Question

( A )
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
【小题1】How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?
A. Five    B. Forty- Five.    C. Fifty    D. Fifteen.
【小题2】Which state is the largest in population?

A．California.	B．Rhode-Island.
C．Alaska	D．Los Angeles.

【小题3】Which state is the newest, and the smallest in population?

A．Rhode Island.

B．Seattle.

C．San Francisco.

D．Alaska.

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.

B．Washington is the most important and the largest city.

C．New York is the largest city in the United States.

D．Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.

【小题5】Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?
Because _________.
A. it is the largest city            B. it is the largest in population
C. it is the most beautiful city      D. it is the capital of the United States

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：本文主要介绍了美国的几个州以及若干个重要的城市。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据文章第一句There are fifty states in the United States说明C项正确。
【小题2】A 细节题。根据文章第二句The largest in population is California,说明A正确。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据文章2,3行Alaska is the smallest in population 和The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.说明阿拉斯加是最人口最少也是最新的一个州，故D正确。
【小题4】C 细节题。根据Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States.说明纽约是美国最大的一个城市，故C正确。
【小题5】D 细节题。根据文章最后一行The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.可知华盛顿是最重要的城市，因为它是美国的首都。故D正确。
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点评：本文主要介绍了美国的几个州以及若干个重要的城市。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。