新目標英語九年級6-10單元階段復習
b. land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land
c. if scientists can bring water into desert, people can live and grow there.
d. more and more places are becoming deserts all the time.
( )35. after reading this, we learn that ________.
a. plants can keep dry land from becoming desert
b. it is good to get rid of the grass in the desert
c. all places without much rain will become deserts
d. it is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass
b
mexico’s neighbors are the united states to the north and guatemala and belize to the south. mexico is about one quarter the size of the united states. more than 90 million people live in mexico. the language of mexico is spanish. this makes mexico the world’s largest spanish-speaking country.
mexico city is the capital and largest city of mexico. the city is also very high. it is 7,349 feet high. this makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. the population of mexico city grows bigger every day. about 30 million people live there. it has more people than any other city in the world, even more than tokyo.
mexico also has its special plants. many of the foods we eat started in mexico. foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from mexico. mexico is also famous for its cactus plants. mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country!
( )36. which of the following pictures is true according to the passage?
m — mexico, us — the united states, b — belize
( )37. mexico city is _________.
a. the highest capital city in the world b. the largest city in the world
c. the capital of the united states d. the city with the largest population in the world
( )38. we can tell from the passage that ____.
a. mexico is north of the united states b. mexico is the world’s largest country
c. many foods come from mexico d. english is the language of mexico
( )39. “maize” may be ____.
a. a kind of language b. the name of a city c. a kind of food d. a kind of animal
( )40. which of the following statements about mexico is not true?
a. mexico is four times as large as the united states.
b. mexico has the most kinds of cactus plants in the world.
c. the us is four times as large as mexico.