题文
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.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 companies 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 compared 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. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
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。
点评：本文主要介绍“带女儿上班日”这个节日及其运作过程，目的等。文章主要通过Zarina的例子来进行具体阐述父母与办公室的同仁共同设计的特殊活动以及这个活动的意义。文章主要考查细节题和推理题。要求考生在阅读时体会字里行间的言外之意。在答题中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思。然后带着问题通读全文，找出答题依据，完成阅读。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“April 27 is Take Our.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
