题目内容

18．April 22，2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day （TOD），a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America （NFW） developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
         The program offers，millions of girls a first-hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 percent of the U．S．workforce，girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics，to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities，not just their appearance．
         The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school，boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom，especially in math．science and computer science，the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented （数量不足） in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers，particularly in non-traditional fields．
         Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful，TOD had been criticized for excluding boys，and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO，"added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
61．The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day isC
A．to encourage girls to get top paying jobs，
B．to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．to give girls a chance to visit their mothers'offices
62．Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology？B
A．They are not interested in these fields．
B．They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
63．TOD was criticized because some peopleA．
A．thought it was not fair to boys
B．did not like having children at work
C．did not have daughters to take to work
D．would rather have their daughters stay at home
64．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A
A．Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
65．What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words？D
A．Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．

分析 本文接受了TOD这个活动，其目的是给女孩们提供工作的机会，以显示男女平等．

解答 61．C  根据文章第一段April 22，2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day （TOD），a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America （NFW） developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．可知，该活动目的是给女孩们提供工作的机会，故答案为C
62．B 根据At school，boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom，especially in math．science and computer science，the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．可以推断出女生在这些领域没有受到鼓励，故答案为B
63．A 根据Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful，TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．可知，是由于没有把男生包括在内导致TOD受到批评，故答案为A
64．A 根据Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful，TOD had been criticized for excluding boys，and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．可知，现在男生已经被包括在了这项活动之中，故答案为A
65．D 根据．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO，"added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．可知，男生做女生做的工作也是可以接受的，故答案为D

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

练习册系列答案
相关题目
8．Our magazine is presenting to you the top four iPhone （the best seller of Apple Company） applications for more fun on hiking or camping trips recommended by our A-list field hikers and travelers．
     1．GPS Kit by Garafa-Never get lost （for 10．）    What it does：Download before you leave or use your phone's data connection to view maps from Google （satellite，landscape，cycling，and street），or Bing （shaded relief，street，or image）．Record your movements，drop notes or photo makers on previously downloaded Google Earth．    2．Photosynth by Microsoft-Perfect the view （for free!）    What it does：Make 360°×360°panoramas （全景照片） to your own taste．It saves（保存） the panorama as a single image to your camera roll after combining images．Once you get to know how to hold the iPhone and move to take the photos，you can have pretty simple，fast panoramas!3．Soundcloud by Soundcloud-Share the sounds （for free!）    What it does：Basic sound recorder with on-board （车载的） editing （cutting） capabilities．Upload your recordings to the Internet，share on social networks and listen to and follow others!It allows for super-simple recording and uploading to the Internet．You can upload all the sounds as"non-shared"files，so you can download them to your computer for continued storage and editing．In addition，with this function，you will never fear your dirty laundries are to put you to shame．There is a growing community of users，including Paul Salopek who is walking around the world．    4．Postagram by Sincerely-Send moments （application is free!/1 per card．） What it does：The application allows personalized production of e-postcards right from your iPhone．There aren't many post offices out in the mountains，so this can be critical（极重要的） to send a gift home．And even if there are post offices where you are traveling，sometimes it's easier，cheaper and more fun to send your own DIY messages home．

