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 for 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 for 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 and 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. husbands 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 TV    B. read newspapers

C. swim 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 vacation    D. Looking after their children

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A. Busy Working Mothers

B. How to Buy Gifts for Mothers

C. Mothers Relax Away From Home

D. Mothers in the US

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】本文介绍了美国一些工作的母亲参加“妈妈营地”从家务中解脱出来，放松一下。

1.B

推理判断题。根据In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework.可知美国工作的妻子做大部分家务，故选B。

2.D

推理判断题。根据Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed.可知在“妈妈营地”妇女不带他们的丈夫和孩子，故选D。

3.C

推理判断题。根据Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework.和They relax away from home.可知一些母亲喜欢单独待着是因为他们因为太忙了而没有时间放松，故选C。

4.A

细节理解题。根据These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.可知在美国对于工作的妻子来说，最大的麻烦是家务，故选A。

5.C

标题归纳题。本文介绍了一些工作的母亲参加“妈妈营地”从家务中解脱出来，放松一下，故选C。