初中英语阅读理解

A

PeopleoftensaidThomasEdisonwasthegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafew

meninallofhistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirst

usefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbepleasedonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasa

genius."Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,“Edisonsaid.Hethoughtwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswas

mostlyhardwork.

ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewondered

aboutthesecretsofnature.Hetriedtounderstandthem,andthenhetriedtolearnwhathecould

usefullydowiththem.

Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewoulddoalmostanythinginsteadofthe

difficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,that

thinkingcouldgivemenenjoymentandpleasure.

Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldnotbeinterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,

healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideahehad

aboutlife.4tWork,^^heanswered,''Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemen

happier.^^Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.

54.AccordingtoThomasEdison,what'sgenius?

A.Hardthinking.B.Hardwork.

C.Usefuldreams.D.Usefulinventions.

55.Afterexploringthesecretsofnature,Edisonalwaystriedto.

A.writedownwhathehadlearntB.carryoutanewexperiment

C.makethemusefulinlifeD.sharethemwithothers

56.Edisoncouldnotunderstand.

A.howanybodyenjoyedlifeB.howanybodylovedworking

C.whyanybodylovedthinkingD.whyanybodywastiredoflife

57.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemeansthat.

A.Edisonwasborntobeagreatinventor

B.Edisonwasabletoliveanother100years

C.Edisonwasreadytomakehis100thinvention

D.lifewastooshortforEdisontoworkforhumanbeings

B

TibetisamongthemostpopularplacesforChinesetourists.Thenumberoftravelersof

Tibethasgrownby10%everyyearforafewyears.SinceJuly1,2006,whenthefirsttrainran

1956kilometersfromXiningtoLhasa,moreandmorepeoplehavebeengoingtoTibet.

Thetrainstopsatseveralfamousplacesalongtheway,suchasQinghaiLake,Kunlun

Mountain,andthePotalaPalace.Passengerscanalsoenjoymanyactivitiesduringthejourney,

likeTibetandancingandKaraoke.

Onthetrain,passengerscanhavetea,eggsandnoodlesforbreakfast,andfriedchickenand

greenvegetablesforlunchanddinner.UnlikemostChinesetrainswhichhaveopen-holetoilets,

thisonehasspecialtoiletswhichcancollectthewaste.Thereisalsoaspecialrubbishsystem（系

统）inthetrainthatkeepstheenvironmentclean.Allthewindowsonthetraincanprotectpeople

fromthebrightsunlight.TVandelectricalsockets（插座）forcomputersandmobilephonescanbe

fondonthetrain.

Becausethereisn'tmuchoxygenthere,trainswillhaveoxygenmasks（氧气罩）forthose

whoneedthem.Itmakespassengersfeelmorecomfortablewhentheyhaveenoughoxygenonthe

famous“roofoftheworld”.Therearealsodoctorsonthetraintomakesurethatallofthe

travelersaresafe.

58.Whichofthefollowingisnotamongtheplacesofinterest?

A.QinghaiLakeB.Karaoke.

C.KunlunMountain.D.ThePotalaPalace.

59.ThetrainisunlikemostChinesetrainsexceptits.

A.windowsB.toiletsC.socketsD.rubbish

60.Theunderlinedword"ihem"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.oxygenmasksB.doctorsC.oxygenD.passengers

61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.flyingtoTibetisimpossible

B.traintoLhasaistoocleantotake

C.traintriptoTibetispopularwithtravelers

D.takingtraintoLhasacausesalotoftrouble

62.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Tibet-roofoftheworldB.MagictraintomagicTibet

C.BeautifulviewsinTibetD.AcomfortabletriptoTibet

54-57BCDD58-62BDACB

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。

A

Mr.andMrs.SmithhadalwaysspenttheirsummerholidaysinNewJersey（新泽西）inthe

past,stayinginasmallinn（旅店）atthefootofahill.

Oneyear,however,Mr.Smithmadealotofmoneyinhisbusiness,sotheydecidedtogoto

Londonandstayatareallygoodhotelwhiletheywenttouringaroundthatfamouscity.

