1、初二英语报刊阅读（三） Having a husband means an extra seven hours of houseworkeach 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 atUniversity of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.“Menu
2、sually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.” He points out that differences among householdsexist. But in general, marriage meansmore housework for women and less for men.“And the situation gets worse for women when theyhave children,” Stafford said.Overall, times a
3、re changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking onmore housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.Single women in their 20s and 30s did the leas
4、t housework, about 12 weekly hours, whilemarried 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 oftenthan younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all otherage g
5、roups 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 withhusbands’10 hours. 1. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man_________
6、__. 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 26. C. About 13.
7、 D. About y. 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 marr
