Ⅱ.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, you set your clock
back,while travelling east, 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 some are
walking to the subway stations. Old people
are doing morning exercises in the park. But
it's night 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 night in Beijing. Most children are
in bed.
()11. How many time zones are there in
the world?
A. Seven. B. Twelve.
C. Twenty-four. D. Sixty.
()12.[新考法·词义猜测题]What does
the underlined word "ahead" mean
in Chinese?
A.向前 B.向后 C.缓慢 D.变响
()13. It's seven o'clock in the morning in
Beijing. What are most Londoners
doing?
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.
()14. The text mentions some things
EXCEPT(除了) .
A. waiting for buses
B. riding bikes
C. going shopping
D. having afternoon tea
()15.[新考法·最佳标题题]What is the
best title for the text?
A. Two Cities
B. People around the World
C. People Are Doing Different
Things in Different Time Zones
D. Different Days

11.C 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.C

【分析】
这是一篇介绍时区差异的阅读理解，解题时可以按照不同题型的特点分步思考：1. 细节类题目直接返回原文对应位置定位关键词，就能快速找到答案；2. 词义猜测题结合前后句的对比逻辑，通过已知的向西调整时钟的规则，反推向东的操作含义，就能猜出词义；3. 细节排除题逐一核对选项内容是否在原文出现，排除提到的选项就能得到答案；4. 最佳标题题梳理全文核心主旨，排除片面、偏离主题的选项，选出最贴合全文内容的答案。
【解析】
11. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段第二句"There are twenty-four time zones in the world."，可知全球共有24个时区，答案选C。
12. 词义猜测题：划线词前半句说明“向西旅行时，你要把时钟往回拨（set your clock back）”，前后句是并列的对应规则，向东旅行的操作和向西相反，也就是要把时钟向前拨，因此ahead的中文含义是“向前”，答案选A。
13. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段内容“It's seven o'clock in the morning in Beijing...But it's night in London. Most people are sleeping in their rooms.”，可知北京时间早上7点时，伦敦是深夜，大部分人都在房间里睡觉，答案选D。
14. 细节排除题：原文第二段提到了waiting for buses、riding bikes，第三段提到了going shopping，全文没有提到“喝下午茶（having afternoon tea）”相关内容，答案选D。
15. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“不同时区的人在同一时刻做不同的事”展开，A选项“两座城市”过于片面，B选项“全世界的人”没有点明时区差异的核心，D选项“不同的日子”不符合原文内容，只有C选项最贴合全文主旨，答案选C。
【答案】
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，词义猜测，主旨标题判断
【点评】
本篇阅读难度较低，以基础细节题为主，兼顾新考法的词义猜测和最佳标题题型，既科普了时区相关的基础常识，也能训练学生快速回文定位、结合逻辑推理的阅读解题能力，做题时注意不要脱离原文主观判断即可轻松得分。
【难度系数】
0.8