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,” 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 sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six 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 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. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

   A. About 28       B. About 26      C. About 13       D. About 6

2.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.

3.What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

   A. Marriage gives men more freedom.             

   B. Marriage has effects on job choices.

   C. Housework sharing changes over time.      

D. Having children means doubled housework.

4.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

C
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A．One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.
B．One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.
C．One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.
D．One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.
64．Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?
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A．takeaction@betterworld.com                    B．ram3462@hotmail.com
C．club3864@hotmail.com                        D．staff@youth.org
66．What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?
A．To interview people online.                        B．To do some housework.
C．To offer advice on Child Aid.                       D．To provide language exercises.

“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband. "I'm not feeling well."

"Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear" her husband said. "I'll be pleased to look after our baby." "By the way, shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.

The woman was very glad and said, "That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy"

She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things and looked for those that were on his list.

At first everything was OK, but then the baby began to cry.

Then he started to scream.

And scream!

And SCREAM!

“Keep calm, George,” the man said. “Don’t get excited. Don’t shout, George. Don’t lose your temper, George.”

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying so. She walked up to him.

“I think you are wonderful,” she said. “You are so patient with your little George.”

“Madam,” the man said, “I’m George. He’s Edward.”

1.The man took care of the baby instead because his wife was      .

2.The baby cried so hard       .

3.When the baby was crying, the father kept taking to      for relaxing.

4.The underlined sentence “Don’t lose your temper.” in this passage means“   ”.

?阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。?

Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a　36　person in your school who hasn't　37　heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at　38　.The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers　39　together so that information can be?　40　?or sent from one computer to　41　.The Internet is a vast　42　for all types of information.?You may enjoy using it to do 　43　for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or　44　 with friends and family.Information can be found　45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put 　46　on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best　47　and a little common sense.?

Just　48　 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about,　49　 if you're doing research!But what if you're just e?mailing people?You still have to be very 　50　 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something　51　!You should never give out any　52　 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't　53　the information on every website out there.You can't　54　 on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could　55　things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!?

36. A. stupid   B. single  C. common     D. clever?

37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first?

38. A. school  B. Home C. work   D. hospital?

39. A. met      B. Communicated   C. joined D. connected?

40. A. shared  B. found  C. made  D. chosen?

41. A. other    B. the other    C. another      D. others?

42. A. material       B. resource     C. source D. matter?

43. A. homework   B. housework  C. research     D. experiments?

44. A. playing B. talking       C. meeting      D. communicating?

45. A. through       B. across C. by      D. on?

46. A. something    B. anything     C. everything  D. nothing?

47. A. wisdom       B. judgmentC. Courage  D. confidence?

48. A. because       B. when  C. where D. what?

49. A. specially      B. especially   C. naturally    D. strangely

50. A. careful B. wise    C. suspicious   D. confident?

51. A. exciting       B. interesting  C. suspicious   D. confident?

52. A. social   B. personal     C. general       D. special?

53. A. respect B. consult       C. send    D. believe?

54. A. rely      B. believe       C. trust    D. base?

55. A. make of       B. make from C. make out    D. make up??

1.Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?

A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.

B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.

C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.

D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.

2. Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?

A. In some local offices in the US.       

B. In an ESL organization in China.

C. In a preparation program in Demark.   

D. In an exchange student center in Africa.

3.Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.

A. takeaction@betterworld.com          B. ram3462@hotmail.com

C. club3864@hotmail.com              D. staff@youth.org

4. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?

A. To interview people online.                B. To do some housework.

C .To offer advice on Child Aid          D. To provide language exercises.