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　　Texas was biggest state 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 different kinds of weather.

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

　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. There is sometimes 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．The passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．what the weather is like in the US

B．how big the biggest city in the US

C．the weather in Texas is quite different

D．Texas is one of the biggest states in the US

2．From this passage we may know ________.

[　　]

A．Texas is the biggest city in the US

B．Alska is the biggest city in the US

C．there are not less than 49 states in the US

D．Texas became a state of the US after Alaska

3．According to the passage, Texas probably lies in the ________ of the US.

[　　]

A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

4．Which of the following diagrams(图表) give the correct relationships between Texas, Laredo and Amarillo?

(T=Texas; L=Laredo; A=Amarillo)

[　　]

A．

B．

C．

D．

答案：D;C;B;D
解析：

　　本文主要讲美国最大的州之——－德克萨斯州。

　　1．D　　主旨题。从文中内容可知，了解德克萨斯州各个城市的天气主要是为了说明德克萨斯州的面积很大，则可排除A、B、C项，所以答案选D。

　　2．C　　细节题。从文中第1句可知答案为C。

　　3．B　　推断题。根据Laredo in Texas is one of the hottest cities in the US in summer和一般地理常识可推知它可能位于美国的南部，所以答案为B。

　　4．D　　推断题。从文中可知Laredo和Amarillo是Texas的组成部分，故排除A、C项，又知在夏天Laredo是美国最热的城市之一，则可知其靠南边，所以答案选D。

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