九年级英语阅读竞赛试题AMexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(仙人掌)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.1.Mexicois____theUSA.A.onthesouthofB.onthenorthofC.apartofD.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak______.A.EnglishC.FrenchB.SpanishD.Latin(拉丁语)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.4.Tomatoeswereoriginally(最初)grownin______.A.AmericaB.SpainC.TokyoD.Mexico5.Thebesttitle(题目)ofthepassageis___.A.MexicoCityB.Mexico'splantsC.MexicoD.Mexico'spopulationBATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp(营地),itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripof1thirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause____.A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.A.John'shouseB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened____.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseenCTwofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead."Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense(胡说),therainwillonlykillthecrops(庄稼)."Sotheybegantoquarrel(争吵).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud."Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer1.Thetwofarmerswere_____.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtosee...
