C

　　In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards(码). They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards.

　　If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.

　　It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

　　Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team.

　　Cheerleaders come on the field to help the people cheer more. They dance and jump while they shout.

　　Each team plays ten or eleven games each season.

　　The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good,it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January !, the first day of the New Year.

　　Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

　　43. The passage talks about__________.

　　A. football

　　B. how to play football

　　C. American sports

　　D. American football

　　44. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because__________.

　　A. ten yards is a long way

　　B. the other team tries to stop the ball being moved ten yards

　　C. the playing field is very large

　　D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one

　　45. If they. __________ ,the teams will play on January 1.

　　A. receive six points

　　B. play eleven games in the season

　　C. are one of the best teams

　　D. move the ball to the end of the field

　　46. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?

　　A. Jumping.

　　B. Dancing.

　　C. Crying.

　　D. Shouting.

　　D

　　Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south.

　　Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. 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 above the sea level very high. It is 7,349 feet (2,240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world.

　　The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

　　Mexico also has its specialities. 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 (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

　　47. Mexico is __________ the USA.

　　A. to the south of

　　B. on the north of

　　C. a part of

　　D. as large as

　　48. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

　　B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.

　　C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.

　　D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

　　49. Tomatoes were originally (最新) grown in__________.

　　A. America

　　B. Spain

　　C. Tokyo

　　D. Mexico

　　50. The best title of the passage is

　　A. Mexico City

　　B. Mexico's plants

　　C. Mexico

　　D. Mexico's population