Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii. It is on Oahu Island. Oahu formed from material that
spewed up from volcanoes on the ocean floor. Diamond Head, the crater, or center, of an old
volcano, is one of the best-known landmarks in the Pacific. It got the name Diamond Head
when some British sailors found crystals on its slopes and mistakenly thought they were
diamonds!
Polynesian people from other Pacific islands were probably the first settlers in Honolulu,
but Europeans did not arrive until 1794. That is when Captain William Brown of the British
ship Butterworth entered the harbor.
Today the modern city of Honolulu is a major port. In the Hawaiian language, its name
means “protected bay.” It is also called “the crossroads of the Pacific” because of the many
ships and airplanes that stop there.
Sun, sand, and sea attract many tourists to Waikiki Beach. Most visitors also go to see the
USS Arizona, a sunken battleship. It was left in place as a memorial to all the people who died
in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This attack is what brought the US into
World War II.
【題組】46.Which of the following is the most appropriate topic of this essay?
(A) A Diamond in Hawaii
(B) The First Settlers in Honolulu
(C) The Crossroads of the Pacific
(D) The Attack on Pearl Harbor
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