Question

Today's dad spends more hours on childcare than his counterpart a generation ago. But he still lags behind (落后于) the modernday mom,even when their wages are equal,a new study reports. Researchers found that the number of hours a 1       spent at work had no effect 2        the amount of time a father 3      (devote) to childcare during the week. 4       (similar) , a mother's income had very little influence on a father's 5        (involve) in childcare. On weekends,however,fathers spent more time with their children. Despite women's 6       (increase) role in the labor market,most mothers remain the primary caregivers of young children on weekdays.

Researchers found that fathers spent 7        average of 2. 5 hours on a weekday and about 6 hours on a weekend day with their children. This included time spent 8       (play) together or doing schoolwork,personal care 9        as bathing and feeding. On weekdays,children spent onethird 10        time with their fathers than with their mothers,but on weekends the time gap closed and kids spent only 13% more time with their mothers than with their fathers.

1.         2. 3.                  4.          5.         

6.                  7.         8.         9.          10.       

Answer 1

1. mother   2. on   3. devoted   4. Similarly

5. involvement   6. increasing   7. an   8. playing

9. such   10. less