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  • 1. (2020·泰州模拟) 听材料,回答问题。
    What time is it Harriet? I'm starving. But I guess it's not time for lunch yet.<br />Let's see. According to my iPhone, it's just a few minutes past noon.<br />What? I thought my watch was wrong. Shouldn't the Sun be overhead if it's noon?<br />Oh, Don, I can tell you weren't listening in science class last week.<br />The Sun is only overhead at noon for two days a year.<br />Ha ha, very funny.<br />Oh, really? Mrs. Thorinson explained it.<br />The Earth goes around the Sun at an angle and that changes where the Sun is at noon.<br />But then those old clocks that measured time by the Sun's shadow were all wrong?<br />Um, not exactly. They're just not the same as the time we keep on our computers.<br />I wish I were sitting at a computer right now instead of out here. I'm starting to hate nature.<br />What time is it Harriet? I'm starving. But I guess it's not time for lunch yet.<br />Let's see. According to my iPhone, it's just a few minutes past noon.<br />What? I thought my watch was wrong. Shouldn't the Sun be overhead if it's noon?<br />Oh, Don, I can tell you weren't listening in science class last week.<br />The Sun is only overhead at noon for two days a year.<br />Ha ha, very funny.<br />Oh, really? Mrs. Thorinson explained it.<br />The Earth goes around the Sun at an angle and that changes where the Sun is at noon.<br />But then those old clocks that measured time by the Sun's shadow were all wrong?<br />Um, not exactly. They're just not the same as the time we keep on our computers.<br />I wish I were sitting at a computer right now instead of out here. I'm starting to hate nature.<br />I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I don't know what I'm talking about, but I

    1. (1) How did Harriet know the time?
      A . From her iPhone. B . From her watch. C . From the sun.
    2. (2) What does Don think about Harriet's explanation?
      A . It's wrong. B . It's funny. C . It's too scientific.
    3. (3) Where might the conversation be taking place?
      A . In a field. B . In a classroom. C . At a computer lab.

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