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April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies support the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely(可能的)to be successful than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
小题1:Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day brought?
A.From America. B.From China.
C.From Canada. D.From Australia.
小题2:On Take Our Daughter to Work Day, thousands of girls_______.
A.go on a journey with their parents
B.have a party with their friends at home
C.go to the work places of one of their parents
D.take part in a school activity freely
小题3:What’s the advantage by doing such an activity?
A.It can help girls understand their parents’work better.
B.It can teach girls more about the society.
C.It can make girls feel more confident about their future.
D.All of the above.
小题4: Which of the following is NOT true about Take Our Daughter to Work Day?
A.It is a special activity on April 27 in Britain.
B.Schools and many companies support this activity
C.Many girls like this day because they won’t go to school.
D.Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
小题5:According to the experts, being______ is the most important to girls in their future.
A.smart and carefulB.confident
C.hard-working D.friendly

答案

小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
解析
【主旨大意】本文主要介绍“带女儿上班日(Take Our Daughters to Work Day)”。在这一天,父母将女儿带到办公室,并且经由与办公室的同仁共同设计的特殊活动,帮助少女肯定自我的价值,并得以更有自信的方式渡过青春期,同时这一活动也记得了社会和学校的支持。该节日在1994年开始由美国传至英国。
小题1:细节理解题。由第一段第三句“It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America.”可知“带女儿上班日”是由美国传至英国的。
小题1:细节理解题。由第一段第四句“On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places.”可知答案为C。
小题1:细节理解题。由第二段第四句“This helped her understand her mother’s work better.”可判断选项A所述正确;由第一段最后一句“it can teach girls more about the society where they live.”可判断选项B所述正确;由第二段最后一句“…this made her feel more confident about her future. ”可判断选项C所述正确。故选D。
小题1:细节判断题。由全文可以看出,女孩们喜欢这个节日的原因是因为能得到很多益处,而并不是不愿去上学。
小题1:推理判断题。由第二段和第四段都可以看出,在她们的将来,自信对女孩们来说是最重要的。
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试题【April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day.】;主要考察你对社会现象类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life.
小题1:According to the passage, ______are very quiet.
A.only the Germans B.only the Englishmen
C.only the Frenchmen D.both the Germans and the Englishmen
小题2: What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?
A.整洁B.安静C.时尚D.随意
小题3:In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.
A.the Germans B.the Frenchmen C.the Englishmen D.the Americans
小题4:What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
A.They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B.It is very easy to make friends with them.
C.They like traveling in their own country.
D.They look serious and are always hard-working.
小题5:Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Foreigners’hobbies.
B.Who are more outgoing?
C.Characteristics of the foreigners.
D.Success is an important part in Americans’life.

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Shane Battier (肖恩巴蒂尔) is a famous basketball player. Now he plays in Houston Rockets (休斯顿火箭队). Yao Ming is also in the team. Shane Battier was born in 1978 in Michigan. He is 2.03 meters tall. He loves his parents very much. He always remembers their words: Be kind to others. In Shane Battier"s everyday life, he likes playing golf and tennis. He also likes playing chess. His favorite film is Meet the Parents. His favorite singer is Marvin Gaye. He hopes to be a boss (老板) in the future.
He began to play basketball at the age of four. In 2006, he joined Houston Rockets, and became one of the most important players. 31, a familiar number, is often shouted in the game More and more basketball fans regard him as a hero! He is a team-player. He once said, "There are many excellent players in our team, so I shouldn"t only try to show myself, instead I will try my best to help my partners to play well. Teamwork is the most important."
It is his hard work that makes him successful and famous. Let"s wish him good luck in the future.
小题1:Shane Battier likes playing golf, tennis and chess.
小题2:He wants to be a singer like Marvin Gaye in the future.
小题3:Shane Battier and Yao Ming play in the same team.
小题4:His number in Houston Rockets is 31.
小题5:Shane Battier only wants to show himself in any games.
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Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don"t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don"t stop the other person"s words.
3. Keep looking at the other person"s eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person"s side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don"t decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators" work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
小题1: Peer mediators" work is _.
A.to teach lessons to disputants
B.to help find a way to make both disputants happy
C.to find out who starts the quarrel
D.to give students some special training
小题2:What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A. 贬低任何人 b.落后于任何人    
C. 奉承任何人 d.向任何人低头
小题3: What"s the first step in finding a "win-win" result?
A.Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.
B.Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.
C.Getting disputants to talk to each other.
D.Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.
小题4: During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool."
A.disputants will realize they are wrong
B.disputants will understand peer mediators better
C.it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right
D.it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All schools have peer mediators.
B.Peer mediators are usually students.
C.When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.
D.Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time.

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I started this QQ group named CZ (Chenzhou) English club two months ago. It has twenty-eight members now. It is an English chatting place. Now we need some more friends who are interested in chatting in English.
Please remember the rules for our group members.
★ Everyone in our group must speak in English with each other. Don"t keep silent for ten days.
★ The main aim of this group is to improve our English.
★ Chatting in English doesn"t mean we pay more attention to English. I think Chinese is my first language and it"s the most important.
★Don"t send advertisements or any pictures here.
If you don"t follow the rules above, we will ask you to leave.
小题1:This QQ group is an English chatting place.
小题2:Everyone in this group must speak in Chinese with each other.
小题3:The main aim of this QQ group is to make friends.
小题4:The writer thinks English is more important than Chinese.
小题5:If you send advertisements or any pictures here, you will have to leave.
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阅读短文,判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“A”,不符合的写“B”。(共5小题,每小题2分)

Water is the most important in our lives. Not Many people understand this but it’s quite true. The human body can go without food for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two or three dayswithout water can usually make people die. Man can’t live without water.
Many people don’t understand how much water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough water, even in very hot weather. About two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. If we don’t drink some water, our body won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
But at present we face water crisis(危机). Water is becoming less and less. So, we should protect water resources(资源) and try our best to save water in our daily life. Here are some tips for saving water:
1. Turn off the tap(水龙头) in lime.
2. Take shorter showers.
3. Don’t let water run while washing your face and reuse the water after we finish washing.
4. Encourage your friends and neighbors to join in the action of saving water.
小题1:Nobody can live without water.
小题2:About one third of our body is water
小题3:If one doesn"t have enough water, he’ll feel tired and may get ill.
小题4:We’d better take longer showers and let water run while washing.
小题5:It’s our duty to protect water resources and save water.
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