The following passage is about the states of America. Read through it and choose the best answers.
　　Texas was the biggest state (州) before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.
　　Laredo is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in winter, when it is pleasantly warm.
　　Amarillo gets very cold in winter. Sometimes there is more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city.Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool.
　　If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, “What part of Texas do you mean？”

　　1.Which of the following statements is true according to passage above？
　　A. Alaska is the biggest city in America. B. Texas is the second biggest state in America.
　　C. Alaska is the second biggest state in America.　D. Texas is the biggest city in America.

　　2.Which of the following diagrams gives the correct relationship(关系)between Texas (T), Laredo(L)and Amarillo(A)？

　　3.In the passage the sentence “Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather.” means ________.
　　A. Laredo is very hot B. America is very big
　　C. Texas is very big D. Texas is far from Alaska

　　【答案与解析】

　　这篇文章的大意是：阿拉斯加成为美国的第四十九个州之前，得克萨斯州是美国最大的州。在这个州不同的地区，天气差异很大。文中提到了夏季最热的城市Laredo和冬季很冷的北方城市Amarillo。
　　1.B 根据文章的首句“Texas was the biggest state(州)before Alaska became the forty-ninth state in 1959.”可以找到答案。而实际上其它三处选项都有明显的错误。
　　2.C 由短文第一段的大意，尤其是“Different parts of the state have very different kinds of weather.”一句。 再由“If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, What part of Texas do you mean？”最后的这句话，可知Laredo，Amarillo是的两个地方。故Texas包括Laredo和Amarillo。又根据“…which is a northern city.”这句话可知应在的北方。故答案为C。
　　3.C 这由文中介绍Laredo，Amarillo这两个城市的气候可以得出。