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.

　　I live in a house not very far from the shop. I usually get up at six, have breakfast and then go to work by bike. I take some food along in my lunch box.

　　I get to the shop at about ten to seven. At seven customers（顾客）begin to arrive. They buy meat, eggs, sugar, soybean sauce, cooking oil, salt, candies, biscuits and many other things. We don’t sell vegetables or fruit. There is a shop for those things nearby.

　　I have my meal at noon from my lunch box. At seven in the evening we close the shop. I tidy things up and then go home for supper.

　　Some people may think my work isn’t so interesting. But I do my best for the four modernizations（现代化）, don’t I?

　　1．What does the “I” in the passage do? She is a___________.

　　A. worker　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. customer

　　C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. saleswoman

　　2．The shop is a ________ shop.

　　A. grocery（副食）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. vegetable

　　C. fruit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. grain（粮食）

　　3．How long does she work every day?

　　A. Five hours. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Thirteen hours.

　　C. Twelve hours. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Eight hours.

　　4．Her house is ________ the shop. She often goes to work _________.

　　A. very far from; by bus　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. very close to; by bike

　　C. very far from; by bike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. very close to; on foot

　　5．What does she like about her work?

　　A. She thinks her work is too tired.

　　B. She doesn’t like having lunch in the shop.

　　C. She thinks the long?hour work is a pleasure.

　　D. She likes her work a lot though she is busy all day.