Question

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.hushands 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 TVB.read newspapers

C.swirn 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 vacationD.Looking after their children

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

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

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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：现在一些妇女在母亲营地度过一个周末。在那里，丈夫和孩子是不允许的。为什么一个女人想去度假而没有她的家人呢？一些女性说她们需要独处的时间。

1.第三段第一句In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework.可知该选B。

2.第一段开头Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed.和第二段开头At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her.以及第四段中They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire.可知该选D。

3.第二段中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.可知一些妈妈忙得不能放松自己，所以该选C。

4.第二段末These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.可知该选A。

5.标题归纳题。根据短文末They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.及全文内容可知该选C。

考点：社会现象类阅读。