Question

April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.

Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.

Schools and many companies support the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely(可能的)to be successful than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day brought?

A. From America.        B. From China.

C. From Canada.         D. From Australia.

2.On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.

A. go on a journey with their parents

B. have a party with their friends at home

C. go to the work places of one of their parents

D. take part in a school activity freely

3.What’s the advantage by doing such an activity?

A. It can help girls understand their parents’ work better.

B. It can teach girls more about the society.

C. It can make girls feel more confident about their future.

D. All of the above.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?

A. It is a special activity on April 27 in Britain.

B. Schools and many companies support this activity

C. Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.

D. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.

5.According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.

A. smart and careful   B. confident

C. hard-working         D. friendly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】【主旨大意】本文主要介紹“帶女兒上班日（Take Our Daughters to Work Day）”。在這一天，父母將女兒帶到辦公室，并且經(jīng)由與辦公室的同仁共同設(shè)計的特殊活動，幫助少女肯定自我的價值，并得以更有自信的方式渡過青春期，同時這一活動也記得了社會和學校的支持。該節(jié)日在1994年開始由美國傳至英國。

1.細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第三句“It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America.”可知“帶女兒上班日”是由美國傳至英國的。

2.細節(jié)理解題。由第一段第四句“On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places.”可知答案為C。

3.細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第四句“This helped her understand her mother’s work better.”可判斷選項A所述正確；由第一段最后一句“it can teach girls more about the society where they live.”可判斷選項B所述正確；由第二段最后一句“…this made her feel more confident about her future. ”可判斷選項C所述正確。故選D。

4.細節(jié)判斷題。由全文可以看出，女孩們喜歡這個節(jié)日的原因是因為能得到很多益處，而并不是不愿去上學。

5.推理判斷題。由第二段和第四段都可以看出，在她們的將來，自信對女孩們來說是最重要的。