Question

Your watch always tells you what time it is now. Strange things happen to __1__ when you travel. Because the earth is divided in to twenty four time zones（时区）one hour apart. You can have days with more or __2__ than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or less than __3__ days.

　　If you make a five-day journey __4__ the Atlantic Ocean your journey enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes __5__. Traveling __6__, you set your watch back, traveling __7__, you set it forward. Each day of your journey has __8__ twenty-five __9__ twenty-three hours.

　　If you travel __10__ ship across the Pacific, you cross the international dateline. There a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar（日历）__11__, backward or__12__. Traveling __13__ today becomes yesterday, traveling __14__, it is __15__.

1. A. clock  B. the earth  C. time  D. watch

2. A. little  B. more  C. fewer  D. few

3. A. six  B. seven  C. eight  D. five

4. A. across  B. in  C. through  D. on

5. A. twenty-four hours　　  B. one hour

C. half an hour   D. one and a half hours

6. A. east  B. west  C. north  D. south

7. A. east  B. west  C. north   D. south

8. A. all  B. neither  C. both  D. either

9. A. and  B. but   C. or  D. nor

10. A. on  B. in  C. by    D. with

11. A. two days   B. one full day  C. half a day  D. one and a half days

12. A. forward  B. before  C. age  D. after

13. A. east  B. west  C. north  D. south

14. A. north  B. east  C. south  D. west

15. A. today    B. the day before yesterday

C. tomorrow    D. the day after tomorrow

 

Answer 1

答案：C;C;B;A;B;B;A;D;C;C;B;A;A;D;C
解析：

1.       奇怪的事情会发生在时间上。 2.       more or fewer或多或少 3.       一周只有七天，所以选B。 4.       across横跨，穿越 5.       进入一个时区，时间就会有一个小时的变化。 6.       根据常识判断。 7.       前边说了往西旅行要把表往回调，接下来就应该说往东走了。 8.       根据常识推测在一天的旅行过程中就有可能一天23个小时或者25个小时。 9.       同上。 10.   乘坐交通工具用介词“by”。 11.   根据时区可以推出来。 12.   与前边的单词意思相反。 13.   往西需要往回调时间，故可以得出答案。 14.   接下来就是说向东了。 15.   需要往后调时间。