宋德富 选编
Before 1883, most cities in the United States had their own time. They set their time by the sun. This made many problems for the railroad companies(铁路公司).Their train went to more than 300 different cities. Every city had a different time.
In 1883, William Allen made a plan to divide the United States into 4 different parts called time zones. This made things easier for the railroad companies. Now every city in the same time zone has the same time. The map shows the time zones. They are Pacific Standard Time (PST),Mountain Standard Time (MST),Central Standard Time(CST)，and Eastern Standard Time (EST).The clocks above the map tell the time in each zone.
L= Los Angeles
N= New York
W=Washington
Multiple Choice:
1.Before 1883 New York and Washington had ________and now they________.
A. different times … still have different times
B. different times … have the same time
C. the same time … still have the same time
D. the same time …. have different times
2.Before 1883 New York and Los Angeles had________ and now they__________.
A. different times … still have different times
B. different times …have the same time
C. the same time …. still have the same time
D. the same time …different times
3. It’s now five thirty in New York. What time is it in Los Angeles?
A. 8:30 B.3:30. C. 1:30. D. 2:30
4. It's now 2: 30 Oct.1 in Los Angeles. You take train to New York. In 20 hours you'll get there. What's the time and the date in New York them
A. 22:30 Oct.1 B. 19:30 Oct.1
C. 1:30 Oct.2 D. 2:30 Oct.2.
5. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the 4 time zones?
suggested answers
1. B. 2. A. 3. D. 4. C. 5. D
英语画刊1991，2-3
