题目内容
A well-known manufacturer of weighing machines produced a new model.
The machine had a computer inside it, and this computer could do wonderful things: it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language; and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight.
The manufacturer decided to try out his machine before he sold it to the shops.
He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided on an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries.
The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.
The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, decide on her nationality and the language she spoke, and figure out what kind of food she should eat.
“Good morning, madam,” it said in perfect Italian. “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. This is because you have been eating too much spaghetti. I suggest you eat more fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day”.
The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.
“Good morning, Miss," the machine said in perfect Chinese. "Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. Please have a nice day.”
The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in. The machine spoke immediately. “Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off?”
- 1.
What could the computer do?
- A.Weigh and talk to people.
- B.Translate information.
- C.Give them diet pills.
- D.Make them lose weight.
- A.
- 2.
What did the machine say to the Italian woman?
- A.She was a little too light.
- B.She was a little too heavy.
- C.She disliked spaghetti.
- D.She couldn’t speak Italian.
- A.
- 3.
What did the machine say to the Chinese woman?
- A.She should eat more.
- B.She could speak Chinese.
- C.She would have a nice day.
- D.She was fine.
- A.
- 4.
What did the machine suggest about the Australian woman?
- A.She was unwell.
- B.She was courageous.
- C.She was too heavy.
- D.She had dieted well.
- A.
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 pattern,” 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 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours 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 o
n more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.
【小题1】 How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?
| A.About 28 | B.About 26 | C.About 13 | D.About 6 |
| A.An unmarried man. | B.An older married man. |
| C.A younger married man. | D.A married man with children. |
| 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. |
| A.takes on heavier work | B.does more housework |
| C.is the main breadwinner | D.is the master of the house |