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This Thursday, across the US, kids are skipping school(缺课)and going to work with their parents. They’ll be making copies, sending faxes(传真)and sweeping floors. This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got
to sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a
restaurant for lunch.
But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city. I was very bored. I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车)and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. people wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. I actually started to miss school.
While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities(可能性) for their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to appreciate(重视) school. Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books
and write stories all in one day?
Just as you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t already, try spending the day at work with your dad.
【小题1】When is the “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day”all over the US?
| A.On February 28. | B.On March 28. | C.On April 28 | D.On May 28. |
| A.she didn’t have to go to school | B.she would work as a grown-up |
| C.she could sit in her father’s taxi all day. | D.she would go our for lunch with her father |
| A.Because her father didn’t like to turn on the radio. |
| B.Because they thought the writer was a passenger. |
| C.Because her father’s car was hot and uncomfortable. |
| D.Because her father didn’t stop to take any passengers. |
| A.To teach kids to appreciate school. |
| B.To give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs. |
| C.To give kids an idea of the possibilities for their futures. |
| D.To show kids what it means to be adults in the working world. |
| A.It’s boring to drive a taxi. | B.Working with dad is fun. |
| C.It’s hard to make money. | D.School life is much better. |
D
Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded(记录)in the Guinness Book of Records.
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled(用桨划)a bathtub(浴缸)145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29. 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon, Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance(距离)record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Bruntsfield Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney,Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28, 1989. The climbers carried a dinner table. chairs, and a meal up the mountain. When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood, however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records.
【小题1】 According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?
| A.A record for paddling a bathtub. |
| B.A record for climbing a mountain. |
| C.A record for pushing a hospital bed |
| D.A record for swimming across a river. |
| A.start | B.go through | C.keep | D.know |
| A.The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney. |
| B.Only nine people held the highest dinner party. |
| C.They had a meal on the mountain. |
| D.They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party. |
a. A group of 13 members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford.
b. A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing.
c. A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran.
d. A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes in Avon.
| A.a-b-c-d | B.d-b-c-a | C.a-d-b-c | D.b-a-d-c |
| A.Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh. |
| B.People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things. |
| C.Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given. |
| D.Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon, Great Britain. |
D
Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded(记录)in the Guinness Book of Records.
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled(用桨划)a bathtub(浴缸)145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29. 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon, Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance(距离)record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Bruntsfield Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney,Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28, 1989. The climbers carried a dinner table. chairs, and a meal up the mountain. When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood, however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records.
1. According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?
A.A record for paddling a bathtub.
B.A record for climbing a mountain.
C.A record for pushing a hospital bed
D.A record for swimming across a river.
2.The word cover in the passage means _______.
A.start B.go through C.keep D.know
3.What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage?
A.The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney.
B.Only nine people held the highest dinner party.
C.They had a meal on the mountain.
D.They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party.
4.Which of the following shows the right order(顺序)of what happened in the passage?
a. A group of 13 members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford.
b. A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing.
c. A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran.
d. A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes in Avon.
A.a-b-c-d B.d-b-c-a C.a-d-b-c D.b-a-d-c
5. Which of the following is mentioned(提及)in the passage?
A.Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh.
B.People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things.
C.Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given.
D.Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon, Great Britain.
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