山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

高二英语下学期月考（四） （本试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 命题人：侯亚峰 ） 第I卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 A Housework is a frequent source of disputes(争论) between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women have been warned not to expect men to pull their weight any time soon. A study from Oxford The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housework has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. But it will take another four decades before true housework equality(平等) is achieved, the study concluded. The research found that in the Nordic countries, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day. But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr. Oriel Sullivan, a research reader from Oxford’s Department of Sociology, said, “We’ve looked at what is affecting the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as ‘men’s work’ or ‘women’s work’.” Dr. Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baking and dancing,” she said. 1. The underlined part “pull their weight” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “ ”. A. lose weight B. be lazy C. earn money D. do equal housework 2. Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because . A. men are too busy to help B. they would like to do so C. they can do better in housework D. housework will still be considered as women’s work 3. From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK . A. men now spend just 90