TheyflewtoLondonandarrivedattheirhotellateoneevening.Theyhadexpectedthatthey

wouldhavetogotobedhungry,becauseinthatsmallinninNewJersey,nomealswereserved

afterseven.Theyweresurprisedwhenthewaiteraskedwhethertheywouldtakedinnertherethat

night."Areyoustillservingdinner?”askedMr.Smith."Yes,certainly,sir,"answeredthe

waiter."Weserveituntilhalfpastnine.”

uWhatarethetimesofmealsthen?,,askedMr.Smith.uWell,sir,^answeredthewaiter."We

servebreakfastfromseventohalfpasteleveninthemorning,lunchfromtwelvetothreeinthe

afternoon,teafromfourtofive,anddinnerfromsixtohalfpastnine.”

“ButthathardlyleavesanytimeforustoseethesightsofLondon."saidMr.Smith.

56.Mr.andMrs.Smithhadalwaysspenttheirholidaysin.

A.NewYorkB.LondonC.NewJerseyD.Washington

57.WhenMr.andMrs.Smithhadalotofmoney,theydecidedtogoto.

A.theirhometownB.thecapitalofEngland

C.NewJerseyD.asmallcityinEngland

58.TheywenttoLondonby.

A.seaB.planeC.trainD.bus

59.FromthestoryweknowthatthiswasthetimeforMr.andMrs.SmithtogotoLondon.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.four由

60.Whatdoesthesentence“ButthathardlyleavesanytimeforustoseethesightsofLondon

mean?

A.WecangotoseethesightsofLondonatanytime.

B.WehaveenoughtimetoseethesightsofLondon.

C.WecanseemoresightsofLondon.

D.WehavelittletimetoseethesightsofLondon.

B

StevenJobs,thedesigner（设计者）ofAppleComputer,wasnotcleverwhenhewasinschool.

Atthattime,hewasnotagoodstudentandhealwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates.When

hewentintocollege,hedidn'tchangealot.Thenhedroppedout（退学）.Buthewasfullofnew

ideas.

Afterheleftcollege,StevenJobsworkedasavideogamedesigner.Heworkedthereforonly

severalmonthsandthenhewenttoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimsomenewideas

andgivehimachangeinlife.

StevenJobslivedonafarminCaliforniaforayearafterhereturnedfromIndia.

In1975,hebegantomakeanewtypeofcomputer.HedesignedtheAppleComputerwithhis

friendinhisgarage（汽车库）.Hechosethename“Apple"justbecauseitcouldhelphimto

rememberahappysummerheoncespentinanappletreegarden.

HisAppleComputerwassuchagreatsuccessthatStevenJobssoonbecamefamousallover

theworld.

61.StevenJobswasnotagoodstudentinschoolbecausehe.

A.neverdidhislessons

B.wasfullofnewideas

C.alwaysmadetroubleswithhisschoolmates

D.droppedout

62.StevenJobsdidn'tfinishcollege,didhe?

A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn't.C.Yes,hedidn't.D.No,hedid.

63.StevenJobsdesignedhisnewcomputer.

A.inIndiaB.withhisfriendC.inanappletreegardenD.byhimself

64.StevenJobswasfamousforhisallovertheworld.

A.newideasB.appleC.AppleComputerD.videogames

65.Fromthispassageweknow.

A.StevenJobsdidn'tfinishhisstudiesinthecollegebecausehehatedhisschoolmates

B.StevenJobslikedtravelinginIndiaandCalifornia

C.StevenJobslikedtryingnewthingsandmakinghisnewideasbecometrue

D.StevenJobscouldonlydesignvideogames

C

TableMannersinAmerica

Don'tcircleyourplatewithyourarms.Ifyoudoso,youwillbecomethefocus（焦点）ofthe

table.Everyonewouldwonder,“Isthereanythingwrongwiththefood?”Thismaygiveawrong

messagethatyoudon'tlikethefoodorsomethinglikethat.

