The following passage is about the states of America. Read through it and choose the best answers.

　　Texas was the biggest state (州) before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.

　　Laredo is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in winter, when it is pleasantly warm.

　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. Sometimes there is more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city.Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.

　　If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, What part of Texas do you mean？

　　1.Which of the following statements is true according to passage above？

　　A. Alaska is the biggest city in America. B. Texas is the second biggest state in America.

　　C. Alaska is the second biggest state in America.　D. Texas is the biggest city in America.

　　2.Which of the following diagrams gives the correct relationship(關(guān)系)between Texas (T), Laredo(L)and Amarillo(A)？

　　3.In the passage the sentence Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather. means ________.

　　A. Laredo is very hot B. America is very big

　　C. Texas is very big D. Texas is far from Alaska

　　【答案與解析】

　　這篇文章的大意是：阿拉斯加成為美國的第四十九個州之前，得克薩斯州是美國最大的州。在這個州不同的地區(qū)，天氣差異很大。文中提到了夏季最熱的城市Laredo和冬季很冷的北方城市Amarillo。

　　1.B 根據(jù)文章的首句Texas was the biggest state(州)before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959.可以找到答案。而實(shí)際上其它三處選項都有明顯的錯誤。

　　2.C 由短文第一段的大意，尤其是Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.一句。 再由If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, What part of Texas do you mean？最后的這句話，可知Laredo，Amarillo是的兩個地方。故Texas包括Laredo和Amarillo。又根據(jù)which is a northern city.這句話可知應(yīng)在的北方。故答案為C。

　　3.C 這由文中介紹Laredo，Amarillo這兩個城市的氣候可以得出。

　　The following passage is about the states of America. Read through it and choose the best answers.

　　Texas was the biggest state (州) before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.

　　Laredo is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in winter, when it is pleasantly warm.

　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. Sometimes there is more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city.Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.

　　If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, What part of Texas do you mean？

　　1.Which of the following statements is true according to passage above？

　　A. Alaska is the biggest city in America. B. Texas is the second biggest state in America.

　　C. Alaska is the second biggest state in America.　D. Texas is the biggest city in America.

　　2.Which of the following diagrams gives the correct relationship(關(guān)系)between Texas (T), Laredo(L)and Amarillo(A)？

　　3.In the passage the sentence Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather. means ________.

　　A. Laredo is very hot B. America is very big

　　C. Texas is very big D. Texas is far from Alaska

　　【答案與解析】

　　這篇文章的大意是：阿拉斯加成為美國的第四十九個州之前，得克薩斯州是美國最大的州。在這個州不同的地區(qū)，天氣差異很大。文中提到了夏季最熱的城市Laredo和冬季很冷的北方城市Amarillo。

　　1.B 根據(jù)文章的首句Texas was the biggest state(州)before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959.可以找到答案。而實(shí)際上其它三處選項都有明顯的錯誤。

　　2.C 由短文第一段的大意，尤其是Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.一句。 再由If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, What part of Texas do you mean？最后的這句話，可知Laredo，Amarillo是的兩個地方。故Texas包括Laredo和Amarillo。又根據(jù)which is a northern city.這句話可知應(yīng)在的北方。故答案為C。

　　3.C 這由文中介紹Laredo，Amarillo這兩個城市的氣候可以得出。