A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organise it. This doesn't mean that a woman has to do all the housework:; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation（參與）. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility（責任） for housework.
Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.
Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.

  1. 1.

    The passage is mainly about how to _____.

    1. A.
      get men to take on some housework
    2. B.
      get men to serve their families
    3. C.
      praise men’ housework
    4. D.
      make men do all the housework
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, a man_____.

    1. A.
      is willing to do housework
    2. B.
      likes to be told to do housework
    3. C.
      is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood
    4. D.
      likes a clean house but doesn’t make efforts to clean it
  3. 3.

    In order to get men to do some housework, women should often_____.

    1. A.
      order them to do their share
    2. B.
      ask them to do some housework politely
    3. C.
      blame men’s laziness
    4. D.
      monitor men’s work
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that men won’t _____.

    1. A.
      work without any payment
    2. B.
      do unimportant household tasks
    3. C.
      do housework without women’s praise
    4. D.
      please their wives
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, which of the following would a husband most probably like to do?

    1. A.
      Cleaning the table.
    2. B.
      Doing some sewing.
    3. C.
      Painting the fence.
    4. D.
      Asking his wife to work on the yard.
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       How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women, you’ve faced this question the hard way.

       A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organise it. This doesn't mean that a woman has to do all the housework:; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation（參與）. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility（責任） for housework.

       Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.

       Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.

The passage is mainly about how to _____.

       A. get men to take on some housework

       B. get men to serve their families

       C. praise men’ housework

       D. make men do all the housework

According to the passage, a man_____.

       A. is willing to do housework

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       C. is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood

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In order to get men to do some housework, women should often_____.

       A. order them to do their share

       B. ask them to do some housework politely

       C. blame men’s laziness

       D. monitor men’s work

According to the passage, the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that men won’t _____.

       A. work without any payment

       B. do unimportant household tasks

       C. do housework without women’s praise

       D. please their wives

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       A. Cleaning the table.    B. Doing some sewing.

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COMPARING NICKNAMES

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　If Mike, Charlie, Bob and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla (怪獸), Peanut-Head and Scrappy.

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When the bill arrives, Mike, Charlie, Bob and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller, and none will actually admit they want change back.

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A. a story           B. an advertisement         C. a report          D. a humor

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A. to inform the readers of some secrets between men and women

B. to remind the readers of the big differences between men and women

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