III. Reading Comprehension: (30 points)
A
The United States is a very large country. It has many different kinds of landscapes and many different kinds of people.
In the East, the countryside is green and fresh. Here are some of the first states and fresh. Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities. New York and the capital, Washington D.C, are in the East.
In the South, there is the beautiful city of New Orleans, the capital of jazz. It is sometimes hot here, and the people here are very different from those in the East.The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and corn.
In the South-West it is often hot and dry. But the deserts and mountains are beautiful. And California, on the West Coast, is famous as a “paradise” states.The weather in the Mid-West, near the Great Lakes, is often cold and windy, and there is a lot of snow in winter.
1. It’s well-known that the United States has many different kinds of ______.
a. landscapes b. people
c. climates d. all of the above
2. Some of the first states and some of the big cities are in the East, including _______.
a. Washington D.C b. New Orleans
c. California d. Los Angeles
3. New Orleans is famous for its ______.
a. ballet b. country music
c. jazz d. classic music
4. Big fields of wheat and corn can be found in _______.
a. the East b. the Central Plains
c. the South-West d. the South
5. In the fifth paragraph, the word “paradise” means ________.
a. Warm b. clean
c. terrible d. large
IV. Translate intoEnglish: (15 points)
1.我学的是历史专业。
2.这是她第一次到美国。
3.无论如何她要试一试。