Question

At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things.

In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.

In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs（酒吧）to have a drink.

In Moscow（莫斯科）it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet（芭蕾舞）. Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles（洛杉矶）it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.

New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.
1.According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to .

A. go to watch a ballet B. do shopping C. wait for buses D. go to the library

2.When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing are .

A. playing basketball B. seeing films C. having lessons D. sleeping

3.From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is .
A. 6∶00 B. 9∶00 C. 10∶00 D. 12∶00

4.We know that London is 3 hours .

A. earlier than Moscow B. later than Moscow

C. earlier than Los Angeles D. later than Los Angeles

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述不同国家的城市存在时差。北京人们还在睡觉时，伦敦人们已经下班，莫斯科人们正在吃晚饭，洛杉矶人们正在上班，而纽约人们正在吃午饭。

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考点：文化类短文阅读。