Question

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in me U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between me ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.

The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.

Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.

Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she h2Ls many choices.

1.What is Cara's father?

A．An engineer.       B．An official.         C．A moviemaker.     D．A professor.

2.According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.

A．on every Thursday in April

B．a holiday for girls of all ages

C．a day for girls to know about jobs

D．a day for girls to get a job easily

3.On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.

A．she learned to use scales

B．she worked as an actress

C．she went to work with her aunt

D．she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge

4.What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl

B．Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C．Children's Day and Work Day

D．Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B 

【解析】

試題分析：本文較為簡單，介紹了美國的一種特殊節日——“帶女兒去工作”節。該節日的目的就是使得女孩子能夠了解各種各樣的工作，以便將來選擇工作時候有所參考。

1.細節題：從第三段，第一句中可以看出是一名導演，故選B。

2.歸納題：從整個第二段可以看出，故選C。

3.排除題：A、C、D在文中分別都能夠找到，而充當女演員并沒有提及，故選B。

4.主旨題：文章介紹了美國的一種特殊節日——“帶女兒去工作”節。選B。

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