They say that Mexico is a country no one ever leaves. Every year, millions of tourists pass through. And Mexicans happily warn that a part of them will remain behind forever. Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who go up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. The beaches, of course, are among the world’s best ----but those who venture (冒險(xiǎn)) inland are rewarded with the true soul of Mexico.
And it is a big soul. The Republic of Mexico is vast, consisting of nearly two million square miles of coastline, desert, rain forest, mountains, and rich plains. From the American borderlands of the wide, agriculturally rich north, the country narrows gently as it sweeps south and east. The two main mountain ranges(山脊), the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental, hug the west and east, finally merging（融入） into the volcanically active central highlands and the capital, Mexico City - the most populous city in the world. Further south, the country narrows to only 100 miles, then broadens again before reaching the Guatemalan border. There are two major peninsulas (半島) in Mexico: the Baja Peninsula to the west and the Yucatan peninsular to the east.
The population is about 106 million. and the generosity (慷慨大方) of the Mexican people is unsurpassed. Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.
Mexico has been blessed with an unusually temperate (適度的) climate year-round. The most important thing to remember is that the Mexican summer is also the rainy season, although the rain rarely lasts more than a few hours, and typically arrives in the late afternoon. Extremes(極端)are present only in the North and in Baja, both of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F. Mexico City has a year-round temperature in the high 80s. while the coasts usually stay in the mid-90s. Night time temperatures fall somewhat, but rarely break down below a comfortable 60F.
小題1:All of the following are names of beaches EXCEPT ___________ .
A．Puerto VallartaB．CancunC．Guatemalan D．Mazatlan
小題2:The Republic of Mexico _________.
A．has two peninsulas altogether
B．has a population of about 106 million
C．has more than 2 million square miles of coastline
D．has two main mountain ranges going from west to east
小題3:The underlined word "unsurpassed" in the 3rd paragraph probably means”         ".
A perfect          B. false               C. ancient            D. out of date
小題4:You may suffer extreme temperatures if you go to ___________.        .
A．the eastB．the westC．the southD．the north
小題5:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Geography.B．History.C．Language.D．Climate.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：本文介紹了墨西哥的風(fēng)土人情，地理，氣候，文化和語(yǔ)言等多方面的知識(shí)。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段3,4行Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who go up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.說(shuō)明選項(xiàng)中的C項(xiàng)不是海灘，故C正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行The population is about 106 million.說(shuō)明B正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)下句Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.
懂幾句墨西哥語(yǔ)就能贏得墨西哥人的心，說(shuō)明墨西哥人很好很善良，故A正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段4,5行Extremes(極端)are present only in the North and in Baja, both of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F說(shuō)明在北方會(huì)出現(xiàn)極端的天氣。故D項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。在文章最后一段提及了氣候，第二段提及了地理，第三段提及了語(yǔ)言，全文就了沒(méi)有提及歷史，故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了墨西哥的一些信息，本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開(kāi)的細(xì)節(jié)。。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問(wèn)題快速閱讀短文，找出與問(wèn)題有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。
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? Please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the Fiction or Nonfiction Category. Illustrators may only enter one category.
? Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered.
? The confirmation(確認(rèn)) form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then presented together with illustrations no later than 15 October 2012.
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