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高一英语阅读理解试题（社会类） (1) Among the first to suggest that clocks be moved ahead to extend(延长) daylight hours during the spring and summer was Benjamin Franklin. However, it was not until March 31, 1918, more than a century after Franklin’s death, that Congress adopted the practice — during World War I, in order to save electricity. During World War I, daylight saving was also adopted(采取) in England, Germany, France, and many other countries. 1. Daylight saving means _______. A. to make the clocks faster B. to make the clocks slower C. to extend daylight hours D. to shorten day hours 2. The first