How many hours are there in a day? There are twenty-four hours in a day.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Strange things happen(发生) to time when you travel. Because there are twenty-four time zones(时区) on the earth. Each time zone is one hour earlier than the next one. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days.

　　If you travel across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋) in five days, your ship goes into a different time zone every day. If you travel across the Pacific(太平洋), you will cross the international date line(国际日期变更线). A new day begins at this point.

1．How many time zones are there in the world?

2．Does your ship go into the same zone every day when you travel across the Atlantic Ocean?

3．Do you think this phenomenon(现象) is strange? Why?

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　　Antarctica(南极洲)is in the most southern part of the world．(A)It is like nowhere else on earth．It is much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia．The South Pole(南极)is at its(B)________．Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world even colder and windier than the North Pole．In the summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in the winter it's completely dark for about three months．Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals, and penguins．

　　When Captain James Cook travelled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found(C)no one living there．Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend(D)fairly short time there．Many scientists in Antarctica are studying the ozone layer．The ozone layer is getting(E)越来越薄worldwide．The biggest“hole”is over Antarctica, and weather there is getting warmer．Scientists think that(F)this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep it safe．

1．将画线部分(A)改写为：It ________ like ________ else on earth．

2．在画线部分(B)处填入一个适当的词语：________

3．写出画线部分(C)和(D)的同义词或近义词：________　________

4．将画线部分(E)译成英语：________

5．将画线部分(F)改写为：we can ________ a lot ________ this cold and lonely place．

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(1)

The rare earthquake caused the following *EXCEPT* that ________．
[　　]
A．	the traffic stopped
B．	people couldn’t contact those outside
C．	people lost their homes
D．	flood washed away many villages

(2)

From the first part, we can see ________．
[　　]
A．	many soldiers were sent there but trapped
B．	blood was in great need there
C．	medical teams didn’t care about the safety of the injured
D．	few volunteers went there

(3)

How many ways of donation are mentioned in this passage?
[　　]
A．	Three．
B．	Four．
C．	Six．
D．	Seven．

(4)

How long does Municipal Contributions Office work every day?
[　　]
A．	Eight hours．
B．	Nine hours．
C．	Ten hours．
D．	Twenty-four hours．

(5)

Which of the following statements is *NOT TRUE*?
[　　]
A．	Donation is the only way to help the people in Sichuan．
B．	Tens of thousands of people died from the earthquake．
C．	The strongest and safest schools will be built there．
D．	We Chinese are never afraid of any difficulty．

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Long March exhibit
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March(长征) which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese/15 for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November 15.
Address:189 Daduhe Road
Ticket:30—40
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly.
Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.
【小题1】Where can one see the Long March exhibition?