April 27 is 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 11 and 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(视野)and raise their self-confidence(自信).

  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(主管),”says the chairman of Our Sons and Daughters Chartable 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 the north of London has made the Day a necessary part of careers education.

  Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother Gwen to her Lawyer's Office this year's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. “I learned how to fill in a legal aid(法律援助)and I read details(细节)of a case. Then I went to see the actual trial(审判),” she said.

  Zarina 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 the 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 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.

(1) The writer's purpose in writing this text is to ________.

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A.introduce to us a special day for girls

B.broaden girls' view and raise their confidence in themselves

C.show us that girls can do things as well as boys

D.tell us how the special day for girls came into being

(2) We can infer that the aim of “careers education” is mainly to ________

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A.teach children to respect their parents

B.help children to get along with grown-ups

C.help children learn about the future jobs

D.get children to be fit for the social life

(3) A particular mention of Zarina's story ________

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A.serves as an example of how the Day works

B.shows a successful mother's effect on the daughter

C.explains why a girl should go to see her mum's office rather than her dad's

D.shows what a woman lawyer's daily work is like

(4) After seeing her mum at work, Zarina Bart ________.

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A.learned how to work as a lawyer

B.decided to become a lawyer

C.started to work with her mum

D.felt more certain about her future

(5) In the text the writer especially suggests the importance of________.

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A.parents' examples
B.girls' self-confidence
C.support from society
D.understanding of the parents

完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 21   Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23  been accepted. But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected 24  from Georgetown University, she decides to 25  a road trip with a few 26  female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step 27  adulthood.

But 28  the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess 30  the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern. 31  Melanie’s father only has the best of 32  , his presence 33  an endless series of comic encounters(遭遇).

After following their faulty device   34   into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie   35   Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔间). What should be a simple change   36   the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter   37   get the chance to really   38   each other.

All parents,   39   they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.   40   what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

A.named   B.naming   C.namely   D.names

A.join    B.send C.attend   D.pass

A.still   B.always   C.yet  D.already

A.appointment B.interview    C.visit    D.meeting

A.provide B.offer    C.take D.hold

A.closing B.close    C.closed   D.closely

A.toward  B.for  C.during   D.with

A.though  B.in spite C.once D.despite

A.satisfying  B.successful   C.comfortable  D.meaningful

A.seeking B.examining    C.searching    D.exploring

A.Since   B.Because  C.While    D.When

A.intentions  B.attempts C.efforts  D.planning

A.comes about B.leads to C.calls in D.turns out

A.lately  B.late C.deeply   D.deep

A.discover    B.invent   C.recognize    D.realize

A.succeeds in B.brings in    C.results from D.certainly

A.hopefully   B.finally  C.firstly  D.certainly

A.agree to    B.speak to C.talk to  D.turn to

A.whether B.if   C.what D.why

A.As  B.Like C.For  D.Except

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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     A young man was ready to graduate from college. For months he had  16  a sports car in a  17   showroom, and knowing his father  18  afford it, he told him that was  19  he wanted.  20  Graduation Day approached, he waited for the news     21  that his father had bought the car. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his   22  study. He handed him a beautiful box.   23  , but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened it  24  found a lovely Bible, with the young man’s name on it.  25  , he shouted to his father and said, “ With all your  26  you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the  27  ,

Many years passed. The young man was successful in both business and his family, but  28  his father was old, he intended to go back see him. He  29  him since that graduation day.  30  he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling his father had passed away, and he needed to take  31  possessions from his father. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and  32  filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签)with the dealer’s name,  33  dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the  34  “PAID IN FULL.”

How many time do we miss blessing because they are not packaged as we  35  ?  Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.     

A. owned       B. driven            C. admired        D. seen

A. model’s      B. manager’s         C. businessman’s   D. dealer’s

A. must        B. could             C. should         D. would

A. which       B. all what           C. all             D. why

A. As          B. with              C. For            D. Along           

A. quietly      B. patiently           C. politely         D. anxiously              

A. previous     B. personal           C. private         D. professional

A. Curious      B. Serious           C. Amused         D. Concerned

A  however    B. and               C. or              D. then

A. Luckily      B. Happily           C. Carefully        D. Angrily

A. money       B. cost              C. income          D. charge

A. car         B. college             C. Bible           D. box

A. to realize    B. realized            C. realizing         D. having realized

A. hadn’t seen  B. didn’t see           C. hasn’t seen       D. wasn’t seen

A. When      B. Before             C. Until            D. After

A. up         B. in                C. on               D. over  

A. regret      B. happiness          C. excitement        D. promise

A. a same     B. the same           C. same             D. the same as

A. sentences   B. words             C. talks             D. phrases

A. expected   B. respected     C. regretted          D. repeated

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I had been out shopping and really took too much time doing it. I was tired and about to (61) home. That is when I saw her.

She was stopped in the left hand turn lane (车道), (62) to get onto the highway but never (63) it. I slowed down, rolled open my window and asked. “Do you need any (64) ?”

“Yes, I ran out of gas. I just moved here and I don’t even know (65) a gas station is,” she replied.

She didn’t have a gas can, so I told her I’d run down the (66) to see if I could get one from the local station. When I (67) with a full can of gas, she couldn’t (68) me enough and told me she would pay for the an and gas. (69), I refused.

As I was (70) the gas in, she said, “I thought no one would even stop. I was afraid to leave the car and even more afraid to (71) help.”

“Well, I couldn’t pass by (72) offering help,” I said. “I’ve used up gas myself a few times. You know I’m getting (73). Now I’m running out of gas and time. It just seems to fly by.”

She then said (74) that I though was a gem (佳作): “My Dad said that old age is (75) toilet paper. The closer you get to the end of the roll the (76) it spins.”

I laughed so hard that I (77) dropped the container. She tried to start the car and it (78). The I told her to keep the (79) can in her trunk.

Seeing her grateful (80), I said friendly, “I’m glad to be of help. Welcome to Pennsylvania.”

A.have      B.leave C.stay   D.head

A.ready     B.ashamed   C.afraid       D.brave

A.made     B.did    C.found       D.completed

A.gas B.money      C.help  D.car 

A.what      B.how  C.where       D.why

A.road      B.car    C.station      D.window

A.started   B.left    C.mixed       D.returned

A.know     B.congratulate     C.expect      D.thank

A.Of course      B.In addition       C.After all   D.Never mind

A.forcing B.pouring    C.fitting       D.throwing

A.offer    B.get    C.send  D.refuse

A.before  B.without     C.for    D.beneath

A.well     B.strong       C.old    D.weak

A.it  B.one   C.something D.all

A.of B.on     C.as      D.like

A.faster   B.slower      C.tighter      D.looser

A.simply B.hardly      C.nearly       D.really

A.rode     B.worked     C.drove       D.pulled

A.special B.valuable    C.small D.empty

A.award  B.reward      C.smile D.letter

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