题文
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
根据表格信息选择最佳答案。
小题1:Of the four states, Massachusetts is the largest in area in the USA.
A. first B. second C. third
小题2:The time when Hawaii joined the USA is that of Alaska.
A. earlier than B. the same as C. later than
小题3:If it is 3:00 p.m. in Georgia, it is in Massachusetts.
A. 10:00 a.m. B. 2:00 p.m. C. 8:00 p.m.
小题4:From the information in the form we know that .
A. the population of Alaska is larger than that of Georgia
B. Hawaii and Massachusetts are in the same time zone
C. Georgia has a very important naval base
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information in the form?
A. When you come to Georgia, you’ll see many islands.
B. There are more than 3 thousand lakes in Alaska.
C. Massachusetts is famous for education in the world.
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
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解析
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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