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 country.
1. Mexico is ___________ the USA.| A．on the south of | B．on the north of | C．a part of | D．as large as |
| A．English | B．Spanish | C．French | D．Latin(拉丁语) |
| 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. |
| A．America | B．Spain | C．Tokyo | D．Mexico |
| A．Mexico City | B．Mexico's plants | C．Mexico | D．Mexico's population |
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【推荐1】Do your parents talk to you? Are you happy in class? We hope so, but it’s not always like that. And not only Chinese students have school and family problems, but also foreign (外国的) children.
The United Nations studied children’s lives in the world’s 21 richest countries. It found that the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark are the best places to grow up. The United States and Britain are two of the richest countries, but they are at the bottom(底部) of the list.
The study looked at the lives of children in six ways. These were: the number of poor children; their health and safety; education; relationships (关系) with friends and family; their behaviors(行为); how happy they were with their lives.
Bullying(霸凌)is a big problem in British schools. About 40% of the children in the study have been bullied in the last two months.
The study also shows that children in Ireland and Canada take the most exercise every day.
“Lots of money does not mean a happy childhood.” says the report. The Czech Republic is not a rich country, but its children have happier lives.
1. From the study, which country is not the best place to grow up?| A．The Netherlands. | B．Sweden. | C．Denmark. | D．Britain. |
| A．Happiness. | B．Education. | C．Safety. | D．Diet. |
| A．Bullying. | B．Health. | C．Exercise. | D．Relationships. |
| A．Britain and the USA | B．the UK and Canada |
| C．Ireland and Canada | D．Ireland and the Czech Republic |
【推荐2】Everyone knows that China is changing and developing very quickly now. Many young people from home and abroad thought about the changes. The following are some comments (评论) from young people made on a website message board.
My English name is Carmon. I’m a Chinese student. I’m very proud of China and I’d love to do something to the development of my country. Now, I’m in Canada. When I finish my study, I will go back to China and start a business, so I can give something back to the country. —Carmon, Toronto |
I’m a Chinese student. My hometown used to be poor. But it has changed now. Most people in my hometown have a better life and some can now afford (买得起) cars. I’m very happy with these changes and very proud of them. —Zhou Li, Guangxi |
I spent two years in Beijing as a student in the late 1990s and I recently went back there on holiday. I couldn’t believe the great changes of China in such a short time. And I admire Chinese people for their wish to succeed, and their family values. I think these qualities (品质) will be very important if China is to continue developing. —Jackson, London |
I hope that China will become a successful and prosperous (繁荣的) country. There is still a long way to go. There are many challenges and difficulties ahead, but I am sure we can get them over if we work together. —Susan, Hong Kong |
1. Who is not Chinese?
| A．Jackson. | B．Susan. | C．Zhou Li. | D．Carmon. |
| A．In Guangxi. | B．In London. | C．In Canada. | D．In Hong Kong. |
| A．In 1909. | B．In the late 1990s. | C．50 years ago. | D．In the early 1990s. |
| A．Carmon doesn’t want to start a business in China. |
| B．China is changing and developing very fast now. |
| C．Jackson dislikes Chinese family values. |
| D．Susan studied in Beijing for two years. |
【推荐3】Buzz, buzz... Summer is here. So are mosquitoes(蚊子). Do you want to keep away from those terrible insects? Iceland may be a perfect place for you. This country is free of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes live in most parts of the world. Most of the mosquitoes come in summer and they breed(繁殖) quickly on hot days. Mother mosquitoes lay their eggs in water or near it. If the weather is warm enough, the eggs can turn into baby mosquitoes in three days. They eat small plants in water.
But the climate in Iceland is quite hard for mosquitoes to live in. Iceland is near the North Pole. The temperature(气温) there is low all year round. The weather in Iceland also changes very fast. The temperature can go up suddenly in winter and then go down quickly. Imagine a mosquito egg is waiting below the ice during the winter. One day, it gets warmer and the ice melts. The egg hatches. But soon, the temperature goes down. Ice covers the water again. The poor little mosquito dies!
The only mosquito in Iceland now is in a laboratory(实验室). It came from another country. In the 1980s, a scientist caught it in an airplane.
Besides having no mosquitoes, Iceland also has a lot of interesting facts:
Iceland is home to over 200 volcanoes. The country is called the “land of ice and fire”.
Iceland looks like the moon because of its volcanoes. In 1965, American astronauts did training there before they went to the moon.
There are no McDonald’s restaurants in Iceland.
There are no subways or trains in Iceland.
1. Where do mosquitoes have their babies?| A．On small plants. | B．In or near the grass. | C．Under the ground. | D．In or near the water. |
| A．how mosquitoes make their lives | B．why mosquitoes can’t live in Iceland |
| C．how mosquitoes give birth to their babies | D．why the weather changes a lot in Iceland |
| A．People can’t find a fast food restaurant there except MacDonald’s. |
| B．There is only one mosquito now in Iceland for scientific study. |
| C．Iceland is called the “land of ice and fire” because there are 200 volcanoes. |
| D．Astronauts did training in Iceland because there were no mosquitoes. |
| A．Weather. | B．News. | C．Travel. | D．Culture. |
