1.Housework is a frequent source of conflict between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives,but women have been warned not to expect men to pull their weight any time soon.
A study from Oxford University has found that men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050.Mothers,the researchers warned,will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades,largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as"women's work".
The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housework has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years.But it will take another four decades before true housework equality is achieved,the study concluded.
The research found that in the Nordic countries,the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women.In the UK,women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework,compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men.This is an improvement from the 1960s,when British women typically spent six hours a day on housework,while men spent just 90minutes every day.
But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries.Dr Oriel Sullivan,a research reader from Oxford's Department of Sociology,said,"we've looked at what is affecting the equality in the home,and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as‘men's work'or‘women's work'."
Dr.Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework."At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy,but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baking and dancing,"she said.
25.What does the underlined part"pull their weight"in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?C
A.Lose weight.
B.Earn money.
C.Do equal housework.
D.Be lazy.
26.Why will women continue to do more housework before 2050?D
A.Men are too busy to help.
B.They would like to do so.
C.They can do better in housework.
D.Housework will still be considered"women's work".
27.From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UKB.
A.men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average
B.women now spend less time on housework than before
C.housework is shared equally between men and women
D.women now are too busy with their work to do housework
28.In Dr.Sullivan's opinion,what is to blame for the housework inequality?A
A.Cultural attitudes towards housework.
B.Policies made by the government.
C.The time spent on work.
D.The type of housework.
分析 本文講述了男女在做家務(wù)方面會逐漸趨于平等,但在最近的未來女性仍是家務(wù)活的主要承擔(dān)者.
解答 25-28CDBA
25.C.詞義辨析題.A.Lose weight體重減輕;B.Earn money掙錢;C.Do equal housework平等的家務(wù);D.Be lazy偷懶;根據(jù)"men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050"再2050年之前男人是不可能做同等的家務(wù)活的.可知這里是指做等量的家務(wù).故選C.
26.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as"women's work".因為像打掃做飯這樣的家務(wù)活仍然被看作是女人的工作.故選D.
27.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)In the UK,women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework,compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men.This is an improvement from the 1960s,when British women typically spent six hours a day on housework,while men spent just 90minutes every day.在英國,20世紀(jì)60年代女人每天大約作六個小時的家務(wù),而且目前平均每天坐四個小時四十分鐘的家務(wù),因此現(xiàn)在她們花在家務(wù)活上的時間比以前少了.故選B.
28.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Dr.Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework.沙利文博士說,學(xué)校的文化態(tài)度可能是對家務(wù)的看法.可知學(xué)校所教授的文化觀念是導(dǎo)致家務(wù)不平等的原因.故選A.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀.此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解.細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,再結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.在做詞義辨析題時要結(jié)合選項以及劃線部位的上下文,才能推斷出正確答案.