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五、阅读理解。
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
On the earth, people in different time zones have different living conditions at the same time. Now let's have a good look at the four countries below.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is 3:00 a. m. and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is 7:30 a. m. and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November.
Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is eleven in the morning in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arabian countries. So now, at 1:00 p. m. , most people in Egypt are having lunch with their family.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already 8:00 p. m. on Friday there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends, watching television or playing computer games.
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A. 11:30 a. m. B. 11:00 p. m. C. 3:00 p. m. D. 1:00 a. m.
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A. They are playing games. B. They are watching TV.
C. They are sleeping. D. They are having lessons.
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A. Canadians. B. The Scots. C. Egyptians. D. Japanese.
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A. Later than. B. Until. C. Earlier than. D. After.
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A. The UK. B. Japan. C. Egypt. D. Canada.
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个与短文内容相符的最佳选项。
On the earth, people in different time zones have different living conditions at the same time. Now let's have a good look at the four countries below.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is 3:00 a. m. and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is 7:30 a. m. and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November.
Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is eleven in the morning in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arabian countries. So now, at 1:00 p. m. , most people in Egypt are having lunch with their family.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already 8:00 p. m. on Friday there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends, watching television or playing computer games.
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A
)1. What time is it in eastern Canada if it is 7:00 a. m. in western Canada?A. 11:30 a. m. B. 11:00 p. m. C. 3:00 p. m. D. 1:00 a. m.
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D
)2. What are the children in Scotland doing at 11:00 a. m. on Friday?A. They are playing games. B. They are watching TV.
C. They are sleeping. D. They are having lessons.
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C
)3. Who needn't go to work on Friday?A. Canadians. B. The Scots. C. Egyptians. D. Japanese.
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C
)4. What does the underlined phrase(短语)“ahead of” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Later than. B. Until. C. Earlier than. D. After.
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B
)5. Which country will welcome Saturday first from this text?A. The UK. B. Japan. C. Egypt. D. Canada.
答案
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B
4. C 【解析】根据“at 1:00 p. m.,most people in Egypt…”可知，埃及现在是下午一点；由“Japan is seven hours… it is already 8:00 p. m. on Friday there.”可知，此刻日本是晚上八点，因此日本比埃及要早7个小时，故画线词语表示“比……早”。故选C。
4. C 【解析】根据“at 1:00 p. m.,most people in Egypt…”可知，埃及现在是下午一点；由“Japan is seven hours… it is already 8:00 p. m. on Friday there.”可知，此刻日本是晚上八点，因此日本比埃及要早7个小时，故画线词语表示“比……早”。故选C。
解析
【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文掌握不同国家的时区、时间及对应活动等信息，再针对每个小题回到原文定位关键内容，通过比对原文与选项得出答案，重点考查细节查找、词义猜测及简单推理能力。
【解析】1. 根据短文第二段，加拿大西部3:00 a.m.时东部为7:30 a.m.，可知东部比西部早4.5小时；若西部为7:00 a.m.，则东部时间为7:00 a.m. +4.5小时=11:30 a.m.，对应选项A。
2. 根据短文第三段，爱丁堡上午11点时，苏格兰的孩子们正在上课，对应选项D。
3. 根据短文第四段，埃及周五已是周末，学校、办公室等都关闭，因此埃及人周五不用上班，对应选项C。
4. 根据短文，埃及此时是下午1:00，日本是周五晚上8:00，日本时间比埃及早7小时，故“ahead of”意为“比……早”，对应选项C。
5. 对比各国时间：埃及周五1:00 p.m.，英国（苏格兰所属）周五上午11:00，加拿大东部周五7:30 a.m.，日本周五8:00 p.m.，日本时间最晚，最先迎来周六，对应选项B。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题围绕不同国家的时区与周五的生活情况设题，题型涵盖细节查找、词义猜测和简单推理，难度适中，只要仔细阅读短文、找准原文依据即可正确解答。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 根据短文第二段，加拿大西部3:00 a.m.时东部为7:30 a.m.，可知东部比西部早4.5小时；若西部为7:00 a.m.，则东部时间为7:00 a.m. +4.5小时=11:30 a.m.，对应选项A。
2. 根据短文第三段，爱丁堡上午11点时，苏格兰的孩子们正在上课，对应选项D。
3. 根据短文第四段，埃及周五已是周末，学校、办公室等都关闭，因此埃及人周五不用上班，对应选项C。
4. 根据短文，埃及此时是下午1:00，日本是周五晚上8:00，日本时间比埃及早7小时，故“ahead of”意为“比……早”，对应选项C。
5. 对比各国时间：埃及周五1:00 p.m.，英国（苏格兰所属）周五上午11:00，加拿大东部周五7:30 a.m.，日本周五8:00 p.m.，日本时间最晚，最先迎来周六，对应选项B。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题围绕不同国家的时区与周五的生活情况设题，题型涵盖细节查找、词义猜测和简单推理，难度适中，只要仔细阅读短文、找准原文依据即可正确解答。
【难度系数】0.6
