Does a person from Ohio or Virginia have a better chance of living in the White House than anyone else? It seems that way. Eight out of 40 U. S. Presidents came from Ohio. Eight came from Virginia. William Henry Harrison, the ninth U. S. President, had the best chance of all. Why? He was born in Virginia and then lived in Ohio.

　　Here is a map of the United States. You will see that Virginia and Ohio are not too far away from each other. New York, Massachusetts, and California are worth noting(注意), too. They each have sent at least three of their native sons to the White House.

　　Maps are flat (平的) drawings of Earth or parts of it. The map on the above shows the shapes and sizes of the 50 states. Like most U. S. maps, it abbreviates(缩写) the names of the states. Use the map to answer the questions below.

1．President Lyndon Johnson came from the largest state on the Gulf of Mexico. He was from ________ .

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2．President Jimmy Carter is from Georgia. Which state is below Georgia on the map?

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3．President Harry Truman was from a state surrounded by Illinois and seven other states. He was from ________ .

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4．Which area of the United States has more states?

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5．Which of these states is closest to Canada?

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　　Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season for holiday. It is often very hot during the months of July and August. Students do not go to school during these two months. Some people like to stay at home during their holiday. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books, or watch television. Many families take their lunch to the park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the ocean(海), they often go to the beach(海滩). There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.

　　Many Americans like to meet people from other countries like Meaxico or Canada. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly to these countries on planes.

　　The United States is a very large country. Lots of families travel by car or by train to see interesting places in their own country. Some favourite cities to visit are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. These big cities have many famous buildings, theatres(戏院), shops and other places of interest for tourists(游客). They also travel to places such as Florida and Hawaii to enjoy themselves.

　　Certainly not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys or canyons(峡谷). They usually take a camera(照相机) and return with a lot of nice coloured pictures and slides of the places they visit. Then they would share(分享) them with their friends.

1．Those who stay at home during their holiday ________.

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A．do nothing but have a good rest

B．do some cooking

C．go to the cinema

D．visit their friends

2．How can Americans travel to the foreign countries?

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3．Most American families like to have a holiday in summer because ________.

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A．the weather in summer is very good

B．it is not hot in summer

C．students do not go to school during the months of July and August

D．people needn't go to work in summer

4．Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys because ________.

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A．it is cool there in summer

B．they can have a picnic

C．they can take pictures of these beautiful scenes(风景)

D．it is time for them to go hunting

5．Which of the following statements(陈述) is correct?

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A．Some Americans like to visit other countries by train.

B．Miami is a beautiful city, which has a lot of wonderful valleys and canyons.

C．In summer holiday all the people like to have lunch at restaurants(饭馆).

D．Not all the people like to visit busy cities.