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(模式)," 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 housework, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from 6 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(扫帚) 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 on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands'10 hours.

1.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

2.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

A.About 23. B.About 28. C.About 13. D.About 6.

3.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.

4.What can we conclude from Stafford's research?

A.Marriage gives men less freedom. B.Marriage has effects on job choices.

C.Housework sharing changes over time. D.Having children means doubled housework.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文叙述了在美国随着时代的变迁，家里的家务活的分配也有了一些变化，妇女有全职的做家务，慢慢地妇女走出去工作，一些家务也有丈夫来做，只不过相对来说还是妇女做的家务更多一些，但是最辛苦的是单身男人他们需要自己做家务。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“It’s a well-known pattern(模式),” 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.” 密歇根大学社会研究所的首席研究员弗兰克·斯塔福德说：“这是一种众所周知的模式。”“男性通常在户外工作较多，而女性则承担更多的家务活。”可知已婚男性主要在外面工作，养家糊口的，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文中In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of housework, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from 6 in 1976 to 13 in 2005. 1976年，女性每周要做26个小时的家务，而2005年只有17个小时。男性承担的家务活越来越多，家务时间从1976年的6小时增加到2005年的13小时，增加了一倍多。可知，在1970年代男性工作是6小时，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men. 单身男人在家里工作最辛苦，比其他年龄段的已婚男人都要辛苦。可知男人中做家务最多的是单身男性，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文中Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of housework, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from 6 in 1976 to 13 in 2005. 总体而言，美国家庭的时代在变化。 1976年，妇女每周要忙26个小时的家务活，而2005年为17个小时。男人从事更多的家务劳动，其家务劳动时间从1976年的6倍增加到2005年的13倍。可知从他的研究中可知得出家务分担随时间而变化。故选C。