Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade(度).
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere(半球).
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
小題1:In eastern Canada, the time is ______ than that in western Canada.
A. four and a half hours later        B. four hours earlier         C. three hours earlier    
小題2:While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are ______.
A. sleeping                        B. going home                C. having classes   
小題3:It’s midday in the capital of ______ when it’s 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.
A. Japan                        B. Scotland                      C. New Zealand         
小題4:Now it’s 2:00 p.m. and you are in Egypt. It’s ______ for you to call a friend in New Zealand.
A. impolite                     B. polite                   C. normal
小題5:If it’s 11:15 p.m. in Japan, it’s ______ in New Zealand.
A. 2:15 a.m.                    B. 2:15 p.m.                   C. 1:15 p.m.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：本文介紹了不同的地方有不同的時間，在不同的地方的人的在不同的時間做著不同的事情。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast.可知在加拿大西部還是早上四點的時候，加拿大東部已經(jīng)是早上八點鐘了，所以東部的時間比西部早4個小時。故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school.可知他們已經(jīng)上學(xué)去了，故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh.可知蘇格蘭的首都愛丁堡是正午12點。故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep.可知當(dāng)埃及是下午兩點的時候，新西蘭的人正在睡覺，所以給他們打電話是不禮貌的。故選A。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)圖片顯示新西蘭比日本早3個小時，所以當(dāng)日本是晚上11點15的時候，新西蘭已經(jīng)到了早上2點15了。故選A。
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