词汇：
row  n. (一)排/ 行v. 划(船)等
royal  a. 王室的，皇家的
royalty  n. 皇家，皇族
rub  v. 擦，摩擦
rubbish  n. 垃圾
S
safety  n. 安全；安全设备
safeguard  v. 保护，捍卫
salt  n. 盐v. 腌，盐渍
sandwich  n. 三明治
satisfy  v. 满意，使满意；满足
Saturday  n. 星期六
saving  n. 储蓄；存款
saying  n. 格言；谚语
scholar  n. 学者
scholarship  n.奖学金
science  n. 科学;学科
scissors  n. 剪子
seasick  a. 晕船的
secret  a. 秘密的n. 秘密
secretary  n. 秘书，书记
seemingly  ad. 表面上
seize  v. 抓住；夺取
seldom  ad. 不常
selection  n. 选择，挑选；选集，精选物
selfish  a. 自私的
semester  n. 学期
September  n. 九月
series  n. 一系列；丛书
severe 严重的；严格的
servant  n. 仆人

阅读理解：

Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought. The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals. For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.<若红色字体的单词不认识，望积极查阅！>1. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania ______.A. to stop the drought in 1967B. to support government officialsC. to pass a special law in the stateD. to save water and electricity2. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?A. It doesn’t have fixed dates.B. It is not used in festivals.C. Its plan was changed in 2000.D. It lasts for two weeks.3. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?A. There exist some undesirable effectsB. It helps little to save energy.C. It brings about longer working days.D. Radio and TV programs become different.





答案解析：

1.解析：D正确Tasmania采用夏令时是为了什么？文中有对应的地方：The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water.很明显地指出是用来省电节水。

2.解析：A正确我们可以了解到澳大利亚各州的夏令时什么？第三段说到各州会因政治因素或是节日改变夏令时的时间，因此夏令时没有固定的时间。其他选项都是片面的，特殊的例子。

3.解析：A正确从最后一段中我们可以知道夏令时的使用怎么样？最后一段开头就说了时间的差别造成了许多严重的问题和影响。这可以说是夏时令不尽如人意的方面。


参考译文

现今大约有70个国家采用夏令时(DST)。一战时澳大利亚首次采用夏令时。世界大战时期，1917年和1942年间始于一月的夏季末采用夏令时，1942年和1943年间始于9月的整个夏季都使用夏令时。
1967年，塔斯马尼亚遭遇干旱。州政府在当年夏季引用了一个小时的日光节约，以此来节省电力和水。塔斯马尼亚人赞赏这个日光节约的主意，于是塔斯马尼亚政府自1968年起每年夏天都会宣布使用夏令时。在塔斯马尼亚政府的劝说下，1971年除了两个州，其他所有州通过了法律，试用夏令时。1972年，新威尔士，南澳大利亚和维多利亚加入了塔斯马尼亚定期的夏令时队伍中，而昆士兰州一直到1989年才宣布加入。塔斯马尼亚，昆士兰州和南澳大利亚拥有不规则的计划安排，通常他们会由于政治活动或是节日而更改夏令时。
例如，1992年，塔斯马尼亚将夏令时延长了一个月，而南澳大利亚则因阿德莱德艺术节将夏令时延长两周。在2000年悉尼奥运会期间，亦采用了特殊的夏令时。澳大利亚各州夏令时的不同继续使得交通和许多社会活动遭遇严重的问题。它还缩短了该国许多中心习以为常的工作时间。特别是东海岸线的时差造成了主要的差别，对国家广播和电视播放影响尤甚。