四、阅读理解
The world has got 24 time zones. When you get up in the morning, it's time for people on the other side of the world to go to bed.
It's seven o'clock in the morning in New York. Bradley is getting up at this time.
It's twelve o'clock at noon in London. Emily is at school. She is having lunch now.
It's one o'clock in the afternoon in Madrid. Pedro is at school too. He's having a class. He's hungry. He has lunch at school at half past one.
It's eleven o'clock at night in Sydney. It's dark. Sonya is at home. She is playing with her Teddy Bear. She goes to bed at ten.
1. Where is Bradley now?
A. In Madrid.
B. In London.
C. In New York.
D. In Sydney.
2. What is Emily doing now?
A. She is having lunch.
B. She is getting up.
C. She is having a class.
D. She is playing.
3. Who is having a class?
A. Sonya.
B. Emily.
C. Pedro.
D. Bradley.
4. When does Sonya go to bed?
A. At 10:00 pm.
B. At 10:00 am.
C. At 11:00 pm.
D. At 9:30 pm.
5. How many time zones does the passage talk about?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. B

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路为：先通读全文梳理各地点、人物及对应活动的信息；再针对每个小题的问题，定位到原文相关语句，对比选项选出匹配的答案。
【解析】1. 题干问Bradley所在地点，原文第二段明确提到“It's seven o'clock in the morning in New York. Bradley is getting up at this time.”，可知Bradley在纽约，对应选项C。2. 题干问Emily的活动，原文第三段提到“Emily is at school. She is having lunch now.”，对应选项A。3. 题干问谁在上课，原文第四段提到“Pedro is at school too. He's having a class.”，对应选项C。4. 题干问Sonya的睡觉时间，原文第五段提到“She goes to bed at ten.”，结合前文悉尼是晚上11点，可知是晚上10点，对应选项A。5. 题干问文章提到的时区数量，原文提到纽约、伦敦、马德里、悉尼共4个时区，对应选项B。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B
【知识点】阅读理解细节理解、信息定位
【点评】本题是基础英语阅读题，侧重考查从原文提取具体信息的能力，难度较低，适合巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】0.8