Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

1.Mexico is ____the USA.

A. on the south of     B. on the north of    

C. a part of      D. as large as

2.Mexicans speak______.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

4.Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.

5.The best title (题目) of the passage is ___.

It is easy for us to find that Mexico has so many neighbors. The United States is to the north while Guatemala and Belize are to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States with the population of more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish, which makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 meters), making it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico such as beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants and has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

36. Mexico is ____ the USA.

A. on the south of     B. on the north of      C. a part of        D. as large as

37. Mexicans speak______.

A. English                 C. French

B. Spanish                 D. Latin

38. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

39. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in ______.

A. America    B. Spain    C. Tokyo    D. Mexico

40. The best title of the passage is ___.

A. Mexico City    B. Mexico's plants     C. Mexico        D. Mexico's population

Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.
Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.
【小题1】Mexico is ____the USA.
A. on the south of     B. on the north of    
C. a part of      D. as large as
【小题2】Mexicans speak______.

　　The longest river in the world is in Africa. It is called the Nile River. It begins in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, and goes into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海).

　　The second longest river is in South America. It is called the Amazon River. It travels through very thick forests where some native people live without seeing civilized(文明的) people. They live off the land. They hunt and fish for meat, gather wild fruits and vegetables, collect nuts from trees, and use plants for medicine.

　　The third longest river is the Yangtze River in China. It begins in Tibet and travels through a narrow channel called Three Gorges(陕谷) in Sichuan and Hubei province. It goes through the large city of Wuhan in Hubei province and goes into the Pacific Ocean near Shanghai.

American’s largest river is the Mississippi River. Another river called the Missouri River begins in the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) and flows into the Mississippi. This river goes into the Gulf(湾) of Mexico which is part of the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋).

Other large rivers are the Columbia River, the Yellow River, etc． There are five large lakes on the border(边境) between Canada and the USA． The largest is called Lake Superior. The others are Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Erie and Lake Huron. These are called the Great Lakes.

1．what are the for longest rivers in the world?

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A．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Missouri River .

B．The Nile River, the Amazon River, the Yangtze River and the Mississippi River .

C．The Nile River, the Mississippi River, the Columbia River, and Amazon River .

D．The Nile River, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Amazon Rive r .

2．The Amazon River is the 1 longest river in 2 .

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A．second, south America

B．third, Africa

C．second, the world

C．second Asia

3．Which of the following is right?

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A．The Yangtze River begins in Sichuan and goes into the Atlantic Ocean.

B．The Yangtze River goes through the large city in Hunan and flows into the Pacific Ocean.

C．The Missouri River is the longest river in North America

D．The longest river in North America is the Mississippi River.

4．They hunt and fish for meat. What does “hunt” mean?

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A．take good care of

B．do something important

C．catch or get animals for food

D．get along well

5．Which is the largest of the five Great Lakes in the North of America?

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