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12.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 patternis the main breadwinner,"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 26weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work,compared with 17hours in 2005.Men are taking on more housework,more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976to 13in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework,about 12weekly hours,while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21hours 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 28hours a week compared with husbands'10hours.
45.According to the"well-known pattern"in Paragraph 1,a married manC.
A.takes on heavier work
B.does more housework
C.is the main breadwinner
D.is the master of the house
46.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?D.
A.About 23.
B.About 26.
C.About 13.
D.About y.
47.What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?A
A.An unmarried man.
B.An older married man.
C.A younger married man.
D.A married man with children.
48.What can we conclude from Stafford's research?C
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.
分析 本文描述了一个很普遍的社会问题:男女角色在家庭责任承担上随着时期的不同而发生变化.这是一篇展示社会问题类型的文章.作者通过描绘不同时期的男女---单身---婚后---孩子出生等阶段他们角色和责任承担的改变.
解答 45.C.词义猜测题.根据文章第一段:Men usually workmore outside the home可知已婚男子是养家糊口的人,故选C.
46.D.细节理解题.根据文章第三段:their houseworkhours from six in 1976可知20世纪70年代男人每周做6小时家务;故选D.
47.A.推理判断题.根据For men,gettingmarried saves an hour of housework a week可知年长的已婚男人会做家务;故选A.
48.C.推理判断题.根据t第三段:imes are changingin the American home.more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976to 13 in 2005可知我们可以从Stafford的研究中得出家务分担随着时间的推移变化.故选C.
点评 本文是社会文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据

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