高二阅读理解地理类

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1、地理类（1）ThetotalareaoftheUnitedStatesissome9.4millionsquarekilometers,whichmakesitthefourthlargestcountryintheworld.Itsmainlandcoversadistanceofnearly5,000kilometersfromeasttowest,andabout2,500kilometersfromsouthtonorth.SurroundedbythreeoceansandtheGulfofMexico,ithasalongcoas

2、tline(海岸线)ofabout20000kilometers,whichmakesitoneofthecountrieswiththelongestcoastlineintheworld.TheUnitedStatesliesinthesouthofNorthAmericaanditssoutherntipreachesthesubtropicalzone(亚热带).Onthenorththecountrysharesmorethan6,000kilometersoflandborderwithCanadawhichrunsapproxi

3、mately(大约)alongthe49thparallel(纬线)inthewestpartandthenacrossthefourofthefiveGreatLakesbeforeturningtothenortheast.TheborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandCanadaisopenandundefended.ThesouthernlandneighbouroftheUnitedStatesisMexicowithwhichitsharesacommonborderofsome3,000kilometers

4、.ThecoastareaoftheGulfofMexicoisthemostimportantoil-producingregion(地区)intheUnitedStates.TothewestofthemainlandisthePacificacrosswhichtheUnitedStatestrades(贸易)itsproductsforgoodsfromtheFarEast.TotheeastofthecountryliestheAtlanticwhichwitnessed(目睹)largenumbersofEuropeanimmig

5、rants(移民)sailingtotheirAmericancolonies(殖民地).TheAtlanticisstillthemostimportantsearoutefromtheUnitedStatestoEuropeandtheMiddleEast.1.Thispassageismainlyaboutthe_______oftheUnitedStates.A.nameB.sizeandpositionC.populationD.coastline2.TheUnitedStatesis_______.A.thelargestcoun

6、tryintheworldB.acountrywiththelongestcoastlineC.intheNorthofSouthAmericaD.mainlybetweenthesubtropicalzoneandthe49thparallel3.Themostimportantoil-producingregionoftheUnitedStatesisin_______.A.thelandborderwithCanadaB.thesouthC.thecoastareaofthePacificD.Mexico4.ThefiveGreatLa

7、kesbelongto_______.A.CanadaB.MexicoC.theUnitedStatesD.England5.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStatesweremostlyimmigrantsfrom_______.A.EuropeB.theAtlanticC.theFarEastD.theMiddleEast6.WhichofthedrawingsbelowgivesthecorrectpositionandshapeoftheUnitedStates?(P=Pacific;GM=theGulfofMexico;C

8、=Canada;M=Mexico;A=Atlantic)有图：见《高考英语模拟试题集注》P115页【答案与解析】本文主要讲了美国的大陆面积以及其优越的地理位置。1.