阅读理解
以下24篇阅读理解必考一篇，出现在考试中阅读理解的第二篇，答案是四选一，本部分不做红色标注，全部为重点内容。必须掌握， 5题共10分，10分一定不可以丢。建议多看短文的中文意思，然后记下选项答案。
Passage 1
The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south Although the United States is a big country.it is not the largest in the world.In 2000，its population was over 222 million.
When this land first became a nation，after winning its independence from England，it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star.All these states were in the eastern part of the continent.As the nation grew toward the west，new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time，there were 48 stars.In 1959，however，two more stars were added to the flag，representing the new states 0fAlaska and Hawaii.
Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States.There are still many thousands of Indians nOW living in all parts of the country.Sometimes it is said that the Indians are‘‘the only real Americans”.Most Americans come from all over the world.Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England.It is for that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those ofany other country in the world.
美国占去北美大陆很大一部分土地。它北邻加拿大，南接墨西哥。 虽然美国是一个大国，但它不是世界上最大的。在2000年，它的人口超过2.22亿。这片土地刚从英国独立出来，第一次成为一个国家的时候，只有十三个州，每个州在美国国旗上由一颗星来代表。这些州都在东部。当这个国家不断向西扩大，就增加了新的州，同时它们也出现在国旗上。很长一段时间，美国有48个州，可是，到1959年，国旗上又多了两颗星，分别代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
印地安人是如今叫做美国的这块土地上的最初居民。现在在全国各地仍然居住着许多这些原始居民的后裔。有时人们说印安人才是“真正的美国人”。不过，大部分美国人是来自世界各地。那些最早大批来到北美东海岸建立家园的人大部来自英格兰，也是由于这个原因，美国的国语为英语，而它的文化习俗也与英国的更为相像。
1.Which of the following is TRUE?以下选项哪个是正确的?
A.America is the largest country in the world.
B.The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico.美国邻近加拿大和墨西哥.
C.America covers most part ofthe North American continent.
D.Mexico is to the north ofCanada
2.After winning its independence, the United States mainly developed westward. 在赢得了独立之后，美国向西发展。
A.had nothing to do with England B.made India part of its land
C.mainly developed westward D.took over parts of Canada and Mexico
3.The United States didn’t have states until ．美国在1959年前没有50个星星
A.thirteen；1959 B．rifW；1959
C.fifty；this land first became a nation D．fifty；1964
4． Why is English the language ofAmerica? 为什么美国的国语为英语?
A．Because English is the native language ofthe Indians．
B．Because most Americans come from all over the wodd．
C．Because Canada is America’s nearest neighbor．
D．Because most ofthe people who first settled in America were from England．因为最早来定居人大部分来自于英格兰
5．Thebesttitleforthe passageis” “这篇文章最好的标题是美利坚合众国
A．the States ofAmerica B．The language ofAmerica
C．The United States ofAmerica D．The Culture and Customs ofAmerica
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