1．Where can the reader most probably read the text？D
A．On an online Microsoft application store．
B．On an online Apple application store．
C．In an educational magazine．
D．In a travel magazine．
2．Tom will be charged if he needs to downloadA．
A．GPS Kit  B．Soundcloud  C．Photosynth  D．Postagram
3．If Mary wants her parents to enjoy some traveling e-cards of hers，she may be interested inD．
A．GPS Kit  B．Soundcloud  C．Photosynth  D．Postagram
4．What does the underlined part"this function"refer to？C
A．Uploading recordings to the Internet．
B．Editing your sounds on a computer．
C．Uploading sounds only accessible to yourself．
D．Downloading your sounds to your computer．
9．Five years ago，David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．"I was a clothes addict，"he jokes．"I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled．"Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．"I'm working harder than ever，"David says，"and I need to feel comfortable．"
       More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work．In the United States，the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual．In the early 1990s，many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday，but only on Friday．This became known as"dress-down Friday"or"casual Friday．""What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing．"said business consultant Maisly Jones．
       Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes？One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code．"A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work，"says the owner of a software company，"so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．"Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company，85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale （士气）．Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity．Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money．"Suits are expensive，if you have to wear one every day，"one person said．"For the same amount of money，you can buy a lot more casual clothes．"
66．David Smith refers to himself as having been"a clothes addict，"becauseC．
A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C．he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D．he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
67．David Smith wears casual clothes now，becauseA．
A．they make him feel at ease when working
B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．he no longer works for any company
68．According to this passage，which of the following statements is FALSE？D
A．Many employees don't like a conservative dress code．
B．Comfortable clothes make employees more productive．
C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees．
D．All the employers in the U．S．are for casual office wear．
69．According to this passage，which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago．
B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s．
C．"Dress-down Friday"was first given as a favor from employers．
D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people．
70．In this passage，the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned exceptB
A．saving employees'money
B．making employees more attractive
C．improving employees'motivation
D．making employees happier．
6．The price of coffee beans hits a 12-year high today．I thought there might
be some kind of coffee-market story，like we saw with cocoa earlier this summer．
But the main driver of coffee prices right now is simpler：Colombia has had
a few year s of weak coffee harvests because of too much rain，which has reduced
the global supply．And coffee drinkers keep buying coffee，even as prices rise，in
other words，demand is unchanged．
The higher price of beans-up about 40percent since March-means higher prices for the coffee you buy by the pound．But it probably won't affect the coffee you buy by the cup．
Smuckers，which sells Folgers and Millstone coffees，recently said it was raising its prices because of the higher cost of beans．Starbucks，however，said it would absorb the higher cost of beans without raising prices．
"You see it much more in the grocery store because the raw materials are a big factor of cost，"Jose Sette of the International Coffee Organization told me．"In a coffee shop，your big expenses are rent and labor．"
While real-world supply and demand is the big driver of the price of beans，there may be some speculative action in coffee business in the future．
But futures （期货） of the high-grade Arabica beans are traded in the US，where regulations prevent speculators （投机商） from controlling the market，hoping such things won't happen just as in London summer market．That suggests that prices should fall when supply improves-which may happen next year．
Some experts say that farmers in third world countries won't actually benefit from higher prices in this case．When the price difference is due to supply and demand，the profit of the seller usually doesn't go up．

