15．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 （2240metres）．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．
9．Mexico isAthe USA．
A．on the south of
B．on the north of
C．a part of
D．as large as
10．Mexicans speakB．
A．English
B．Spanish
C．French
D．Latin（拉丁语）
11．Which of the following is NOT true？D
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．
12．Tomatoes were originally （最初） grown inD．
A．America
B．Spain
C．Tokyo
D．Mexico．
分析 本文介绍了墨西哥的地理位置，语言、手都以及其他一些情况．
解答 99．A 细节理解题． 根据句子 Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north美国在墨西哥的北面．所以墨西哥在美国的南面．所以答案选A．10．B 细节理解题． The language of Mexico is Spanish．墨西哥人讲西班牙语．
11．D 细节理解题．Mexico City is the capital 墨西哥城是墨西哥的首都，所以A正确．About thirty million people live there．大约三千万人住在墨西哥城．所以B正确．It has more people than any other city in the world，even more than Tokyo．墨西哥城的人口比世界其他城市的人口都多，甚至比东京的人还多．
12．D 细节理解题． Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico．很多我们吃的事物起源于墨西哥．
点评 本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
