Question

How many men do housework? Recently a European commission (委员会) tried to find out people's ideas and reactions to the women's movement. As part of their survey (调查), they asked many men and women the question: “Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!

The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all.

But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 35% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives' answers.

Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience?

1.The subject for the survey is _______ .

A. who does the housework at home

B. how many boys do the housework

C. how many women do the housework

D. who are more diligent, wives or husbands

2.More _______ husbands help in the house than _______ husbands.

A. Danish; British    B. Italian; Danish

C. British; Danish    D. Italian; British

3.The survey shows that _______ husbands were the most trustful.

A. Italian    B. Danish

C. British    D. Both A and B

4.The followings are the housework of the survey except _________.

A. preparing meals    B. washing dishes

C. remove the weeds in the garden    D. cleaning the house and babysitting.

5.Which word has the same meaning as “trustful”?

A. brave    B. cheerful

C. modern    D. honest

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了对于“谁在家中做家务？”这个问题进行的调查。调查显示，丹麦男人最诚实，在家务中帮助也最多，其次是英国男人，而意大利男人基本不帮忙做家务。

1.主旨大意题。根据第一段中的＂As part of their survey (调查), they asked many men and women the question: “Who does the housework?”＂以及全文来看，本文是基于“谁做家务”这个问题开展的调查，因此这也是本文的主题，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据上文中对于男性调查的回答以及他们妻子的回答＂According to British wives, only 35% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped.＂可知，丹麦男人最诚实，在家务中帮助也最多，其次是英国男人，而意大利男人基本不帮忙做家务。因此三者做家务多少的顺序为丹麦男人>英国男人>意大利男人。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中的＂The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands＂可知，丹麦男人是最值得信任的。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中的＂The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting.＂可知，文中所列举的家务不包括C项。故选C。

5.词义猜测题。A. brave勇敢的；B. 快乐的；C. modern现代的；D. honest诚实的。根据trustful的上下文＂The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives' answers.＂可知，“他们的答案与妻子们的答案一致”，说明丹麦男人是诚实的。故选D。

【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单，可直接通过题目在文中寻找答案。

例如第4题细节理解题，用细节定位法：细节理解题属于直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，根据题目“The followings are the housework of the survey except _________.”定位到第一句话第二段，根据文中的＂The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting.＂可知，文中所列举的家务不包括C项。故选C。