2. 读短文，判断句子是否符合短文内容。如符合写“T”，否则写“F”。
Why Are Clocks Different Around the World?
When it's morning in Beijing, it's night in New York. Do you know why? This is the time difference.
Our Earth is like a big spinning ball. It goes around once (一次) every 24 hours. The part facing the Sun has daytime, and the other part has nighttime. When it's 12:00 noon in Beijing, it's 13:00 in Tokyo and it is 5:00 in Paris. So, while you are having lunch, people in Paris are sleeping in bed! Cool, right?
() (1) The clocks are different in the world.
() (2) The word “spinning” may be “停滞” in Chinese.
() (3) Tokyo is 1 hour behind Beijing.
() (4) Paris is 7 hours behind Beijing.

2. (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T

【解析】
(1) 短文标题及内容表明世界各地时钟时间不同，该句符合短文内容，故为T。
(2) 根据短文描述地球像一个不停转动的球，"spinning"意为“旋转的”，并非“停滞”，该句不符合短文内容，故为F。
(3) 文中提到北京中午12点时，东京是13点，说明东京比北京早1小时，并非晚1小时，该句不符合短文内容，故为F。
(4) 北京中午12点时巴黎是5点，计算可知巴黎比北京晚7小时，该句符合短文内容，故为T。
【答案】
(1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
【知识点】
阅读理解判断、词义猜测、时差常识
【点评】
本题围绕时差主题展开，考查学生对短文细节信息的提取能力及简单词义猜测能力，需学生精准比对文本与题目表述。
【难度系数】
0.8