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【题目】Research 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 interviewed 182 working couples who became first－time parents.Both husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in full－time jobs.However，men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was 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 was looking after her baby.New fathers did not do more work because they did not realize the mother was doing so much more.Another reason is that after a baby is born，fathers 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】It is found that ________ do less housework.

A. wives B. husbands C. parents D. babies

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

A. Mothers come from different families B. Mothers like reading different stories

C. Mothers work more hours than fathers D. Different mothers have different children

【3】What is the “traditional” role of a father?

A. Working outside. B. Looking after the baby.

C. Doing housework. D. Doing part－time jobs.

【4】Which part of a newspaper can this passage be taken from?

A. Sports. B. Medicine. C. News. D. Society.

【5】How many couples were interviewed according to the passage?

A. One hundred and eighty－two. B. Twenty－one. C. Five. D. Many.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】本文讲述的是一种社会现象。丈夫们在家里并没有做他们应做的那份工作，而是妻子们承担了更多的家务话。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段第一句husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house可知，丈夫们并没有做他们应做的那份家务，所以丈夫们更少做家务。故正确答案为B。

【2】猜测词句题。由第一段最后一句men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was born 及第二段第二句Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother's work 可知，母亲们比父亲们工作更长时间，故C项符合题意。A项意为“母亲们来自不同的家庭”，B项意为“母亲们喜欢阅读不同的故事”，D项意为“不同的母亲有不同的孩子”，均不符合题意。故正确答案为C。

【3】细节理解题。由第二段倒数第二句That is, the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside 可知，一个父亲的“传统”角色是外出工作。故正确答案为A。

【4】推理判断题。根据第一段第一句Research says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house 可知，文章开篇明义，主要讲了丈夫们并没有做他们应做的那份家务，而是妻子们更多地承担了做家务，可推知本文应属于社会板块，而不属于体育，医药或新闻。

故正确答案为D。

【5】细节理解题。根据文中句子“Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became first－time parents.”可知，一共有182对夫妇接受调查，故答案为A。