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.

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　　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 ______.

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　　 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 ______ .

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　　 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______ .

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　　 A. five hours　　B. five days　　C. two days　　D. six days

　　5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

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　　 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.

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There is a big zoo in our city. There are lots of　1　 in it. The elephant is very big. We all like to see it,　2　 it is very cute. The tiger comes from the Changbai Mountain of　3　.It walks about in the cage(笼子).The lion’s room is　4　 the tiger’s room. The panda in the zoo is a little shy. It is very interesting. It eats　5　.The giraffe is very　6　.It is very funny. It comes from Africa. We all　7　 animals because they are　8　 friends. Some boys and girls, men and women often come to the zoo and see　9　 on　10　.

　　I’m Millie.I’m 12　1　old.I have black　2　 and black hair.I　3　born in Beijing and I live 　4　 Hoping Road.I have a brother.　5　 name is Andy.I like　6　TV and Andy 　7　 listening to the radio.I have 　8　of good friends at school.My　9　 friend is Kitty.She is my classmate.She is a good student.She wants to be a doctor when she 　10　up.?
1.A.month　         B.months　           C.year　                      D.years?
2.A.mouth　         B.nose                   C.eyes　                      D.eye?
3.A.am                  B.is                       C.was                           D.are?
4.A.in                   B.on                            C.for                            D.with?
5.A.His                 B.He                     C.Her                           D.She?
6.A.watch              B.watches              C.to watch　                D.watching?
7.A.like                 B.love                   C.enjoys                       D.enjoy?
8.A.lot                  B.lots                    C.a lots                        D.lot a?
9.A.good 　          B.better                 C.best                          D.well?
10.A.gets               B.puts                   C.rings                         D.grows