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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(干旱) . 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(节日) . For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended(延长) 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.

72. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania ______.

A. to stop the drought in 1967               B. to support government officials

C. to pass a special law in the state         D. to save water and electricity

73. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?

A. Victoria.                                          B. Queensland.

C. South Australia.                               D. New South Wales.

74. 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.

75. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?

A. There exist some undesirable effects.  B. It helps little to save energy.

C. It brings about longer working days.    D. Radio and TV programs become different.

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第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√) ；如有错误(每行只有一个错误) ，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(╲) 划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧) ，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I was only about six that he held his hand                         76. _______

out to me. I took it in me and we walked. Then                77. _______

I ask him, “Grandpa, how come you have                       78. _______

so much lines on your hand?” he laughed and                   79. _______

said, “Well, that’s a big question!” He was                       80. _______

silent for a moment. So he answered slowly:                    81. _______

“Each these lines stands for a trouble in my                     82. _______

life.” I looked at his other hand. “But Grandpa,                 83. _______

what do you have more lines on that one?”                      84. _______

“Because there are more the honors and joys                   85. _______

in my life.”

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