When I was eight, I saw a movie about an island that had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.
The week I turned 50, my marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything I’d owned was sold to pay debts that I didn’t even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family. I’d lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right.
I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw the red orange lava（火山巖）pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!
The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadn't painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas（畫布）in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.
The past six years have been filled with adventures. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim（火山口邊緣）of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. I’m living freely and happily ever after.
小題1:Why did the writer go to Hawaii?
A．To free herself from trouble.
B．To make a living.
C．To spend her holiday.
D．To realize her childhood dream.
小題2:Which of the following is the writer’s dream?   
A．Become a successful painter.
B．Live in nature with animals.
C．Get close to wildlife.
D．Live a free and happy life.
小題3:We can infer from the passage that __________.
A．the writer wasn’t sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first
B．the writer’s parents encouraged her to divorce
C．the writer’s husband took away most of her money
D．the writer had never done painting before

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
文章介紹自己在家庭事業(yè)走向低谷時(shí)，作者夏威夷火山邊山找回了自己大的夢想，實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己想要的生活。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)文章第二段可知，作者婚姻走向死亡，所有的一切賣掉還債，為了生計(jì)，被迫去夏威夷。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)文章最后，可知作者過上了自由自在的生活，實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己40多年的夢想。
小題3:推理題 根據(jù)Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right. 可知，作者害怕別人的說法正確，表明作者懷疑自己能否在夏威夷生存下去。
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