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 bee 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.
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 the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable 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 panies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for girls in 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 form and I read details of a case. Then I went to see the actual trial. 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 this 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.
【小题1】The writer’s purpose in writing this text is to .A．tell how the special day for girls came into be.B．show us the girls can do as well as boys.C．introduce a special day for girls to us.D．broaden girls’ view and raise their confidence.【小题2】According to the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, .A．girls can do as well as boys in any field.B．girls need more opportunities in society pared to boys.C．girls will follow their parents’ jobs after watching them work.D．girls will be more confident than boys due to the special day.【小题3】A particular mention of Zarina’s story .A．tells what a woman lawyer’s daily work is likeB．serves as an example of how the Day works.C．shows a successful mother’s effect on the daughter.D．explains why a girl should go to see mum's office rather than dad.【小题4】In the text the writer especially suggests the importance of .A．parents’ job.B．support from society.C．understanding of the parents.D．girls’ self-confidence.C
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(答案→)C
解析：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】综合全文，文章主要介绍“带女儿上班日（Take Our Daughters to Work Day），这样一个节日，这正是作者的写作意图。D答案是这个节日的目的，故不能入选。
【小题2】从第二段girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys...”says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust可知，她认为在任何领域女孩能做得同男孩那么好。
【小题3】从第四，五段提到有关Zarina的故事是告诉读者关于这个节日是如何由父母及其同仁共同设计运作的一个例子，故选择答案B
【小题4】推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“…this made her feel more confident about her future. ”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。