Texas was the biggest state before Alaska became the forty ninth state in 1959. One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather. Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather. Laredo, Texas, is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer. The best time to visit Laredo is in the winter when it is pleasantly warm. Amarillo gets very cold in winter. There is sometimes more snow in Amarillo than in New York, which is a northern city. Summers are better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the autumn when it is cool. If anyone asks you about the weather in Texas, ask him, "What part of Texas do you mean?/
单选题
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Alaska is the biggest city in America. B. Alaska is the second biggest state in America. C. Texas is the biggest city in America. D. Texas is the second biggest state in America.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】根据文章第一句“Texas was the biggest state before Alaska became the forty ninth state in 1959”可知，Alaska是美国最大的州，而Texas只不过在Alaska加入美国前称霸。
单选题
Which of the following gives the correct relationship among Texas, Laredo and Amarillo? A. Texas is in Laredo. B. Amarillo is in Laredo. C. Amarillo is in Texas. D. Texas includes Laredo and Amarillo.
单选题
In the passage, the sentence "Different parts of the state have different kinds of weather" means ______. A. America is very big B. Laredo is very hot C. Texas is far from Alaska D. Texas is very big
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】根据这句话的前一句“One good way to understand the size of Texas is to learn about its weather.”可推知，本文以该州气候类型之多，来说明其地域之大，因此，正确答案选D。
单选题
According to the passage, Texas probably is ______. A. in the south of America B. on the south of America C. to the north of America D. to the south of America