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Part IV 完形填空

Cloze · 10 分

In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank.

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Cloze (10 points) choices marked, A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet. Every day, they slowly accumulate. Plates covered in sauces and bread pieces. Bowls withafine layer of who-knows-what. Forks, knives, and spoons all stuck with bits of this and that. At the end ofalong day of work, cooking, cleaning, and, for many, negotiating with small children, a couple has to face the big question: Who is going to do the dishes ? A recent report on family dynamics suggests that the answer to that question can have a significant impact on the health and long lasting ofarelationship. The study examined a variety of different household tasks, including shopping, laundry and housecleaning, and found that, for women in families, it's more important to share the responsibility of doing the dishes than any other task. Women who wash the vast majority of the dishes themselves report more relationship conflict and less relationship satisfaction than women with husbands who help. Women are happier about sharing dishwashing duties than they are about sharing any other household task. What is it about dishes? Dan Carlson, assistant professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, and the lead author of the study, offers his own observations: "Doing dishes is gross. Besides , unlike some other household tasks such as cooking or gardening, doing dishes well does not generate praises."

译文 / 解析

汇聚英才 本文介绍了在做家务方面，洗碗是最不受青睐的任务。女性更愿意和丈夫分担洗碗任务，而不 是独自洗碗。

每天，它们不断地累积。盘子里满是酱汁和面包屑，碗里糊上了一层不明物体。刀叉 和勺子上都沾满了这样和那样的食物。在一天繁忙的工作后，烧饭、打扫，还有人要带孩 子，夫妻面临的最大问题就是：谁来刷碗? 最近有一个对家庭动力的调查显示，这个问题的答案将对健康和持久的家庭关系有着 重要的影响。研究对不同的家务包括购物、洗衣和打扫进行了调查，发现对于家庭中的女 性来说，分担洗碗的任务比其他更重要。据报道，与和丈夫分担洗碗任务的女性相比，独 自承担洗碗任务的女性家庭关系冲突更多，满意感更低。与分享其他家庭任务相比，女性 更乐于分享洗碗的任务。 为什么跟洗碗相关呢?犹他大学家庭和消费者研究的助理教授丹·卡尔森，也是这项研 究的主要作者，提出了自己的观察结果，"洗碗很糟糕。除此之外，不像其他家务，比如 京饪或园艺，洗碗不会得到赞扬。"
    1. make
    2. ask
    3. face
    4. deal

    答案 C

    本题考查的是动词辨析。夫妻可能面对的问题，用face,

    1. cooking
    2. laundry
    3. homework
    4. dishes

    答案 D

    本题考查的是上下文理解。根据前文，一堆未洗的盘子和碗， 所以这里夫妻面临的问题是谁应该洗碗，

    1. on
    2. for
    3. to
    4. at

    答案 A

    本题考查的是固定搭配。"对……产生影响"是have...impact on…,

    1. requiring
    2. including
    3. undertaking
    4. organizing

    答案 B

    本题考查的是动词辨析。require"要求",include"包括", undertake"承担",organize"组织"。根据后面的举例，此处应为包含 的意思，

    1. exchange
    2. shoulder
    3. take
    4. share

    答案 D

    本题考查的是动词辨析。exchange"交换", shoulder"承 担", take"采取", share"分享，分担"。根据后面的内容可知，女性 更愿意分担洗碗的任务，

    1. less
    2. fewer
    3. further
    4. more

    答案 D

    本题考查的是上下文理解。根据前文可知，独自承担洗碗任 务的女性满足感更低，因此家庭冲突就会更多，

    1. which
    2. who
    3. what
    4. whom

    答案 B

    本题考查的是引导词选择。根据前面的husbands可知，这里 修饰的是人，在从句中作主语，

    1. duties
    2. problems
    3. questions
    4. troubles

    答案 A

    本题考查的是上下文理解。duty"任务，职责", problem" 问题",question"疑问",trouble"麻烦"。这里要表达的是洗碗任务，

    1. Seemingly
    2. However
    3. Besides
    4. Finally

    答案 C

    seemingly"似乎",however"然而", besides"此外"， finally"最终"。前后句的逻辑关系为递进，

    1. demand
    2. generate
    3. mention
    4. provide

    答案 B

    本题考查的是上下文理解。demand"要求", generate"产 生，形成",mention"提及",provide"提供"。又跟后面"赞赏"搭配， generate符合句意，