Don'tpushtheplatebackwhenfinished.Leaveitwhereitwas.Doyouwanttoletthe

hostess（女主人）knowthatyou，vejustdonealabor?

Don'tlean（倚靠）backandsay"Fmthrough"or"FmfullJustputtheforkandknife

acrosstheplate.That'sall.

Don'tcutupeverythingbeforeyoustarttoeat.Cutonlyoneortwobites（块）atatime.

Nevertakeahugemouthfulofanything.Doyouwanttoshowhowhungryyouare?Don't

dothat.It'snotsogood.

It'snevergoodtoreachacrossthetableforanything.Ifthethingyouwantisnotathand,

simplyaskthenearestpersonforhelp,like“Mrs.Smith,couldyoupassmethedish?”

66.Ifyouareattableandcircleyourplatewithyourarms,otherpeoplewillthink.

A.youdon9tlikethefood

B.thefoodisn'tgoodforyou

C.thereissomethingwrongwiththefood

D.allabove

67.Afterfinishingdinner,youshould.

A.puttheforkandknifeacrosstheplate

B.standupandleavethetable

C.say"I'mfull”

D.say“Thankyou”

68.Ifyouwantadishfarfromyouattable,youshould.

A.standupandreachacrossthetableforit

B.leaveyourseattogetit

C.sitthereuntilothershelpyou

D.askthenearestpersonforhelp

D

PucciniPizza,TheBestPizza

Weselldeliciouspizzatopeopleallovertheworld.Wenowneedakitchenassistantforour

newbranch（分店）inTaichung.He/Sheshouldhaveaninterestinmakingpizza.Moreimportant,

be/sheshouldhaveworkexperienceinarestaurant.He/ShewillgotoItalytolearnmakingpizza.

OurTaichungbranchwillopennextweek.

Contact（联络）Mr.Burattirightaway.

69.Thead（广告）tellsusthat.

A.theassistantmustbeaman

B.theassistantmusthaveonceworkedinarestaurant

C.PucciniPizzahasbranchesallovertheworld

D.PucciniPizzaisnowinTaichung

70.AboutPucciniPizza,weknowthat.

A.nopeoplelikeitspizzaB.fewpeoplelikeitspizza

C.manypeoplebuyitspizzaD.itsPizzaisbetterthananyotherrestaurant's

E

Livingin

Afour-year-oldgirlislyinginthearmsofadoctor.Shehasjustbecomemotherless.The

bombing（轰炸）destroyed（毁坏）herhomeandkilledhermother.

EverydayweseepictureslikethisonTVsorinnewspapers.WeseeyoungIraqichildren

beggingforfoodandwaterfromAmericanandBritishsoldiersatheymovethroughtownsand

citiestowardsthecapital,Baghdad（巴格达）.Weseethesechildrenfollowinggrown-ups,

carryingbagsofthingsalmostatthesamesizeastheirsmallbodiesastheyflee（逃离）their

homesinBaghdad.

“Dad,whyaretheAmericansstriking（攻击）us?Arewegoingtobekilled?”askstheson

ofAbuSinar,anIraqiengineer,Abufindsithardtoexplainthiswartohiseight-year-oldson.

Hetriestocomfort（安慰）himbysaying,“Thebombsarefarawayfromus.TheAmericans

arefightingthesoldiers.Wearegoingtobeallright."EventhoughAbuknowsthisisn'talways

thetruth.Butwhatelsecanhedo?InBaghdad,parentsgivetheirchildrensleepingpillstomake

themsleepsothattheywon'thearthesoundofbombing.Andalltheschoolsareclosed.

“AHwecandoistolistentoandhearthewar,“saidAbu."We,allthepeopleandthe

children,havetoliveinfear.Wefeelhopelessandhelpless.Wedon'tknowwherethenextbombs

aregoing?Wecandonothingbutwaittobekilled.”

71.Duringthewar,childrenare.

