai? Forget it --- unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls. Kauai is not about pampering. It's about going natural and finding the nature within you. It's a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, diving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach.

Don't go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there's only one road, which can be slightly dull. It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro (芋头) fields. You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 m.p.h.

If you're not interested in color, don't bother with Kauai, because that's what you get --- red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green. It's like diving on land. Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria --- a lost island in the Atlantic. Can you imagine? Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people who love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life --- what do they know, anyway? Forget about it --- you're not going to like it. Go somewhere else. Leave Kauai for us.

73. After reading the text, we come to know that it is _____.
A. a piece of shocking news B. an exciting story
C. an interesting introduction D. a moving advertisement

74. It can be learned from the text that _____.
A. Kauai is an island near the Hawaiian Islands
B. Kauai is another name of the Hawaiian Islands
C. Kauai is one of the Hawaiian Islands
D. Kauai does not belong to the Hawaiian Islands

75. In the writer's real opinion, Kauai _____.
A. is not worth visiting at all B. is well worth visiting
C. is not a beautiful island D. is a dangerous island

76. Who would like to visit Kauai?
A. Those who love nature. B. Those who love city life.
C. Those who love the comfort in a fine hotel. D. Those who love going shopping.

　　别去考爱岛。到夏威夷群岛的其他任何一个都行——毛伊岛、拉奈岛、大岛——但把考爱岛留给我们吧。考爱岛上的天气太难以预测了，有时整天都下雨。实际上，它是地球上第二个最潮湿的地方。的确，那里总挂着巨大的双层彩虹，阳光穿越云层，景象十分瑰丽。但是，如果你对这一切都不感兴趣，就去别处吧。在考爱岛上，你就是无法掌握大自然。如果你能够住进一家良好的饭店，在游泳池边躺在软椅上，食物随叫随到，那么谁还愿意屈从于大自然（的淫威）?

　　不过，如果考爱岛如同德克萨斯州盛产牛仔那般地盛产冲浪冠军呢？它的300处白沙滩都未有标识，除非你与当地人联系，否则很难找到这些隐藏起来的景点。虽然哈那利是你所能梦想到的最美丽的小镇，但你别指望那里有迪斯科舞厅和酒吧。更糟的是，那是连一家四星级酒店都没有。岛上有的只是一些早期的汽车餐馆，在那你会路过一株红毛丹树，可以摘下一枚果子（品尝）。

　　在考爱岛上购物？想都别想——除非你对贝壳项链和雕刻精美的木碗感兴趣。考爱岛不会娇纵游客，它是让你返璞归真、从内心找回自然的地方。在那里，你得凡事自己来，可以在海边漫步，在太平洋里潜水、游泳，在沙滩上安卧。

　　除非你有很多时间，否则别去考爱岛，因为岛上只有一条路，（行驶在上面令人感到）有点沉闷。它蜿蜒穿过瀑布胜景、奔流入（太平）洋的河流，还有芋头田。你别无选择，只能将这一切尽收眼底，因为这里限速35英里/小时。

　　如果你对颜色不感兴趣，就别去考爱岛了，因为在岛上能看到的就是各种颜色——红色的公路、蓝色的海洋，还是上百种深浅不一的绿色。就好像是在陆地上“潜水”一般。考爱岛上许多人认为这里就是勒慕里亚——一个消失于大西洋里的岛屿。你能想像吗？那些夏威夷人、冲浪者、新新人类们，还有那些热爱自然与美景、希望获得别样生活质量的人们——他们能够知道点什么，反正？（把这都）抛到脑后吧——你不会喜欢它的。到别处去吧，把考爱岛留给我们。


　　注：作者通篇使用反语，对考爱岛明贬实褒、明抑实扬，令读者对考爱岛更加充满想象与期待。

　　73、读了这篇文章，我们发现它是____。
　　　　A、一篇令人震惊的新闻
　　　　B、一则引人入胜的故事
　　　　C、一篇有趣的介绍
　　　　D、一则感动人的广告
　　　　选择：C。（译注：其实D也说得通）

　　74、从文中可能了解到______。
　　　　A、考爱岛是靠近夏威夷群岛的一个岛屿
　　　　B、考爱岛是夏威夷群岛的别名
　　　　C、考爱岛是夏威夷群岛中的一个岛屿
　　　　D、考爱岛不属于夏威夷群岛
　　　　选择：C。

　　75、根据作者真实的看法，考爱岛_____。
　　　　A、根本不值一游
　　　　B、非常值得一游
　　　　C、不是一个美丽的岛屿
　　　　D、是个危险的岛屿
　　　　选择：B。

　　76、谁愿意游览考爱岛？
　　　　A、热爱大自然的人们
　　　　B、喜欢城市生活的人们
　　　　C、喜爱高档宾馆舒适生活的人们
　　　　D、喜欢购物的人们
　　　　选择：A。