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【题目】 Research （研究）says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house. A study from an American university says that men seldom do the same share of housework. Researchers interview 182 working couples who become first-time parents. Both husbands and wives work almost the same number of hours in full-time jobs. However, men do five hours a week less （更少） housework than women after their baby is born.

It is a different story for mothers. Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother’s work. Most of this is looking after her baby. New fathers do not do more （更多） work because they do not realize （意识到）the mother is doing so much more. Another reason is that after a baby is born, father follow the “traditional” roles. That is, the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside. This happens even when the mother is working the same number of hours in her job.

【1】________ do more housework according to the passage.

A.WivesB.HusbandsC.ParentsD.Children

【2】The underlined sentence “It is a different story for mothers.” means ________.

A.mothers come from different familiesB.mothers like reading different stories

C.mothers work more hours than fathersD.different mothers have different children

【3】The “traditional” role of a father is ________.

A.doing houseworkB.looking after the baby

C.working outsideD.doing part-time jobs

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Men do the same housework as women after their baby is born.

B.Women do more housework than men after their baby is born.

C.Men works longer hours than women in their jobs.

D.New fathers don’t do any housework.

【5】We can probably （很可能）read this passage in a ________.

A.textbookB.dictionaryC.storybookD.newspaper

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

美国一所大学的研究表明丈夫和妻子做全职工作的时间几乎是一样的，但是孩子出生后，男人每周做的家务活比女人少5个小时。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中“However, men do five hours a week less housework than women after their baby is born.”和第二段中“Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother’s work.”可知，妻子做了更多的家务。故选A。

【2】词句猜测题。A：母亲来自不同的家庭；B：母亲喜欢读不同的故事；C：母亲比父亲工作时间长；D：不同的母亲有不同的孩子。根据第一段中“However, men do five hours a week less housework than women after their baby is born.”和第二段中“It is a different story for mothers. Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother’s work.”可知，孩子出生后，父亲每周做的家务活比女性少5个小时，但是母亲每周的工作时间增加了21个小时。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Another reason is that after a baby is born, father follow the “traditional” roles. That is, the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside.”可知，孩子出生后，父亲遵循“传统”角色。也就是说，母亲照顾孩子，父亲在外工作。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。A：孩子出生后，男人和女人做同样的家务；根据第一段中“However, men do five hours a week less housework than women after their baby is born.”可知，在孩子出生后，男性每周做的家务活比女性少5个小时，该项表述错误；B：女人在孩子出生后做的家务活比男人多；根据第二段中“It is a different story for mothers. Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother’s work.”可知，母亲每周的工作时间增加了21个小时，该项表述正确；C：男性工作时间比女性长；根据第二段中“Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother’s work…New fathers do not do more （更多） work”可知，女性的工作时间比男性长，该项表述错误；D：新爸爸不做任何家务；根据第二段中“New fathers do not do more （更多） work…”可知，新爸爸不做更多的工作而不是不做任何家务，该项表述错误。故选B。

【5】推理判断题。A：教科书；B：字典；C：故事书；D：报纸。根据文章内容可知，本文主要是介绍研究结果，所以推测可能在报纸上看到。故选D。