A.studyingatschoolB.fightingatthefront

C.saferthantheirparentsD.ingreatdanger

72.Thechildrenhavetofleetheirhomesbecause.

A.itisdangeroustostayathomebecauseofthebombing

B.theirparentsarenotathome

C.theywanttogetfoodandwater

D.theywanttowelcometheforeignsoldiers

73.""Sleepingpills^are.

A.aplacetokeepchildrensafe

B.akindofthingtohelpthemtobeawayfromthewar

C.akindofmedicinetohelpthemtofallasleep

D.akindoffoodtomakethemstrong

74.Abufindsithardtoexplainthiswartohisson,because.

A.hedoesn'twanttotellhimtherealreason

B.hedoesn'twanttotellalie

C.hedoesn'tknowhowtoexplainitclearly

D.itisn'lgoodtotellhimwhy

75.Throughtheeyesofthegirlinthepicture,wecansee.

A.sheislookingforsomethingB.sheisthinkingaboutsomething

C.sheisangryatsomebodyD.shefeelsfearful,helplessandhopeless

56.C57.B58.B59.A60.D61.C62.B63.B64.C65.C

66.D67.A68.D69.B70.C71.D72.A73.C74.C75.D

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

Afriend'sgrandfatherwenttoAmericafromEasterncountries.Afterhewasprocessed（移

民入境检查）atEllisIsland,hewentintocafeteria（自助餐厅）inlowerManhattantoget

somethingtoeat.Hesatdownatanemptytableandwaitedforawaitertotakehisorder.

Ofcoursenowaitercameatall.Atlast,awomanheldaplatefulloffoodandsatdownopposite

him.Whenshesawtheoldmanwithoutanyfood,shetoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.

“Startoutatthatend,^^shesaid.<4Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Atthe

otherendthey'lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.Afteryoupayforthefood,youcanbringit

hereandeatit.”

“IsoonknewhoweverythingworksinAmerica,thegrandfathertoldafriend.4<Lifeislikea

cafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcan

evengetsuccess,butyoifllnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringtoyou.Youhavetoget

upandgetitbyyourself.^^

51.Maybetheoldmancamefrom.

A.PolandB.IndiaC.CanadaD.Egypt（埃及）

52.Whocamewhenhesatdownatanemptytable?

A.Awaiter.B.Aman.C.Awoman.D.Noperson.

53.Fromthetext,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould.

A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.knowhowacafeteriaworks

C.getupagainifyoufailD.trytogetitbyyourself

54.Atlast,thegrandfather________.

A.gotthefoodhimselfB.wasveryangrywiththewaiter

C.atethewoman'sfoodD.hadnothingtoeat

55.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromEasterncountriestoAmericaB.LifeisLikeaCafeteriainAmerica

C.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.EatinginAmerica

B

Koalabear

Appearance:Alittleshortandfetanimal,lookingAppearance:Shortfrontlegs,long

likeatoybear.andstrongbacklegs.

Place:Australia.Lookinglikeabig

Food:Eucalyptusleaves（桂树叶）一2.5poundsofmouse.

leavesperdayforanadultkoala,and1poundPlace:Australia.

ofleavesandsomemother'smilkperdayforaFood:Grass.

babykoala.Interestingtilings:Itisthenational

Habit:Sleepalldayandeatatnight.symbol（象征）ofAustralia.There

Interestingtiling:Ababykoalaisverysmallwhenaremorekangaroosthanpeopleinthis

itisbom.Ithasnohair,anditcountry.

can'tseeeither.Itlivesinits

mother'spouch（育儿袋）for

5-7months.

56.Ifsomeoneseesanewlybornkoalabear,hewillbesurprisedbecauseit'svery.

A.weakB.smallC.shortD.black

57.Ababykoalacan91livewithout______.

A.itsfatherB.grassC.itsmotherD.people

58.Thekangarooisthenationalsymbolof.

A.CanadaB.AustraliaC.AmericaD.Britain

59.Therearemore______thanpeopleinAustralia.

