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】本文主要介绍“带女儿上班日（Take Our Daughters to Work Day）”。在这一天，父母将女儿带到办公室，并且经由与办公室的同仁共同设计的特殊活动，帮助少女肯定自我的价值，并得以更有自信的方式渡过青春期，同时这一活动也记得了社会和学校的支持。该节日在1994年开始由美国传至英国。

1.细节理解题。由第一段第三句“It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America.”可知“带女儿上班日”是由美国传至英国的。

2.细节理解题。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.”可知答案为C。

3.细节理解题。由第二段第四句“This helped her understand her mother’s work better.”可判断选项A所述正确；由第一段最后一句“it can teach girls more about the society where they live.”可判断选项B所述正确；由第二段最后一句“…this made her feel more confident about her future. ”可判断选项C所述正确。故选D。

4.细节判断题。由全文可以看出，女孩们喜欢这个节日的原因是因为能得到很多益处，而并不是不愿去上学。

5.推理判断题。由第二段和第四段都可以看出，在她们的将来，自信对女孩们来说是最重要的。