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【题目】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 Spanishspeaking country.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7，349 feet high(2，240 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 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】Mexicans speak________．

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

【2】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. Mexico City has more people than Tokyo. D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

【3】Tomatoes were originally(最初)grown in ________．

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

【4】The best title of the passage is ________．

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】请在此填写整体分析!

【1】细节理解题。根据The language of Mexico is Spanish. 可知，墨西哥的语言是西班牙语，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据The city is also very high. It is 7，349 feet high(2，240 meters)．This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. 可知，墨西哥城是世界上最高的城市之一，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans，maize，avocados，tomatoes，peanuts，chili peppers，vanilla，and chocolate come from Mexico.可知，许多食物最初都是从墨西哥开始种植的。故选D。

【4】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容叙述了墨西哥的人口，植物等信息。故选C。