A.kangaroosB.koalabearsC.monkeysD.elephants

60.WecanguessthatkoalabearsandkangaroosareanimalsinAustralia.

A.beautifulB.playfulC.endangeredD.popular

C

Chinahaddecidedtotakeactiontostoptheuseofplasticbags.Supermarkets,shopsand

outlets（经销店）inChinawillnotbeallowedtohandoutfreeplasticcarriersandallplastic

carriersmustbeclearlymarketedwithpricesfromJune1.

“Peopleusetoomanyplasticbagseveryyearandfailtodealwiththemproperly,wasting

valuableoilandlitteringthecountry,“China'sgovernmentsaidinastatement.

Whileprovidingconvenienceforconsumers（消费者）,theplasticbagshavealsocaused

seriouspollutionandwasteofenergyandresources.

“Weshouldencouragepeopletoreturntocarryingclothbags,andusingbasketsfortheir

vegetables.^^thestatementsaid.

Inaddition,theproduction,saleanduseofbagslessthan0.025mmthickisbannedfromthe

samedate.Thefirmsthatbreaktheruleswillfacefinesorconfiscation（没收）ofgoodsand

profits（利润）.

Chinaalsosaiditwouldconsiderincreasingtaxes（税）todiscouragetheproductionand

saleofplasticbagsandencouragetherecyclingindustry.

Rubbishcollectorshavetoseparateplasticforreprocessingandcutthenumberofplastic

bagsthatareburntorburied（掩埋）.

ThemovebringsChinaintolinewithagrowinginternationaltrend（趋势）tocutbackon

theuseofplasticbags.FromIrelandtoUgandaandSouthAfrica,governmentshaveexperimented

withheavytaxes,withtheaimofgettingridofplasticbags.

61.Chinadecidedtotakeactiontostoptheuseofplasticbagsbecause.

A.theyarenotfreeanymore

B.theycan'tprovideconvenienceforconsumers

C.theyhavepollutedtheenvironmentandwastedvaluableoil

D.thefirmshaveincreasedthecost

62.Theunderlinedword“banned”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans.

A.计划B.禁止C.打破D.消费

63.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thecompanythatwon'tobeytheruleswillfacefines.

B.Taxeswillbeincreasedtodiscouragetheproductionandsaleofplasticbags.

C.Rubbishcollectorswillbumorburyallplasticbags.

D.Plasticshouldbeseparatedforreprocessing.

64.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推断）that.

A.Chinawillbeamongthestrongestnationsintheworld

B.peopleallcarryclothbagsorbasketsfortheirvegetables

C.moreenergyandnaturalresourceswillbesaved

D.supermarketsandshopswillgetmoreprofits

65.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.PlasticBagsareFreeB.Recyclingindustry

C.HowtoProtecttheEnvironmentD.FreePlasticShoppingBagstobeBanned

D

FrenchdoctorsandAmericanscientistshavereporteddoinganoperationinwhichthedoctor

wasoutsidetheoperatingroom.Thiskindofoperationisknownasroboticoperation.

DoctorMarescauxdidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whilea

sixty-eight-year-oldwomanpatientwasinahospitalinStrasbourg,France.

AdoctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideo

camerainherstomacharea.DoctorMarescauxinNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideo

screen.Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagestotherobotmachine.Therobotmovedthe

toolsthatcutthewoman'sgallbladder（月旦囊）away.Thewomangotwellsoonafterthe

operationandleftthehospitaltwodayslater.

Expertssaythemainproblemwithsucharoboticoperationisbasedonhigh-speed

telecommunicationsbetweenthedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeabletosendadoctor's

ordertoarobottomovethetoolsquickly.

Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,the

robotcanmakemuchsmallermovementsthanapersoncan.Arobotmachinecanturntoolsin

waysthatadoctor'shandcannot.

Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakepossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthe

future.Theysayitwillimprovedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoan

operationonpeopleindangerousplacesfaraway.Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhave

operationsdonebytopdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywheredoctorswork.

