Mexico’s neighbors 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 meters)．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 specialties．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 city．

1．Mexico is ___________ the USA．

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

2．Mexico speak ___________．

    A．English          B．French           C．Spanish    D．Latin(拉丁语)

3．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．

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

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

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

    A．Mexico City    B．Mexico’s plans    C．Mexico    D．Mexico’s population

    New York is a very large city with 8 million people．How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school？So，we should know something about its transport．

    In New York you can travel about the city by subway，bus，taxi and car．The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city．It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city．Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city．

    The second way to travel around the city is by public bus．It’s a slower way to travel．This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy．

    You can also travel around the city by taxi．This is the most expensive way，but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to．If traffic is heavy，the taxi will be slow．During the morning and afternoons，there is the “rush hour”．This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work．

    The last way to get around New York is using your own car．However，it’s not easy for you to drive，specially when you are driving in the“rush hour”．If there is an accident on the road．

you will have to wait for a long time．

    The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a．m．to 4 p．m．This is the time after the morning“rush hour”and before the evening“rush hour”．Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work．

1．The text is mainly about ____________．

    A．the weather of New York            B．the transport in New York

    C．the people in NewY0rk                D．traffic accidents in New York

2．The fastest way to travel in New York is by ____________．

    A．subway               B．taxi               C．bus               D．car

3．The most expensive way to travel in New York is by ____________．

    A．subway                B．taxi               C．bus               D．car

4．The phrase “rush hour”’in the fourth paragraph means“____________”in Chinese．

    A．比赛中的冲刺时刻                     B．一小时内所跑的路程

    C．(上下班)交通高峰时刻                D．匆匆忙忙的一小时

5．If you travel around New York in your own car，which of the following is the best time?

    A．From 8 a．m．to 10 a．m．       B．From 3 p．m．to 5 p．m．

    C．From 10 a．m．to 5 p．m．      D．From 10 a．m．to 3 p．m．

根据下列句子内容补全下列单词。

1．Don’t f____________ to do your homework．

2．Can you t____________ this word？I can’t understand it．

3．Have you ever seen him b____________ ?No，never．

4．Because it’s a new term，I want to give you some a____________．

5．It’s not always necessary to look up the words in the dictionary，sometimes we need to g_____．

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．Zhang Ziyi is a____________(success)actress in the world．

2．I enjoy____________ (take)photos of the mountains．

3．You are very____________(luck)to have such good friend．

4．I think table tennis is____________ (interesting)than basketball．

5．The writer ____________(finish)writing the book two days ago．

从下面的选项中选出5个完成下面对话。

A：Where are you going to spend your holiday this year，Hong Bin?

B：    1    

A：How are you going to get there?

B：By plane．

A：    2     

B：We’re leaving next Sunday．

A：    3     

B：Thank you very much．And where are you going to spend your holiday?

A：    4      I’ll never forget the place where I was born．I’d like to go back to see all the villagers there．I miss them very much．

B．    5    I think you must have some fun in your hometown．

1．She is beautiful．Her sister is more beautiful．(合并为一句)

Her sister ___________  ___________  ___________  ___________ her．

2．Will you do your homework after class?  (作否定回答)

    ___________，I ___________．

3．Speak English more in class is a good idea．(同义句改写)

    ________  ________  _________  _________to speak English more in class．

4．He does some reading every day．(改为现在进行时态)

He ___________  ___________  some reading ___________．

5．She is going to the beach because she likes the blue sky and the sea．(对划线部分提问)

    ___________  ___________  ___________ going to the beach?

根据所给汉语将下列句子译成英语。

1．你还有别的事吗?

2．你应该想一个更好的办法提高英语学习。

3．昨晚做作业花了我半小时的时间。

4．12岁的时候，马克·吐温离开了家，过着艰苦的生活。

Dear Mary．

    Let me tell you about my pen pal．Her name is Li Lili．She is from Singapore．I think Singapore is a very interesting country．She is 15 years old and her birthday is in November．She can speak Chinese and a little English．She has two brothers and one sister．She likes going shopping with her friends and playing computer games．Her favorite subjects in school are math and English because they are fun．She dislikes P．E．because it’s too hard for her．I think she is a very good girl．Here is a picture of her．Isn’t she a beautiful girl?

    Please write to me soon and tell me about your pen pal，OK?

                                                                      Gina

根据短文内容，填写下面表格。

    李明上周度过了一个愉快的周末，下面的表格是李明周末活动的一个简要记录。假设你是李明，请根据记录写一篇短文，介绍周末的活动情况。

要求：1、包含以上要点，并可适当发挥；2、字数在80字左右。

______________________________My happy weekend _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

---__________ are the Olympic Games，do you know?

---Every four years．

A．how soon    B．how far    C．how long    D．how often