Question

Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, 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 the ages of 9 to 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, 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 US, 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 jobs she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.

What is Cara’s father?

A. An engineer.                                               B. An official.              

C. A moviemaker.                                            D. A professor.

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

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

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

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】B

【小题4】B

解析:

本篇开头采用了新闻常见的手法“设悬念”，以吸引读者。这个小悬念就是：Cara Lang上周四没去上学，而且不仅她，美国还有上百万的女孩在每年的这天都去“上班”。之后为你揭晓原因，这一天是Take Our Daughters to Work Day。通常悬念的答案就是文章的主题或者中心。

然后文章具体讲了谁能享受这个日子，都具体做什么，为什么会出现这样一个日子。之后再回到Cara这个典型的例子，更具体地体现出这个日子对女孩子带来什么样的影响。这样就可总结出文章的中心是Take Our Daughters to Work Day。 用具体的人物做例子来介绍事件是新闻常见的手法，从而使新闻事件有人情味、更具体、更具趣味性。这样的新闻容易被误认为记叙文，但和记叙文不同的是，新闻强调事实性、客观性。

【小题1】细节题。原文是Cara’s father is a film director。

【小题2】　本题涵盖了对细节和主旨的考查，所以还要求一定的概括与推断。像原文中设此日子的目的The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. 说明了C正确。她们在这天只是体会并不会得到工作。

【小题3】这天的意义在于女孩子可接触到很多不同的工作，本题就是考查这点的理解。答案为B，因为她在studio里只是看别人工作。

【小题4】选择合适的标题，其实就是考查主旨，很容易就可以确定是B。而Cara Lang是作为参与者的例子。