66.“Roboticoperation^^means"

A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctors

B.anoperationdonefaraway

C.anoperationdonewiththehelpofarobot

D.somethingdonetomendarobot

67.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause.

A.itcansendmessagesatahighspeed

B.evenatopdoctorcan'tdotheoperationhimself

C.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetter

D.operationscanbedonewithoutanydoctors

68.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvetheproblemof.

A.topdoctorsB.smallermovements

C.doctortrainingD.high-speedtelecommunications

69.Ifthesmallermovementcan'tbedonebydoctorsintheoperation,wemayuseto

solveit.

A.moretoolsB.arobotmachine

C.avideocameraD.telecommunications

70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Roboticoperationisgoodfordoctortraining.

B.RoboticoperationhasbeenusedintheUSA.

C.Expertsspeakhighlyofroboticoperation.

D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.

51—55BCDAB56—60BCBAD

61—65CBCCD66—70CCDBD

阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择

最佳的一项。（每小题1分）

A

TouristVisitingSingapore

Agroupof68AustraliantouristsarestayingatahotelinSingapore.TodayisThursday.

Theirleaderputupthisnoticeinthehotel.

ProgrammefbrMonday,21July

morningafternoon

8:30a.m.busesleavehotel1:00p.m.〜2:30a.m.1unchathotel

9:00a.m.〜11:00NationalMuseumor3:00p.m.〜4:00p.m.JurongBirdParkorChinese

a.m.Aquarium4:30p.m.〜5:30p.m.Gardens

11:30a.m.〜12:30TigerBalmGardensor6:00p.m.CrocodileFarmorEastCoast

p.m.MountFaber7:00p.m.ParkLagoonreturntohotel

12：30P.m.Returntohotelbybusdinner

Notes：a)Tohelpustoarrangethebuses,pleasesignupfortheaboveplacesonthelistbythis

notice.Sign(签名)by10：00p.m.on20thJuly.

b)Thebuseswillleaveontime,sopleasemakesurethatyouarepunctual.

c)Thetoursarefree.

41.Mrs.JohnsonwantstogototheNationalMuseum.ThenweknowthatshewillNotvisit.

A.MountFaberB.theAquarium

C.theCrocodilefarmD.JurongBirdPark

42.On21July,theywillleavethehotelroomatabout_________.

A.8：20a.m.B.8：40a.m.C.8：55a.m.D.9：10a.m

43.Thelastdayforshowingthatatouristwantstogoonthetouris

A.WednesdayB.ThursdayC.SaturdayD.Sunday

44.Eachtouristwillpay__________forthetour.

A.$14.B.$12.20C.$8.80D.nothing

45.Innote(b),'punctuarmeans.

A.happyB.veryearlyC.ontimeD.awake

B

Mexico'sneighborsaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothe

south.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninety

millionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargest

Spanish-speakingcountry.

MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7,349

feethigh(2,240meters).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.The

populationofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithas

morepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.

Mexicoalsohasitsspecialplants.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslike

beans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefrom

Mexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactusplants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthanany

othercountry!

46.Mexicoistothesouthof.

A.theUnitedStatesB.Belize

C.GuatemalaD.MexicoCity

47.WhichofthefollowingsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.Americais15timesaslargeasMexico.

B.AllthepeopleinMexicospeakSpanish.

C.Mexicohasmorethan900,000,000people.

D.MexicohasmoreSpanish-speakersthanSpain.

48.isacitywiththelargestpopulationintheworld.

A.TokyoB・MexicoCityC.NewYorkD.Beijing

49.ManyfoodsexceptweeattodaystartedinMexico.

A.avocadosB.chilipeppersC.orangesD.chocolate

50.Thebesttitleforthetextshouldbe"

A•TheGeographyofMexicoB.PlantsofMexico

C.ThePopulationofMexicoD.Mexico

C

WhenpeoplevisitSwitzerlandforthefirsttime,theylookwithgreatinterest,notonlyatthe

mountainsbuta