Question

   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, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.

45. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.

   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?

   A. About 28                   B. About 26

   C. About 13                    D. About 6

47. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

   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?

   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.

Answer 1

45. C；46. D；47. A；48. C。

解析：   這篇閱讀理解的文字風(fēng)格詼諧但又實(shí)際的描述了一個(gè)很普遍的社會(huì)問題：男女角色在家庭責(zé)任承擔(dān)上隨著時(shí)期的不同而發(fā)生變化。這是一篇展示社會(huì)問題類型的文章。作者通過描繪不同時(shí)期的男女---單身---婚后---孩子出生等階段他們角色和責(zé)任承擔(dān)的改變。

從文字設(shè)計(jì)上看，影響考生理解完整意思的因素并不多，整篇文章文字比較通順流暢。難度并不大。

45. 細(xì)節(jié)理解：a well known pattern 即Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”

結(jié)了婚的男人一般情況下通常工作在外，而女人在家做家務(wù)。這道題目的答案C breadwinner 意思是養(yǎng)家糊口的人.,負(fù)擔(dān)家計(jì)的人。所以選擇C。建議學(xué)生們用排除法，可以得到答案。

46. 細(xì)節(jié)理解―數(shù)字題：通過第三段：Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.

47. 細(xì)節(jié)理解：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. Single men= unmarried men 未婚男士

48.主旨大意：通過全文可以得知：Housework sharing changes over time.家務(wù)勞動(dòng)的承擔(dān)發(fā)生著變化。