April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls' horizons(視野)and raise their self-confidence(自信).

  For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive(主管),”says the chairman of Our Sons and Daughters Chartable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

  Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for girls in the north of London has made the Day a necessary part of careers education.

  Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother Gwen to her Lawyer's Office this year's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. “I learned how to fill in a legal aid(法律援助)and I read details(細節(jié))of a case. Then I went to see the actual trial(審判),” she said.

  Zarina found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It's really strange seeing Mum at work--running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked the idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother's footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

  Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

(1) The writer's purpose in writing this text is to ________.

[  ]

A.introduce to us a special day for girls

B.broaden girls' view and raise their confidence in themselves

C.show us that girls can do things as well as boys

D.tell us how the special day for girls came into being

(2) We can infer that the aim of “careers education” is mainly to ________

[  ]

A.teach children to respect their parents

B.help children to get along with grown-ups

C.help children learn about the future jobs

D.get children to be fit for the social life

(3) A particular mention of Zarina's story ________

[  ]

A.serves as an example of how the Day works

B.shows a successful mother's effect on the daughter

C.explains why a girl should go to see her mum's office rather than her dad's

D.shows what a woman lawyer's daily work is like

(4) After seeing her mum at work, Zarina Bart ________.

[  ]

A.learned how to work as a lawyer

B.decided to become a lawyer

C.started to work with her mum

D.felt more certain about her future

(5) In the text the writer especially suggests the importance of________.

[  ]

A.parents' examples
B.girls' self-confidence
C.support from society
D.understanding of the parents
答案:A;C;A;D;B
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