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．
(1)
Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania ________．
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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
(2)
According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?
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A．
Victoria．
B．
Queensland．
C．
South Australia．
D．
New South Wales．
(3)
What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?
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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．
(4)
What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?
April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U．S．workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance．
The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math．science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields．
Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
(1)
The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________
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A．
to encourage girls to get top paying jobs
B．
to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．
to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．
to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices
(2)
Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?
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A．
They are not interested in these fields．
B．
They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．
They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．
They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
(3)
TOD was criticized because some people ________．
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A．
thought it was not fair to boys
B．
did not like having children at work
C．
did not have daughters to take to work
D．
would rather have their daughters stay at home
(4)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．
Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．
Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．
Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
(5)
What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words?
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A．
Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．
It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．
Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．
It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．
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