7.Cara Lang is 13.She lives in Boston,in the US.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 to work.This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day.The girls are between 9and 15.They spend the day at work with a mother or father.They go to offices,police stations,and other places where their parents work.
The Ms Foundation(基金會),an organization for women,started the program about ten years ago.In the US,many women work outside the home.The Ms Foundation wanted girls to find out what many different kinds of jobs were.Then,when the girls grow up,they can choose a job they like.
Cara says,"It was very exciting for me to go to the police station.I saw a lot of people doing different jobs."Last year,Cara went to work with her mother at the University of Massachusetts.In the engineering department,the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks (牙簽) and sweets.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 has many choices.
46.Why did Ms Foundation start the program?B
A.To make more people work earlier.
B.To help girls learn about different jobs.
C.Because many women work outside the home.
D.Because the girls want to work earlier.
47.What is Cara's father?C
A.He is an engineer.
B.He is a university teacher.
C.He is a policeman.
D.He is a doctor.
48.What is probably the best title for the reading?B
A.Cara Lang,a lucky girl.
B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
C.Children's Work Day.
D.Ms Foundation,an Organization for Women.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類短文.主要敘述了美國的女士基金會,成立于10年以前,主要是因為美國很多婦女都是在外面工作,這個基金會的主要目的是讓女孩子們?nèi)チ私庖幌露喾N不同的工作,長大的時候,可以自己去選擇.卡拉上周三的時候,就去爸爸工作的警察局,因為這一天是"帶著女兒去工作",去年的時候,她去媽媽工作的地方麻省大學(xué)看了看.她現(xiàn)在知道有很多種工作可以選擇.
解答 46.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"The Ms Foundation wanted girls to find out what many different kinds of jobs were."可知這個基金會的主要目的是讓女孩子們知道多種工作是什么樣的.故選B.
47.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Last Thursday,she didn't go to school.She went to work with her father instead."以及"Cara says,"It was very exciting for me to go to the police station."在工作日的時候,卡拉跟著爸爸去上班,她跟著爸爸去了警察局,可知她的爸爸是警察.故選C.
48.B.標(biāo)題概括題.本文主要講述了女士基金會發(fā)起了一個活動,名字叫"帶著女兒去工作"主要目的是讓孩子們了解一下工作,為以后選擇工作的時候,可以有一個選擇.故選B
點評 首先要仔細閱讀短文,掌握大意,然后結(jié)合具體的題目再讀短文,從中找出相關(guān)信息,就可以確定正確答案.