閱讀理解。
     The time may be 10 am in Beijing and 2 am in New York.  It is set  on the same time-Greenwich
 Mean Time. This is because in 1884, many nations met to decide how to prevent the confusion (混亂)
  made  by almost every town having its own time.         
     Such a time rule was devised (設(shè)計(jì)) by Sir Sanford Fleming  (1827-1915).  He was an engineer 
who lived in Canada.  He held a  meeting in 1884 to discuss the time problem.  He suggested that there
should be 24 meridians (子午線)  dividing the world int0 24 time zones  (時(shí)區(qū)).  The zero meridian 
would pass through the village of Greenwich near London. The time at Greenwich would be called 
Greenwich  Mean Time, and at each of the 24 meridian lines, the time would go  forward or backwards 
by one hour.      
     Twenty-seven nations agreed to this suggestion, and since then  GMT has been the centre of
 time-keeping for all nations.  Most nations  have only one time zone.  However, large nations such as
 the USA and  Australia are divided into several time zones.
1. What time is it in New York when it is 10 am in Beijing?
     ___________________________________________________
2. Who devised Greenwich Mean Time?
     ___________________________________________________
3. When was the meeting held to discuss the time problem?
     ___________________________________________________
4. How many nations agreed to Greenwich Mean Time?
     ___________________________________________________
5. Does Australia have only one time zone?
     ___________________________________________________
1. It is 2 am in New York. 
2. Sir Sanford Fleming.  
3. It was held in 1884.
4. Twenty-seven nations.   
5. No, it doesn't.
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