FOUR STATES OF THE USA
| Name | Alaska | Georgia | Hawaii | Massachusetts |
 |  |  |  | |
| Time to join the USA | Jan. 3rd,1959 | Jan. 2nd,1788 | Aug.21st,1959 | In 1799 |
| Area | 1 518 800 km2 | 152 488 km2 | 16 705 km2 | 21 385 km2 |
| Population | 6 700 thousand | 969 million | 1 211 thousand | 6 449 thousand |
| Time zone (地区) | 9 hours behind Greenwich Time | 5 hours behind Greenwich Time | 10 hours behind Greenwich Time | 10 hours behind Greenwich Time |
| Feature | Plenty of oil Over 3000thousand lakes | Peanuts Chickens and eggs | 132 islands The American Pacific Naval Base (太平洋海军基地) | Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
解析试题分析：本题重点介绍了美国四个州在加入美国的时间，面积，人口，时差和本州特色方面的差异。
【小题1】根据Area 1 518 800 km2 152 488 km2 16 705 km2 21 385 km2描述，可知马萨诸塞州在面积上是美国第三大州，故选C。
【小题2】根据Time to join the USA Jan. 3rd,1959 Jan. 2nd,1788 Aug.21st,1959 In 1799可知夏威夷加入美国的时间比阿拉斯加晚，故选C。
【小题3】根据Time zone(地区) 9 hours behind Greenwich Time 5 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind
Greenwich Time计算可知，乔治亚州比马萨诸塞州时晚五个小时，故选A。
【小题4】根据Time zone(地区)……10 hours behind Greenwich Time 10 hours behind Greenwich Time描述，可知选B。
【小题5】根据表格最后一行可知，夏威夷有许多岛屿乔治亚州的特点是花生，鸡肉和鸡蛋。故选项A描述错误。
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点评：本篇短文的主要信息通过一个表格表达了出来，故阅读中一定要读懂表格信息，分析这些数据表达的含义，对于有关数字的问题,要认真分析,并进行必要的计算.
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