Question

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.

   At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, ”Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full- time and then come home to a second job – taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.

   In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.

   Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the camp-fire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.

1. From this passage we can see ________ in the United States.

A. women want to work outside the home

B. working wives do most of the housework

C. husbands do as much housework as their wives

D. women like being bothered by their families

2.At Mother’s Camp, women can’t _______.

A. watch TV                       B. read newspapers  

C. swim in the lake                  D. bring their husbands and children

3.Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because _________.

A. they don’t like their husbands and children

B. they have to work full – time

C. they are too busy to relax themselves

D. they want a new life

4.________ is one of the biggest trouble for working wives in the United States.

A. Housework                      B. Working outside the home   

C. When to take a vacation            D. Looking after their children 

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Busy Working Mothers            B. Welcome to Mother’s Camp

C. Mothers Relax Away from Home    D. Mothers in the U.S.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一些参加工作的母亲们去母亲营地度假，放松，休息。在美国，工作的妻子做大部分家务劳动。平时没有时间休息。在母亲营地，母亲们不允许带孩子和丈夫，不用做家务，他们可以度过一个愉快的假期。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段的In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework.可知在美国，工作的妻子做大部分家务劳动。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段的There, husbands and children are not allowed.可知在母亲的营地，不允许带孩子和丈夫。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段的Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework.和They relax away from home.可知去母亲营地的母亲们不用做家务，可以放松一下。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段的These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.可知工作妇女的最大的问题之一是家务劳动。故选A。

5.标题归纳题。全文围绕着工作妇女因为平时忙于家务劳动，没时间放松，而去参加母亲营地，休息和放松的事，因此本文的标题是忙碌工作的母亲们。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。