People of Sommaroy, an island in northern Norway where the sun doesn’t set for a full 69 days during the summer, want to make timekeeping obsolete, making this island the world’s first time-free zone.

On this island, the sun doesn’t rise from November to January. The people of Sommaroy try to make the most of summer, when the sun stays up in the sky from May 18 right through to July 26. During this time, it’s common to see people doing all kinds of things at late hours of the “night”—like doing the household chores, swimming or playing ball games in their yards.

Now the people of Sommaroy want to officially declare (宣布) their island is a time-free zone. It may seem like a joke, but locals are taking it seriously, and it’s true that Sommaroy has received a tourism boost (增长) after the plan was announced. Islanders gathered at a town hall meeting to sign a petition (请愿书) for a time free-zone on June 13, 2019. Islanders of Sommaroy plan to make school and working hours more flexible (灵活的). Fishing and tourism are the main industries on this island with a population of little more than 300 people.

When visitors cross the bridge to the island from the mainland, they aren’t greeted with love locks like on similar bridges worldwide. The bridge is covered with watches, as people prepare for entry to the land where time is forgotten.

In the meantime, the people of Sommaroy have a full five weeks of daylight before a sunset, pinks their sky once more. It’s time to put away those clocks.

【小题1】The underlined word “obsolete” in the passage probably means ________.

A．延长的

B．及时的

C．废弃的

D．停止的

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true about Sommaroy?

A．It is a touristy island in northern Norway.

B．Fishing may come to our mind when we think of its industries.

C．It has a population of little more than 300 people.

D．Its summer lasts from November to January there.

【小题3】The islanders want to make their island a time-free zone in order to ________.

A．be free of traditional school and working hours

B．spend more time catching fish on the ocean

C．receive more tourists from all over the world

D．do the household chores, swim or play ball games even at night

【小题4】Why do visitors put their watches on the bridge?

A．Their watches don’t work in Sommaroy.

B．They want to forget time and enjoy their trip.

C．They find no place to buy love locks on the island.

D．They have to do so according to the local law.

【小题5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Sommaroy wants to be the world’s first time-free zone.

B．Sommaroy’s plan to attract more tourists.

C．Sommaroy’s plan to make a change to its tourism.

D．The traditional life of the people in Sommaroy.