71．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．Why coffee is getting more expensive？
B．How farmer benefits from the high price？
C．Whether the US will control the coffee market？
D．What has caused the reduction of coffee？
72．From the second paragraph we can infer that．B
A．Colombia is the coffee trading center of the world
B．Colombia coffee output contains a final share of the world
C．People need more and more coffee
D．Coffee sales will be getting less and less
73．In this summer's coffee bean market，B．
A．the US made more rules about coffee prices
B．speculators once held the coffee bean market in London
C．coffee bean trading was seriously disorganized
D．coffee bean prices were very low in the US
74．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？C
A．The price difference determines the profit of the seller．
B．Smuckers is a famous coffee manufacturer．
C．Real-world supply and demand decides the prices．
D．Coffee prices will become much higher next year．
75．What does the underlined word"it"in the fourth paragraph refer to？C
A．Folgers． B．Millstone． C．Smuckers． D．Starbucks．
13．请说出划线部分的句子成分：
The young man offered the old man his own seat．（　　）
A．宾语B．定语C．宾语补足语D．表语
3．The number of smokers in England is about 8 million．According to the Department of Health，smoking is the biggest cause of early death in the country．Smokers in England have been asked to give up smoking for 28 days this month，in an action backed by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation．
    Research shows people who manage not to light up for this length of time are 5 times more likely to kick the habit．Public health experts say campaigns that include a combination of hard-hitting ads and supportive messages work best．
Quitting smoking can be difficult．However，people are much more likely to succeed if other people are doing the same than if they try to do it alone and go cold turkey．Robert West，Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London，points out how pressure from people around can prevent a smoker going on smoking．"We are social animals，"he said．
The action has met some doubts among readers of the BBC News Online website．Some compared it to asking people to stop eating as a way of fighting overweight．Others doubt the action's effectiveness．"Its weakness is that it fails to explain why a person smokes，and the reasons are as many as the number of smokers"，says someone who signed as BluesBerry．
Another reader，Cazz，has decided to give it some credit．He says："Campaigns like this won't necessarily inspire the majority of smokers to quit，but may encourage those thinking about quitting to set a date and try．Surely it's worth a shot．"
63．What does the text mainly talk about？A
A．A new action to quit smoking．
B．A way of fighting overweight．
C．A country with the most smokers．
D．The biggest cause of early death．
64．The underlined phrase"go cold turkey"in the third paragraph means"C"．
A．buy a cold turkey    
B．eat too much food    
C．stop a bad habit        
D．get much support
65．Why is it easier to stop smoking when other people are doing the same？C
A．Because people usually respect each other．
B．Because they're faced with the same pressure．
C．Because people are influenced by each other．
D．Because they keep the same animals as pets．
66．What's Cazz's attitude in the last paragraph？D
A．Distant．       B．Doubtful．       C．Surprised．            D．Approving．
10．What's life like on a deserted island？Senator（参议员） Jeff Flake of Arizona decided to find out．
The adventurous senator took a vacation from Capitol Hill and went on a four-day Robinson Crusoe style holiday with his two teenage sons to a remote，uninhabited island in the North Pacific Ocean．
The senator and his sons，15-year-old Tanner and 13-year-old Dallin，traveled 5，200 miles from Phoenix，Arizona to the island of Biggarenn．They didn't carry any food or water．
The island is part of the Marshall Islands．It offered no basic facilities，so the Flakes had to catch and cook their own food and purify their water．Their diet was made up of coconuts，crab and fish．They captured the crab and fish themselves and cooked the food over an open fire started with a magnifying glass（放大镜）．
The Flakes brought along a lobster（龙虾） trap in hopes of having some delicious treats，but lost it within the first few hours after it was attacked by a shark．They also carried two pumps to remove salt from ocean water．It took them hours each night pumping for just a few gallons of fresh water．
One of the most memorable moments of the trip，the father said，was when he and his 15-year-old son were chased by sharks after spearing（叉） a fish in the ocean．
Still，it was quite an enjoyable holiday for the senator．"For a dad it was a wonderful thing．No video games around，no television，no distractions，no texting，"Flake recalled．
41．What's a Robinson Crusoe style holiday like？D
A．People take the holiday to avoid modern entertainment．
B．People go on an adventurous sailing like Robinson Crusoe．
C．People take the holiday to learn to be a skillful fisherman．
D．People take the holiday on a place without any basic living facilities．
42．Where did the Flakes take their holiday？B
A．On a hill．B．On an island．C．In the ocean．D．In a desert．
43．They might have had all the things EXCEPTD．
A．coconuts           B．crab             C．fish             D．lobster
44．What kind of water did they drink？A
A．The purified sea water
B．Water from the river．
C．The running water nearby
D．Water they brought from home．
45．What was probably the most difficult period for the Flakes during the holiday？C
A．Being unable to make a fire．
B．Being unable to get fresh water．
C．Being chased by sharks．
D．Being unable to meet people．
7．I have such a good eye-sight that I can see the small things in thedistance （距离）．
8．The aim of this dictionary is to help Chinese students of English major overcome many difficulties which they main reading．（　　）
A．come acrossB．come outC．come aboutD．come over

违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com

精英家教网