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一、阅读理解。
People in different parts of the world are doing different things at the moment because they are in different time zones. There are twenty-four time zones in the world. Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back; while travelling east (东方), you set it ahead.
It's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing. Children are going to school and parents are going to work. Some people are waiting for buses. Some are riding bikes and others are walking to the subway stations. Old people are doing morning exercises in the park. But it's evening in London. Most people are sleeping in their rooms.
Now it's three o'clock in the afternoon in London. Students are leaving for home. Most people are working. Some are going shopping. But it's evening in Beijing. Most children are already in bed.
()1. How many time zones are there in the world?
A.7. B.12. C.24. D.60.
()2. What does the underlined word "ahead" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. early B. back C. slow D. loud
()3. When it's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing, what are most people doing in London?
A. They are waiting for buses.
B. They are doing morning exercises.
C. They are going to school or work.
D. They are sleeping in their rooms.
()4. When travelling west, what should you do with your clock?
A. Set it ahead. B. Keep it the same.
C. Set it back. D. Set it to noon.
()5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Two Cities in Different Time Zones
B. Different Days in One Day
C. People Around the World
D. People Are Doing Different Things in Different Time Zones
People in different parts of the world are doing different things at the moment because they are in different time zones. There are twenty-four time zones in the world. Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back; while travelling east (东方), you set it ahead.
It's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing. Children are going to school and parents are going to work. Some people are waiting for buses. Some are riding bikes and others are walking to the subway stations. Old people are doing morning exercises in the park. But it's evening in London. Most people are sleeping in their rooms.
Now it's three o'clock in the afternoon in London. Students are leaving for home. Most people are working. Some are going shopping. But it's evening in Beijing. Most children are already in bed.
()1. How many time zones are there in the world?
A.7. B.12. C.24. D.60.
()2. What does the underlined word "ahead" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. early B. back C. slow D. loud
()3. When it's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing, what are most people doing in London?
A. They are waiting for buses.
B. They are doing morning exercises.
C. They are going to school or work.
D. They are sleeping in their rooms.
()4. When travelling west, what should you do with your clock?
A. Set it ahead. B. Keep it the same.
C. Set it back. D. Set it to noon.
()5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Two Cities in Different Time Zones
B. Different Days in One Day
C. People Around the World
D. People Are Doing Different Things in Different Time Zones
答案
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D
解析
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段第二句"There are twenty-four time zones in the world."可知世界上有24个时区，对应选项C。
2. 词义猜测题：根据第一段"Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back; while travelling east (东方), you set it ahead."的转折逻辑，往西走要把时钟往回调，往东走的操作和它相反，也就是把时钟调快、调早，所以ahead的含义和early一致，对应选项A。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段"It's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing...But it's evening in London. Most people are sleeping in their rooms."可知当北京是早上7点时，伦敦的大多数人正在房间里睡觉，对应选项D。
4. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段"Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back"可知向西旅行的时候，要把时钟往回调，对应选项C。
5. 主旨大意题：全文开篇点明主旨，说明不同时区的人此刻正在做不同的事，之后用北京和伦敦的不同时间、人们的不同活动举例佐证，所以最符合的标题是D选项。
2. 词义猜测题：根据第一段"Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back; while travelling east (东方), you set it ahead."的转折逻辑，往西走要把时钟往回调，往东走的操作和它相反，也就是把时钟调快、调早，所以ahead的含义和early一致，对应选项A。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段"It's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing...But it's evening in London. Most people are sleeping in their rooms."可知当北京是早上7点时，伦敦的大多数人正在房间里睡觉，对应选项D。
4. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段"Travelling west (西方), you set your clock back"可知向西旅行的时候，要把时钟往回调，对应选项C。
5. 主旨大意题：全文开篇点明主旨，说明不同时区的人此刻正在做不同的事，之后用北京和伦敦的不同时间、人们的不同活动举例佐证，所以最符合的标题是D选项。
