第三部分　　阅读理解
 
　　说明：阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中选择一个正确答案。
　　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. Their trains went to more than 300 different cities. Every city had a different time. In 1883 Willia Allan made a plan to divide the United States into four 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 (太平洋的) Standard Time (PST), Mountains Standard Time (MST), Central Standard Time (CST) and Eastern Standard Time (EST). The clocks below the map tell the time in each zone. L=Los Angeles N=New York W=Washington
　　
 56.Before 1883, Now York and Washington had 　　 and now they 　　.
　　different times... still have different times　
　　different times... have the same times　
　　the same time... still have the same time　
　　the same time... have different times　

 57.It's now five thirty in New York. What time is it in Los Angeles?
　　3:30.　 　　　　　8:30.　 　　　　　2:30.　 　　　　　1:30.　　　　
　　
 58.It's now 2:30 Sept. 1st in Los Angeles. You take a train to New York. In twenty hours you will get there. What's time and date in New York then?
　　22:30 Sept.1st.　 1:30 Sept. 2nd.　 19:30 Sept. 1st.　2:30 Sept. 2nd　　

 59.Which of the following shows the correct positions of the four time zones?
　　
　　PST MST CST EST　 EST CST MST PST　 CST EST PST MST　 PST CSST MST EST　
 
　　I think the most inexpensive way to travel is by bus. Buses provide cheap transportation. Some of the highway buses are air-conditioned and luxurious and can give the passengers every comfort. If people want to see more places without spending much money, they can travel by bus. They can buy special tickets that allow them unlimited travel for a certain period of time. In this way people can stop along the way to visit the places that interest them most.
　　But I hate to travel by bus during the rush hours, when the streets are congested with traffic. There are long queues waiting wearily for buses, which are often delayed by the congestion of traffic. The buses cannot keep to the timetable. When finally one bus comes, dozens of people try to squeeze into the already crowded bus. Then there are long waits for buses, ten minutes, twenty minutes. If there are no shelters, in winter. people walking up and down or standing hunching into their coats are a familiar sight at the bus-stop. I can still remember the pain of being very cold indeed; my ears, nose, and toes and fingers were numb last winter. In the end, two or three or four buses might arrive together. Once I even saw seven in a row and, of course, on wet, foggy or very cold days, it is more likely for this to happen.
 60.The least expensive way of travelling is by 　　.
　　air　 　　　　　　bus　 　　　　　　ship　　　　　　　train　 　
　　　　
 61.The writer hates to travel by bus when 　　.
　　the traffic is busy　
　　there is no traffic jam　
　　the bus can hardly keep to the timetable　
　　he is not in good mood　

 62.The word "shelters" in paragraph 2 most probably means 　　.
　　roofs over one's head　
　　huts　
　　buildings　
　　houses　

 63.According to the writer, the advantages of travelling by bus are 　　.
　　luxurious　 　　　cheap　 　　　　　convenient　　　　both B and C