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 (冒险) 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 (半岛) 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 (适度的) 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(极端)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.
小题1:All of the following are names of beaches EXCEPT ___________ .
A．Puerto Vallarta
B．Cancun
C．Guatemalan
D．Mazatlan小题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小题3:The underlined word "unsurpassed" in the 3rd paragraph probably means” ".
A perfect B. false C. ancient D. out of date
小题4:You may suffer extreme temperatures if you go to ___________. .
A．the east
B．the west
C．the south
D．the north小题5:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Geography.
B．History.
C．Language.
D．Climate.
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
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小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段3,4行Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who go up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.说明选项中的C项不是海滩，故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第三段第一行The population is about 106 million.说明B正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据下句Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.
懂几句墨西哥语就能赢得墨西哥人的心，说明墨西哥人很好很善良，故A正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据最后一段4,5行Extremes(极端)are present only in the North and in Baja, both of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F说明在北方会出现极端的天气。故D项正确。
小题5:B 细节题。在文章最后一段提及了气候，第二段提及了地理，第三段提及了语言，全文就了没有提及历史，故B正确。
点评：本文介绍了墨西哥的一些信息，本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。