Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children 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 women in the United States work outside 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 problems is housework.

In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands 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 easier to do the job themselves.

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

1. From this passage we can see      in the United States.

A.women want to work outside the home

B.working wives do most of the housework

C.husbands do as much housework as their wives

D.women do not like to stay at home with their families

2.At Mother’s Camp, women can’t         .

A.watch TV                              B.read newspapers

C.swim in the lake                        D.bring their husbands and children

3.Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because        .

A. they don’t like their husbands and children

B. they have to work full-time

C. they are too busy to relax themselves

D. they want a new life

4.        is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.

A.Housework                            B. Working outside the home

C.When to take a vacation                  D. Looking after their children

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Busy Working Mothers                   B.Welcome to Mother’s Camp

C.Mothers Relax Away from Home            D.Mothers in the US

 

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.

The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A.asleep

B.working

C.outside

D.watching TV

2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.

A.he thought it was useless doing this at night

B.his parents were not able to help him

C.his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D.he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

3. What do you suppose happened to the author later?

A.He went to a church to pray again

B.He passed the exam by luck

C.He failed in the exam

D.He was punished by his teacher

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网