题目内容
Visitors to the United States are often surprised to learn thedistance from the east coast（海岸）to the west coast. It is more than 3,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast tothe Pacific Ocean on the west. A jet plane crosses the United Sta-tes in about five hours, but a traveler in a fast train needs morethan 48 hours to cross the country.
The new state of Hawaii is very far from the states on the eastcoast of the continent（大陆）. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. It ismore than 3,000 kilometres from Hawaii to the mainland of the UnitedStates.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The main（主要）idea of the passage is ______.
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A. the United States is smaller than most people think it is
B. the United States is a big country
C. the United States is a very famous country
D. The new state of Hawaii has greatly increased（增加）the size of the United States
2. This passage tells us a distance ______.
A. from New York to Chicago
B. from the east coast to the west coast
C. from Hawaii to the east coast
D. from the Canadian border to the Mexican border（边界）
3.People who visit the United States are often surprised when they ______ .
A. come to the east coast of the United States
B. know how far it is from the east coast to the west coast
C. are in a jet plane
D. travel in a fast train
4. A fast train crosses the continental United States in about______ .
A. five hours B. five days C. two days D. six days
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. It takes a traveler more than 448 hours to cross the country by fast car.
B. There are no mountains in the continental United States.
C. Hawaii is far away from the mainland of the United States.
D. America is in the Atlantic Ocean.
根据句意、汉语提示或首字母和英文释义写出单词的正确形式。
1. —I don't like this CD-ROM.
—Me_________(也).
2. Have you_________(回复) to his letter?
3. China Daily is a_________(窗口)for foreigners
to know about China.
4. It is said that the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be covered_____(实况转播).
5. Look! Some birds are ___________ (飞 ) in the sky.
6. National Day is on O_______(the tenth month of
the year) 1st.
7. Do you know how long Yancheng Railway Station has been in s_______(use)?
8. People use mobile phones to sent short text m_______(pieces of information)to each other.
9. Could you please give me some v_______(very useful and helpful) advice on how to keep fit?
10. I've heard of Jackie Chan for years. Since I was a child,a_______(in fact).
