Sometimes we wish we could stop time and go back in time. Well, twice a year, some countries actually decide to______the time.
As summer begins, some countries, like the US, UK and most of other countries in the EU, move the time forward one hour: 12 o’clock becomes 1 o’clock. This is to give people one more hour of ____. This is called “daylight saving time (夏令時時間)”.
But as winter arrives, you’ll notice the darkness stays with us______. The sun doesn’t enjoy being out as often as in the summer. To deal with this, these countries turn the clocks______one hour: 1 o’clock goes back to 12 o’clock.
Countries have done this for about 100 years. At some point, most of the world has tested with it. In fact, from 1986 to 1991, China used daylight saving time.
By having another hour of sunlight, you can save______by not needing to turn the lights on. Also, it can help the economy (經(jīng)濟), as people enjoy shopping when it is brighter. But people think it disrupts (打亂) sleeping habits. And because mornings are darker, the______of people getting to work and school is a problem.
1.A. change B. stop C. pass
2.A. sleep B. sports C. sunlight
3.A. shorter B. longer C. slower
4.A. back B. up C. forward
5.A. money B. energy C. time
6.A. life B. tradition C. safety
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.C
【解析】試題這篇說明文介紹了夏時制的來歷和它的優(yōu)點,介紹了試用夏時制的幾個國家。同時對夏時制將會導(dǎo)致的問題表示了擔(dān)憂。
1.句意:每年兩次,一些國家實際上決定改變時間�?疾閯釉~辨析題。A. change改變;B. stop停止;C. pass超過。根據(jù)句意語境,可知BC都是不可能的,故選A。
2.句意:...