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【题目】 Once while being prepared for a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay-at-home fathers. Why are we seeing more stay-at-home dads? I thought maybe it’s because a man doesn’t make more money than his wife. Many families now take earning (赚钱) power into consideration when deciding which parent will stay home.

At that point, one of the members expressed his opinion, “It should be the better parent who stays at home”. A lot of guys say things like that. I was a stay-at-home father for eight years, so what he said made me excited. It showed that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.

I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent: She had spent more tune with our son, could read him better and calm him more quickly. And if he had a choice, he’d have picked her over me. But as she was the more employable (有人雇佣的) one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.

Because of the increased time I spent with him, I soon knew him well, understood what he needed and could look after him more or less as my wife could. Actually, the experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets: Women are good at looking after the children because they do it. It’s not because of a mother’s instinct (本能)—which I think is mostly learned anyway. It’s because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.

Women are able to give birth and nurse, but over the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself, I was good, too. As good? I don’t know. Who cares? Children are not made of glass. Other people are able to look after them besides Mom.

【1】Which of the following does the first paragraph (自然段) tell us?

A.Men are no longer given the chance to stay at home as they used to.

B.In some families the wives are earning more than their husbands.

C.The writer is telling the readers that he works in the TV station.

D.There are more stay-at-home fathers than stay-at-home mothers.

【2】According to the underlined sentence in the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that________.

A.the writer thought he made more money than his wife

B.the writer didn’t think he could be a good parent

C.the writer thought he should go out for a job

D.the writer thought he could look after their son, too

【3】The writer decided to stay at home eight years ago because ________.

A.it was easier for his wife to find a jobB.he thought he was the better father

C.their son liked him a little bit betterD.he was earning more than his wife did

【4】Women are better than men at taking care of children because ________.

A.they spend more time doing itB.they love children and enjoy it

C.they were born with the abilityD.they have learned it at school

【5】Which of the following is the writer’s conclusion at the end?

A.He is better than his wife at taking care of children.

B.He isn’t as good as his wife at taking care of children.

C.Either fathers or mothers can take care of children.

D.Both fathers and mothers cannot take care of children.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

这是一篇议论文，讨论的是到底应该谁在家里带孩子，其实不论父亲母亲，都可以照顾孩子。

【1】考查段落大意，通读第一段，根据“Why are we seeing more stay-at-home dads? I thought maybe it’s because a man doesn’t make more money than his wife.”为什么我们看到越来越多的居家奶爸?我想这可能是因为男人挣的钱不比妻子多。故选B。

【2】考查词句推测，根据划线句子“ It showed that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.”这表明，我们家的选择只有在我比我妻子“更好”的情况下才可能是正确的。再联系这一段，可推测这个作者认为他也可以照顾孩子，故选D。

【3】考查细节理解，根据第三段“as she was the more employable (有人雇佣的) one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.”因为她更适合工作，我妻子出去工作，我照顾我们的儿子。故选A。

【4】考查细节理解，根据文章第四段“ Women are good at looking after the children because they do it. It’s not because of a mother’s instinct (本能)—which I think is mostly learned anyway. It’s because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job. ”女人善于照顾孩子，因为她们这样做。这并不是因为母亲的本能——我认为这主要是后天习得的。这是因为他们投入了做好工作所需要的时间和精力。故选A。

【5】考查细节理解，根据最后一句“Other people are able to look after them besides Mom.”可知作者的结论就是除了母亲可以在家照顾孩子，家里其他人也可以照顾。故选C。

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