话说夏令时

时文摘要

夏令时(Daylight Saving Time),又称“日光节约时制,是一种为节约能源而人为规定时间的制度。该制度实行期间所采用的统一时间称为“夏令时”。一般在天亮早的夏季人为将时间调快1小时,这样可使人早起早睡,减少照明量,充分利用日光节约照明用电。


Many countries in the world have Daylight Saving Time(夏令时). It is between spring and autumn. The time is one hour ahead of Standard(标准的) Time. People need to change their clocks when their country ask them to use Daylight Saving Time.

It means that people have more daylight hours to spend outside after school and after work. They will be more happy. They can enjoy more sunshine. This can also help save electricity(电). But there will be less time for people to sleep.

In the United States, there is a new bill. It wants to make Americans use Daylight Saving Time all the time. Some people do not like Daylight Saving Time. They want to stop the bill. But stopping the bill is not easy. Because some other people like Daylight Saving Time. They will try their best to protect the bill. 

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1. Daylight Saving Time is between _________ and autumn.

A    winter

B    spring

C    summer

D    autumn

2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A    Many countries.

B    The United States.

C    The use of Standard Time.

D    The use of Daylight Saving Time.

3. People can _________ by using Daylight Saving Time.

A    use less electricity

B    have more sleep

C    get little sunlight

D    enjoy longer night

4. It is _________ to stop the bill about using Daylight Saving Time.

A    easy

B    right

C    hard

D    quick

5. What can we know from the text?

A    One man’s meat is another man’s poison(毒药).

B    When in Rome(罗马), do as the Romans do.

C    It is never too old to learn.

D    Time waits for no man.

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