Strange things happen to time when you travel because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones (时区), one hour apart (一个时区相差一小时). You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.

If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋), your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back, traveling east you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

If you travel by ship across the Pacific (太平洋), you cross the international date line (国际日期变更线). By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday, traveling west, it is tomorrow.

1.Strange things happen to time when you travel because ______.

A. no day really has twenty-four hours B. no one knows where time zones begin

C. the earth is divided into time zones D. how time flies

2.The difference in time between zones is ______.

A. one hour B. more than seven days

C. seven days D. one day

3.If you travel across the Atlantic Ocean, going east, you set your clock ______.

A. one hour ahead in each time zone B. one hour ahead for the whole trip

C. one full day back for each time zone D. neither back nor ahead

4.From this passage, it seems true that the Atlantic ______.

A. is in one time zone B. is divided into twenty-four zones

C. is divided into five time zones D. is divided into seven time zones

5.The international date line is the name for ______.

A. the beginning of any new time zone

B. any point where time changes by one hour

C. the point where a new day begins

D. the point between two different zones

A

Welcome to the Art Museum!

You’ve just stepped into one of the world’s greatest collections of art, covering centuries of human creativity from all over the world. With thousands of works on show, you may wonder how to start your visit, so we are here to help. Click (点击) on the “don’t miss” list, and you’ll find introductions of the must-see works in our collections in different museum rooms. They are great choices to start if you are new to the museum.

The overlook below shows a clear floor plan of the museum and its collections. Enjoy your visit and feel free to ask for help and directions at any point during your stay.

PS:

1.Tickets can be bought online at www.artmuseum.org/tickets or at the ticket office at $10 per person. Children under 16 can get a half price. Family package (for 3-4 people) is $18.

2.A guide can be arranged (安排) for you for $40 for a 2-hour tour, giving you introductions of the must-see artworks and the interesting stories behind them. But it needs to be booked (预订) 1 day before your visit at (212) 769-5100.

1.The passage probably comes from a(n) _____.

A. tour map B. guide book C. museum website D. art magazine

2.In the “don’t miss” list for the Art Museum, we can know about the _____.

A. free paintings B. must-see works C. new collections D. museum buildings

3.Which part of the museum shows Chinese art?

A. The “Bridge”. B. Rice Building.

C. Michigan Avenue Building. D. Mckinlock Court.

4.To visit the museum with his 9-year-old twins, Mr. Smith should at least pay ________.

A. $15 B. $18 C. $20 D. $40

5.We can know that the guide in the museum ________.

A. will show you around for a whole day

B. will guide you to see every artwork

C. can be booked when you arrive

D. needs to be booked on the phone

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