Time changes when you travel.Strange things happen to time when you travel because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones(时区), one hour a part.You can have das 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, your ship enters a different 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, 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 thing happen to time when you travel because ________.
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A.
no day really has twenty-four hours
B.
time flies
C.
the earth is divided into time zones
(2)
The difference in time between two nearby zones is ________.
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A.
one hour
B.
one month
C.
one day
(3)
If you travel across the Atlantic Ocean, going east, you set your clock ________.
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A.
one hour ahead for the whole trip
B.
one hour back for each time zone
C.
one hour ahead for each time zone.
(4)
From the passage, it seems true that the Atlantic ________.
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56.Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from cancer in 2004.Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations(创新)that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably(无法衡量的)better".
Tributes(赞美之辞)have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary(有远见卓识的人)"."Steve was among the greatest of American innovators —— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday."In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he loved his family deeply," they said, requesting privacy and thanking those who had "shared their wishes and prayers" during his final year.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius(天才)and the world have lost an amazing human being".Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple".Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters(总部)in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
The heads of other leading technology companies have also paid tribute, including Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been a great honour.I will miss Steve very much."
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg thanks Mr Jobs for "showing that what you build can change the world" while Sony Corp president and CEO Howard Stringer said:"The digital age has lost its leading light." South Korea's Samsung, which is involved in a case with Apple over patents(专利), admired Mr Jobs for his "Completely new and different changes to the IT industry".
(1)
Hearing of Steve Jobs' death, the heads of other leading technology companies have paid tribute and ________.
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A.
shared the treasure with his family
B.
suffered from the sad news
C.
been involved in a case with Apple
D.
spoken highly of him
(2)
Obama made a speech at Steve Jobs' death because ________.
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A.
they had been friends for years
B.
they had set up an excellent company
C.
Jobs had played an important role in the development of the IT industry
There would be a school party on Friday evening.The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I'm going to wear a black dress,so everybody will notice(注意)me,”said
Emily.“How about you,Linda?”
“I'm not sure.Maybe jeans,an old shirt,and a hat.People will notice me more than you!”Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?”asked Jane.“Do you remember
the last school party,last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to danceby ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer.Maybe it’ll
be better this time,”said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening.Groups of students arrived.The music
began.The girls stood in a line on one side and the boys on another side.Mr
Green,their teachers,tried to get them together,but failed.After a while,Tim
said,“I don’t want to stand here the whole time.The party is only for two hours.
It’ll be over soon.”He started to dance.All the others watched him.Then David
asked Emily if she wanted to dance.Then Jack and Linda.Then,all began to
dance.Soon there were more dancers than watchers.
(1)
On Friday evening there would be______.
A.a school party
B.a school meeting
C.a sports meeting
D.a birthday party
[ ]
(2)
The girls were talking about______.
A.what the boys were going to wear at the party
B.What they were going to wear at the party
C.how to teach the boys to dance
D.how to dance
[ ]
(3)
What happened when the music began?
A.David asked Emily to dance.
B.Groups of students arrived.
C.The boys and girls began to dance.
D.The girls stood one side,and the boys on another side.
[ ]
(4)
Who was the first one to dance?
A.David. B.Jack. C.Tim.D.Jane.
[ ]
(5)
How long is the party?
A.Two hours. B.Three hours.
C.One hour. D Four hours
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阅读理解
There would be a school party on Friday evening.The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice(注意)me,”said Emily,“How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure.Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat.People will notice me more than you!”Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?”asked Jane,“Do you remember the last school party last year?They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer.Maybe it’ll be better this time.”said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening.Groups of students arrived.The music began.The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side.Mr.Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed.After a while, Tim said,“I don’t want to stand here the whole time.The party is only for two hours.It’ll be over soon.”He started to dance.All the others watched him.Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance.Then Jack and Linda.Then all began to dance.Soon there were more dancers than watchers.
(1)
On Friday evening there would be ________.
[ ]
A.
a school party
B.
a school meeting
C.
a sports meeting
D.
a birthday party
(2)
The girls were talking about ________.
[ ]
A.
what the boys were going to wear at the party
B.
what they were going to wear at the party
C.
how to teach the boys to dance
D.
how to dance
(3)
What happened when the music began?
[ ]
A.
David asked Emily to dance.
B.
Groups of students arrived.
C.
The boys and girls began to dance.
D.
The girls stood on one side, and the boys on another side.