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Mexico (墨西哥) is a land of variety. It has different climates (气侯). Some areas (地区) are hot,
some cold, some are very dry or very wet. There are different kinds of people. Just as in the United
States, the oldest inhabitants are Indians. There are also Europeans (欧洲人), especially (特别) Spanish,
and mixtures (混和) of these groups. The people do not all speak the same language. Spanish is spoken
by most Mexicans, but there are also many Indian languages. Some people can also speak English. Great
differences are found between the modern cities and the countryside. New ideas and ways of living are
popular in the cities while the old ways of farming and village life are still common in the countryside.
More and more people come to live and work in the cities every year.
1. Which of the following stands for the main idea of this short passage?[ ]
A. Different Climates in Mexico.
B. Modern Cities and the Countryside in Mexico.
C. Variety in Mexico.
D. Different Kinds of People and Many Languages in Mexico.
2. Choose the same order as they are in the short passage.[ ]
A. Different Climates, Different Kinds of People, Many Languages and Modern Cities and the Countryside.
B. Different Kinds of People, Modern Cities and the Countryside, Different Climates, Many Languages.
C. Variety in Mexico, Many Languages, Different Kinds of People, Modern Cities and the Countryside and
Different Climates.
D. Variety in Mexico, Different Climates, Different Kinds of People, Many Languages, and Modern Cities
and the Countryside.
3. "Variety" in the short passage means .[ ]
A. very complex activity (复杂活动)
B. very colorful life
C. quality (质量、特性) of not being the same
D. of rich of everyday life
4. "Inhabitant" in the short passage means .[ ]
A. people living in a place
B. people working in a place
C. people having good habits (习惯)
D. men and women living and working in a place
5. Mexico is .[ ]
A. to the north of the USA
B. to the south of the USA
C. in Africa
D. in Europe
