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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.
B. does more housework
C. is the main breadwinner
D. is the master of the house
B. About 26.
C. About 13.
D. About 6.
B. An older married man.
C. A younger married man.
D. A married man with children.
B. Marriage has effects on job choices.
C. Housework sharing changes over time.
D. Having children means doubled housework.
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"Two full inches in the first three days!"
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new
shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can
shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoter. The re they produce
are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary? Understand
something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA (Food Drug Administration)
can require proof (证明) under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that safe and effective before it is put on
the market. But if the product is a device, FDA. has no author to require premarketing proof of safety or
effectiveness. If a product already on the marker danger to health, FDA. can request the producer or distributor
to remove it from the a voluntarily, or it can take legal action,including seizure (查封) of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, had been sold for
reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the through contact pads. FDA. took
legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously, most of the devices on the maker have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉
讼), and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to the safety or effectiveness
of such items.
B. costly
C. unreliable
D. illegal
B. New products are more likely to be questionable.
C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D. The promoters usually just care about profits.
B. if it is a device
C. if its consumers make complaints
D. if its distributors challenge FDA"s authority
B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product
D. an example of a quality beauty product
B. show the weakness of the law on product safety
C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
D. introduce the organization of FDA.
of us, once we become adults, forget how to 2 it. Creativity isn"t always 3 with great works of art or ideas.
People at work and in their free time 4 think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to
achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help
you.
Making connections This technique involves taking 5 ideas and trying to find links between them. First,
think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object,
for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words 6 with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence,
etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the 7 to the job you have to do. So imagine you
want to but a friend an original 8 ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don"t 9 . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you
want. Think about your goal and the new 10 . If your goal is to learn to ski, 11 , you can now practise skiing
every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now 12 this to reality. Maybe you can
practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a 13 point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in
trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 14 in their books. They ask question: What
does this character want? Why can"t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your
goal involves other people, put yourself in their 15 . The best fishermen think like fish!
| ( )1. A. wrong ( )2. A. put up with ( )3. A. equipped ( )4. A. skillfully ( )5. A. familiar ( )6. A. presented ( )7. A. ideas ( )8. A. experience ( )9. A. work ( )10. A. possibilities ( )11. A. in fact ( )12. A. devote ( )13. A. private ( )14. A. positions ( )15. A. positions | B. unbelievable B. catch up with B. compared B. routinely B. unrelated B. marked B. ambitions B. service B. last B. limitations B. in particular B. adapt B. global B. dreams B. dreams | C. reasonable C. make use of C. covered C. vividly C. creative C. lit C. achievement C. present C. exist C. tendency C. as a whole C. lead C. different C. images C. images | D. realistic D. keep track of D. connected D. deeply D. imaginary D. associated D. technique D. object D. change D. practice D. for example D. keep D. practical D. directions D. directions |
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| Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre. The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26-funded with ￡2.5 million of taxpayers" money- was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged. The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost ￡470 million. One theatre source criticized the Government"s priorities (优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying:"I don"t know why the Government"s wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices." There was praise for the Government"s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said:"I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London." Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre. Mr. Burnham said:"A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it"s "not for them". It"s time to change this perception." Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said:"The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area." | |||
| 1. Critics of the plan argued that _____. | |||
| A. the theatres would be overcrowded B. it would be a waste of money C. pensioners wouldn"t get free tickets D. the government wouldn"t be able to afford it | |||
| 2. According to the supporters, the plan should _____. | |||
| A. benefit the television industry B. focus on producing better plays C. help increase the sales of tickets D. involve all the young people in England | |||
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE about the plan? | |||
| A. Ninety-five theatres have received funding. B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket. C. It may not benefit all the young people. D. Free tickets are offered once every day. | |||
| 4. We can infer from the passage that in England _____. | |||
| A. many plays are not for young people B. many young people don"t like theatre C. people know little about the plan D. children used to receive good arts education | |||
| 5. According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _____. | |||
| A. controversial B. inspiring C. exciting D. unreasonable | |||
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| America hopes to start building a base that can continue to exist all the time on the moon within 20 years. By the mid-2020s, astronauts will be staying there for six months a time. So what do scientists think food and water will be like for those first moon residents? In the short term, food would have to be brought from Earth. The dream, however, is to grow things in greenhouses on the moon. "You"d grow things in the liquid-there"s no reason why that wouldn"t work," says Pillinger, a professor. This would mean floating plants in a nutrient-rich solution of water. "Soil is not a necessary thing for plants; it"s only to keep them standing upright," Pillinger adds. It would take at least a decade of experiments after the base was built before such a plan would work, however. The main problem is working out how to get nutrients from the lunar soil. "Getting all that to work requires a minimum level of infrastructure (基础设施) present before you can start experimenting with greenhouses," says Pillinger. Finding strong plants to grow in space will also be hard, though scientists are already working on it: scientist Amy Grunden of North Carolina State University has been working on genetically engineering food crops that can be grown in harsh, off-planet environments. Water is a somewhat easier prospect (前景). One of the reasons that America wants to put its base at the moon"s south pole is that it thinks that, in the permanently shaded craters, there are large pools of frozen water. If that"s true, it could easily be mined and used to drink and to create oxygen for the habitants. | |||
| 1. The passage is mainly about _____. | |||
| A. life on the moon by 2020 B. America"s first moon base that exists forever C. food and water on the future moon base D. housing for settlers on the future moon base | |||
| 2. How do people plant on the moon in the future? | |||
| A. By burying plants in the lunar soil. B. By growing plants in water. C. By keeping plants standing straight. D. By making use of the moonlight. | |||
| 3. What difficulty will scientists meet in solving the food problem? | |||
| A. How to find water to irrigate plants. B. Where to experiment with plants. C. How to grow plants in the moon soil. D. What plants are suitable to grow on the moon. | |||
| 4. Scientists want to build the base on the moon"s south pole because _____. | |||
| A. there is oxygen for people to breathe B. people have found the frozen water that can be drunk there C. it is a place where water will possibly be found and supplied D. there are large pools that can let people have a swim | |||
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| Dave needed to prepare for Saturday"s fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains. California tries to improve the fishing industry by sponsoring (发起) a Free Fishing Day twice a year, once in June and once in September. That"s enough for Dave. He went mostly because it was a social event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even driving up a twisty (弯弯曲曲的) two-lane road was worth the trip. Let alone the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake. Preparing was a project in itself. Dace had even created a computer file named Fishing Trip. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish with two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a sweatshirt, jeans, two pairs of socks, a heavy hooded jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took flip-flops, shorts, a T-shirt, sunglasses, a big hat, and lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, you"d better be prepared for hot or cold, rain or shine. He prepared a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish weren"t biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting-in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed for. After about an hour and a half; Dave had gathered all the items on his list into a neat pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrow"s weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a given. | |||
| 1. Dave went go Big Bear twice a year mainly to _____. | |||
| A. fish B. meet his friends C. prepare for his fishing D. develop a project | |||
| 2. Why had Dave created a computer file named Fishing Trip? | |||
| A. Because he was afraid he would forget the things needed. B. Because he would have so much fish to catch. C. Because the good time with his friends was uncertain. D. Because he wanted to buy some magazines on fishing. | |||
| 3. On Free Fishing Day, people going fishing could use _____. | |||
| A. one fishing rod B. two fishing rods C. three fishing rods D. twenty fishing rods | |||
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | |||
| A. Saturday"s Fishing Trip B. A Happy Fishing Day C. An Unforgettable Fishing Day D. Preparing For a Fishing Trip |