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(海岸).The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest. 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 girl friend, 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.
(C) 1.The smallest state in area is ________.
A. California B. Alaska C. Rhode Island D. Hawaii
(D) 2.From the passage we learn that _______.
A. California is as cold as Alaska
B. Alaska is warmer than Florida
C. Florida is colder than California
D. Hawaii is warmer than Alaska
(A) 3.According to the passage the right description(描述) about Alaska is _________.
A. smallest in population, largest in area, newest and coldest
B. largest in population, largest in area, oldest and coldest
C. smallest in population, largest in area, oldest and warmest
D. smallest in population, smallest in area, newest and coldest
(B) 4.The three cities on the Pacific coast mentioned in the passage are _____.
A. New York, Washington D.C. and Seattle
B. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle
C. Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York
D. Seattle, San Francisco and New York
(D) 5.From the passage we learn that ________.
A. Los Angeles is smaller than Seattle
B. Washington D.C. is larger than New York
C. Seattle is larger than San Franciso
D. New York is larger than Los Angeles
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