North Shore.

　　It is the best place to watch sea turtles.

　　Shark's Cove is said to be the best place where turtles hang out.However, Laniakea Beach is the most famous place for visitors to take a photo of sea turtles.They like to come right onto the beach and sunbathe.In fact this place also goes by the name "Turtle Beach"．

　　People have been living there for a very long time.

　　For over 900 hundred years, people have lived along Oahu's North Shore.When Hawaiian settlements started expanding (扩张) north from the Big Island around 1，100 AD, some Hawaiian communities began to form on the north side of Oahu.They used the rich land to grow crops like sweet potatoes and so on.

　　As anyone who has seen the North Shore's beauty with his own eyes will tell you, it is no surprise that people have loved living along this coastline for centuries.

　　【语篇解读】　夏威夷是旅游者的天堂，而夏威夷瓦胡岛独具特色的北岸更是让人流连忘返。

　　1．What can we know about the Reef Hawaii Pro?

　　A．It tells a story about surfers.

　　B．It offers the best filming location.

　　C．It is a competition held in winter.

　　D．It is the most popular surfing place.

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，the Reef Hawaii Pro是一个在冬天进行的冲浪比赛。]

　　2．To take a photo of sea turtles, visitors should go to________．

　　A．Shark's Cove　　　　 B．the Big Island

　　C．the north side of Oahu D．Turtle Beach

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，拍摄海龟的最佳去处是Laniakea Beach，也叫Turtle Beach。]

　　3．By writing the passage, the author intends to tell us________．

A．why the Oahu Island of Hawaii is popular