四、IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )
Passage One
CaraLang is 13. She lives in Boston,Massachusetts,in the US. Last Thursday, shedidn´t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, onthe fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work. This is TakeOur Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. Theyspend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother,father, aunt, or uncle.They go to offices, police stations,laboratories, and other places where theirparents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons,too.
The Ms.Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago.In the US, many women work outside the home. TheMs. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs.Then,when the girls grow up,they can choose a job they like.
Cara´s father isa film director. Cara says, "It was very exciting for me to go to thestudio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs. Many businesseshave special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to workwith her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineeringdepartment, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. Inthe chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about manyother kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Caradoes not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Tak OurDaughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.
第36题单选 What is Cara´s father?
A.An engineer.
B.An official.
C.A moviemaker.
D.A professor.
第37题单选 According to the passage,Take OurDaughters to Work Day is
A.on every Thursday in April
B.a holiday for girls of all ages
C.a day for girls to know about jobs
D.a day for girls to get a job easily
第38题单选 On this special day, Cara has done allthe following EXCEPT that
A.she learned to use scales
B.she worked as an actress
C.she went to work with her aunt
D.she used toothpicks and candy to builda bridge
第39题单选 What is probably the best title forthe passage?
A.Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl
B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day
C.Children's Day and Work Day
D.Ms. Foundation, an Organization forWomen
Passage Two
Everymorning, kids from a local high school are working hard. They are making andselling special coffee at a coffee cafe. They are also making a lot of money.
These students canmake up to twelve hundred dollars a day. They are selling their special coffeeto airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goesto helping a local youth project.
These high schoolstudents use a space in the Oakland airport. It is usually very crowded. Many peoplewho fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee.
One customer thinksthat the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasantbut some are unhappy. They do not like it if the caf6 is not open for business.
The students earn $6.10 an hour plus tips. They also get school credit while they learn how to run a business. Many of the students enjoythe work although it took some time to learn how to do it.
They have to learn howto steam milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skill and sometimes mistakes are made. The mostcommon mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.
第40题单选 Based on the passage ,it seemsthat the purpose of the cafe is to __
A.learn a skill
B.help a youth project
C.do business
D.earn school credit
第41题单选 Many of the students __ the workalthough it took some time to learn how to do it.
A.enjoy
B.have to do
C.hate
D.ignore
第42题单选 By selling special coffee at a coffeecafe,the students are __
A.gaining a lot of experience
B.making a lot of money
C.having a lot of trouble
D.learning a lot of knowledge
第43题单选 The best tide for the passage could be__
A.Earning Money
B.Students' Life
C.Little Business
D.Kids' Cafe
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