Question

【题目】短文填空

easier，problems，children，husbands，alone，sleep，cook，swimming，family，outside

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp．There，husbands and children are not allowed．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her________？Some women say they need time to be________．

At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself．She can________，read or watch TV，and no one will bother her．No________will ask，“Mom，what’s for dinner？”No husband will say，“Oh，dear，I can’t find any clean socks．”In fact almost 50％ of the women in the United States work________the home．Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job—taking care of their homes and families．These working women say one of their biggest________is housework．

In the United States，working wives do about 75％ of the housework．Many of their________say they want to help．But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is________to do the job themselves．

Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a rest from housework．For two days they don’t________；they don’t clean；they don’t look after their children and husbands．What do they do？They enjoy warm，sunny weather，walking，______or boating in a clear blue lake and singing songs around the campfire．They relax away from home．They have a really great vacation at Mother’s Camp！

Answer 1

【答案】

（1）family

（2）alone

（3）sleep

（4）children

（5）outside

（6）problems

（7）husbands

（8）easier

（9）cook

（10）swimming

【解析】

根据前文提到的hundreds和children，可知此处指的是家人，即family。

根据上题解析可知是在没有家人的陪伴下去旅行，即单独一个人，因此为alone。

根据上一句中的room可知对应其最简单的功能就是可以睡觉，即sleep。

根据ask的具体内容“妈妈，晚饭吃什么？”，可知是孩子们在问，因此为children。

根据下句中的Many of them work full-time and then come home...可知妇女都是外出工作的，即work outside。

根据下段中陈述的各种家务活的麻烦事可知，此处指的是“家务活是问题之一”，即one of the problems。

根据上句的主语working wives以及their可知此处指的是她们的丈夫，即their hundreds。

分析语境可知，此处指，丈夫们在做家务时会问各种问题，一致妻子们觉得自己做更容易些，使用比较级easier。

根据段落首句可知此处指不做家务，因此cook“做饭”符合语境。

根据enjoy以及walking，or boating可知此处为动名词，swimming符合语境，此处指“享受游泳”。