3.April 27is 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 11and 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 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 the activity too.Palmers Green High School for Girls,in north London,has made the Day a necessary part of career education.
Zarina Bart,15,from Palmers Green,went with her mother to her lawyer's office on 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 the 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.
26.What is the topic of this passage?B
A.Raising daughters'self-confidence.
B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
C.Equally between boys and girls.
D.Following mothers'footsteps.
27.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2thatD.
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 had a relatively wider choice of work
28.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?B
A.Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.
B.Palmers Green favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
C.On the Day children are taken to their parent's work places.
D.Parents in Britain show good examples both at work and at home.
29.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day,Zarina feltC.
A.confident about finding a job in the future
B.strange to watch her mother working in the office
C.sure about what to choose as her future career
D.interested in doing the same job as her mother
30.The author's attitude towards the Day isA.
A.favorable B.unclear C.critical D.neutral.
分析 本文是一篇记叙文.在英国,4月27日是"带女儿上班日".它起源于美国,在1994年传入英国.在那天,女儿们都要请假一天跟着父亲或母亲去他们上班的地方.目的就是为了开阔她们的视野并增强她们的自信心.然后,文章以举例的方式讲述了各组织机构、学校、公司和专家对这个节日的支持.
解答 26.B 归纳概括题.文章首先就写了Take Our Daughters to Work Day的起源和目的,然后讲述各个团体对它的支持,故选B.
27.D 推理判断题.根据For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society可知,多年以来,人们认为男孩在社会当中能够做的更好,所以他们工作的选择性就更广,故选D.
28.B 细节理解题.根据Schools and many companies support the activity too.Palmers Green High School for Girls,in north London,has made the Day a necessary part of career education.可知,Palmers Green是支持这个节日的,选项B正确.
29.C 推理判断题.根据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可知,Zarina更自信了,对她未来的工作有了计划,故选C.
30.A 细节理解题.根据Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction可知,作者对Take Our Daughters to Work Day是支持,赞成的,故选A.
点评 阅读理解题也可选择排除法得出正确答案,逐步排除错误选项.例28.:根据Started at first in the United States可知,"带女儿上班日起源于美国,排除选项A";根据On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places.可知,是女儿被带到父母上班的地方去,不是孩子,排除选项C;根据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.可知,父母为子女在生活和工作上都做好榜样是一种推测,排除选项D,故选B.