67. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that__________.

　 A. Women pilots are popular in Britain

　 B. Girls are sure about their future jobs

　 C. People have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

　 D. For many years boys have a comparatively wider choice of work

66. Which is the best title of this passage?

　 A. Raising Self-confidence　　　　 B. Take Our Daughters to Work Day

　 C. Girls can be Excellent too!　　　 D. Following Footsteps

65. The stories of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are probably _____.

A. completely imaginary　　 　　　　　B. according Mark Twain’s experiences

C. Mark Twain’s autobiography(自传)　 D. records from his last generation

答案：61-65 BCADC　

D

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the Unite 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 and raise their self-confidence.

　　 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,” says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable 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 their activity too. Palmers’ Green High School for girls, in north London, has made the day necessary part of careers education.

　 Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers’ Green, went with her mother to her Lawyer’s office this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She 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 this 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 most 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.

64. Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.

A. Huck made the raft by himself　　　 B. Huck could eat fresh food here

C. Huck could have the river there　　 D. Huck likes to be free

63. The underlined word “restrictions” can be replaced by _____.

A. limits　　 B. prohibition　　 C. forces　　 D. rules

62. The reason why Huck runs away from home is that ______.

A. his family is poor　　　　　　　 B. he wants to find a friend live with

C. there’s no warm in his home　　 D. he loves nature and likes to adventure

61. From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

A. kind　　　 B. smart　　　　 C. clumsy　　　 D. honest　

60. It may be inferred from the passage that __________.

　 A. the ditch was along a quiet country road

　 B. the accident happened on a clear warm day

　 C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

　 D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

答案：56-60 CBCCA　

C

Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri.　The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there.　Next to the house is a wooden fence.　It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.

In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence.　He does not want to do it.　But he acts as if the job is great fun.　He tricks other boys into believing this.　His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work.　"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in the1800s.

Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn.　Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."　Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home.　His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him. Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society.　He explores in the woods and goes fishing.　He stays out all night and does not go to school.　He smokes tobacco.

Huck runs away from home.　He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery.　They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River.　Huck describes the trip:　 "It was lovely to live on the raft.　Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft doesn’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft...　Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lie on our backs and look up at them---.　“

59. “Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that __________.

　 A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end　　 B. At last the wrench went broken

　 C. The lock came open after all his efforts　　　　 D. The chance was lost at the last minute

58. Which statement is true according to the passage?

　 A. Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.

　 B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.

　 C. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road.

　 D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.