灾后重建，绿意盎然：毛伊岛的复苏之旅
灾后重建，绿意盎然：毛伊岛的复苏之旅


A year ago, wildfires swept through the town of Lahaina, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. More than 100 people died. The fires destroyed 1,400 homes and 200,000 trees. Today, some Lahaina residents displaced by the fires are still in need of permanent homes. Maui’s mayor is working to pass laws to help people get easier access to new housing. Local groups are working to rebuild.

More than half of Maui’s money typically comes from tourism, but because of the fires, the island had to close to tourists. It officially reopened in November, 2023. When it did, it advertised a new type of trip. Now when people travel to Maui, they’re asked to help. Tourists are given opportunities to support locally owned and eco-friendly businesses, and to leave the island better because of their visit. 
Maui Cultural Lands (MCL), a nonprofit based in Lahaina, is one of the groups offering visitors ways to give back to the island. Group director Ekolu Lindsey’s house was destroyed in the fires. He has been pleased to welcome hundreds of volunteers since November. “Everybody loves Maui,” he says. 
On volunteer days, MCL invites visitors to pull weeds and plant baby trees and native seedlings in nurseries (苗圃) across the island. By 2025, visitors will be replanting on people’s property. “We are going to work,” Lindsey says. “We are opening people’s eyes to what they can do to make their communities more resilient. And it’s fun.”
Lindsey is a native Hawaiian. He teaches volunteers about Hawaiian culture. “We help people think of Hawaii as home,” Lindsey says. “Not your home, but someone’s home.”
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1.What does the underlined word “displaced” probably mean?

A Tested.

B Mastered.

C Forced out.

D Tracked down.

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据划线单词前文的“The fires destroyed 1,400 homes and 200,000 trees.”和后文的“are still in need of permanent homes”“help people get easier access to new housing”“are working to rebuild”等可知，火灾使得数千家庭流离失所。故选C。

2.What’s Maui’s new type of trip?

A Self-guided tour.

B ‌Cultural tourism.

C Volunteer tourism.

D Adventure tourism.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“they’re asked to help”“Tourists are given opportunities to support locally owned and eco-friendly businesses, and to leave the island better because of their visit.”可知，夏威夷的毛伊岛现在提供一种新的旅游方式：志愿旅游。故选C。

3.What does MCL intend to do?

A Rebuild the community.

B Protect the environment.

C Make some more money.

D Please different tourists.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“to give back to the island”以及倒数第二段中的“make their communities more resilient.”和最后一段中的“We help people think of Hawaii as home”等可推知，MCL在帮助当地人重建家园。故选A。

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A Incredible People

B Hawaii Tourism

C Fire Disaster

D Lahaina Rebuilds

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，尤其是第一段最后两句和最后一段可知，本文主要讲了夏威夷毛伊岛经历火灾后一年，当地通过一种新的旅游方式来帮助进行灾后重建。故选D。