正在为2023年的成人高考考试努力备考的同学，注意一定要多做练习题。我根据成人高等学校招生复习的考试大纲收集整理了一些成考专升本《英语》的基础模拟练习试题，供考生们参考使用。
阅读理解(共15小题，每题3分，共45分)
阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。
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.
短文从地理方位、人口、语言等方面介绍了墨西哥，还介绍了首都墨西哥城以及特产、特色小吃。
7.Mexico is __________ the USA.
A.to the south of
B.on the north of
C.a part of
D.as large as
8.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.
9.Tomatoes were originally(最新)grown in__________.
A.America
B.Spain
C.Tokyo
D.Mexico
10.The best title of the passage is
A.Mexico City
B.Mexico's plants
C.Mexico
D.Mexico's population
7.【答案】A
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：墨西哥在美国的什么方位?根据常识及文章内容可知，墨西哥位于美国的南部。因此本题选择A。
8.【答案】D
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：以下哪个选项是错误的?A说墨西哥城是墨西哥的首都。B说墨西哥城的人口是3000万。C说东京是人口最多的城市之一。D说墨西哥城是地势最高的城市之一。根据文章内容，D为错误选项，文中提到墨西哥城是地势最高的首都城市之一。
9.【答案】D
【解题指要】本题是细节题。题干问的是：西红柿最初种在哪里?根据文章内容得知，西红柿最初种在墨西哥。故本题选择D。
10.【答案】C
【解题指要】本题是归纳题。题干问的是：这篇文章最合适的题目是什么?根据文章内容，可以判断出本文主要介绍墨西哥这个国家。A、B、D都是本文探讨的几个点，只有C最具有概括性。因此本题选择C。
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