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　　Texas was the biggest state before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather.

　　Laredo, Texas, is one of the hottest cities in the U. S. in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in the winter, when it is pleasantly warm.

　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. There is sometimes more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city. Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.

　　If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, please ask him: “What part of Texas do you mean?

(1) The passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．what the weather is like in the U. S

B．how big the biggest state of the U. S

C．the weather in Texas is quite different

D．Texas is one of the biggest states in the U. S

(2) From this passage we may know ________.

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A．Texas is the biggest city in the U. S

B．Alaska is the biggest city in the U. S

C．there are not less than 49 states in the U. S

D．Texas becomes a state of the U. S after Alaska

(3) According to the passage, Texas probably lies in the ________ of the U. S.

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A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

(4) Which of the following is not true?

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A．Alaska is the biggest of all the states in the U. S.

B．Texas is the forty-eighth state in the U. S.

C．Alaska has been a state of the U. S. only a little 47 years.

D．In winter, usually New York is colder than Amarillo.

(5) Which may be the best title for the passage?

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A．The size of Texas

B．The weather of Texas

C．The changes of weather in Texas

D．The weather of the U. S

Answer 1

答案：D;C;B;B;A
解析：

整体把握：短文讲述的是美国第二大州得克萨斯州，要知道它有多大，了解它的天气就知道了，不同地区有不同的天气。请看同一州的两个地区的气候就有天壤之别，所以要问得克萨斯州的天气怎么样，必须要明确哪个地区。 (1) 点拨：由第一自然段得知，得克萨斯州是美国最大的州之一，因为不同的地区有不同的气候，可见其大。 (2) 点拨：由第一句话得知，阿拉斯加州是美国第49个州，可见美国至少有49个州，实际上，美国共有50个州，第50个州是夏威夷州。 (3) 点拨：由第二自然段的第一句得知。 (4) 点拨：该题问的是“哪个句子不正确”。由第一自然段第一句得知阿拉斯加州是美国最大州，所以A正确；阿拉斯加州成立于1959年，至今47年了，所以C正确；由第三自然段第二句得知纽约更冷，所以D项陈述正确；选项B陈述不正确，因为得克萨斯州只是美国第二大州，并非第48个州。故选择B。 (5) 点拨：由第11小题知，短文讲述的主要是得克萨斯州之大。