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Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”

　　He points out that differences among households(家庭)exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said.

　　Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.

　　Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.

　　Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.

　　Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.

1. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man___________.

A．takes on heavier work                    B．does more housework

C．is the main breadwinner                  D．is the master of the house

2. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

A．About 23.         B．About 26.          C．About 13.         D．About 6.

3. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

A．An unmarried man.                      B．An older married man.

C．A younger married man.                  D．A married man with children.

4. What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

A．Marriage gives men more freedom.

B．Marriage has effects on job choices.

C．Housework sharing changes over time.

D．Having children means doubled housework.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文描述了一個很普遍的社會問題：男女角色在家庭責任承擔上隨著時期的不同而發(fā)生變化。這是一篇展示社會問題類型的文章。作者通過描繪不同時期的男女---單身---婚后---孩子出生等階段他們角色和責任承擔的改變。

1.詞義猜測題。根據Men usually work more outside the home男士是養(yǎng)家糊口的人，故選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據their housework hours from six in 1976故選D。

3.推理判斷題。根據For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week故選A。

4.推理判斷題。根據times are changing in the American home. more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.故選C。

考點：社會現象類短文閱讀。

點評：句意猜測該題型主要考查考生根據上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查根據上下文語境的分析和把握能力�？疾閮热葜饕�有猜測某個生詞、熟詞生義、短語或句子的意思以及猜測代詞的指代等。