A study from Oxford University has found it seems impossible for men to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers will continue to shoulder the burden(負(fù)擔(dān)) of childcare and housework for the next forty years, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still thought of to be “women’s work”.

The gap(鴻溝) has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. Women expect true equality(平等). But what makes them down is that it will take another forty years before it is achieved.

The research found that in the northern Europe, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, a woman spends around 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(典型地) 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, said, “we’ve looked at what is influencing 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(態(tài)度) taught at school may decide 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 cooking and dancing,” she said.

【1】Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because _________.

A.men are too busy to helpB.they would like to do so

C.they can do betterD.it is considered as women’s work

【2】The underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to (指代) ___________.

A.the researchB.true houseworkC.true equalityD.the gap

【3】From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK ___________.

A.men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average

B.women now are too busy with their work to do housework

C.women now spend less time on housework than before

D.housework is shared equally between men and women

【4】_____________ is mentioned in the last two paragraphs(段) of the article.

A.What men think of housework

B.How much housework women spend on housework

C.What influences people’s view of housework

D.Why men should share housework

【5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Argument about housework between husbands and wives will end.

B.Women will be doing more housework than men until 2050.

C.Men are unable to help their wives with housework.

D.Women spend less time on housework while men spend more than before.

School trip

Join us on a school trip to Cardiff on Saturday, May 13.

We will spend the morning in the city center. For lunch, we’ll have a picnic in the park. In the afternoon, we will visit the Science and Technology Museum.

Price：$20

Meet in the school parking lot at 8:00 a.m. Please arrive on time. We will return to the school at 5：30 p.m.

Important: School trip update

Dear students, We hope you can come on our school trip next weekend. Unfortunately, the Science and Technology Museum is closed for renovations（整修）on Saturday, but we have tickets for St Fagans National History Museum instead. The good news is that the entry is free, so the trip will just cost S10 each.

Arrival and departure（出發(fā)）times are the same.

Stuart Noble

Head teacher

Word Bank: Update 更新 Unfortunately: 不幸的是entry: 進(jìn)入

【1】Where will the students finally go in the afternoon?

A.The city center.B.The park.

C.St Fagans National History Museum.D.The Science and Technology Museum.

【2】How much should each student pay for the school trip?

A.$20B.$15C.$10D.It’s for free.

【3】The second notice is supposed (為了) to _________.

A.further explain the detailsB.tell students about changes in the plan

C.tell students the dateD.repeat the plan for the school trip

US comic website DogHouse Diaries _____ statistics from sources（來源）including World Bank and Guinness（吉尼斯）World Records. Then，they made a world map based on these statistics to show _____ each country is like.

The US was _____ an interesting title-the country that eats the most hot dogs. Hot dogs are the most popular food in America. It is reported that US people eat as _____ as 20 billion hot dogs a year. That's about 70 hot dogs per person each year.

Japan is a leading country in robots. Many _____ of robots such as sport robots，servant（服務(wù)員）robots and even human like ones，are invented by Japanese companies. This is a country where robots are most _____ used.

Other countries with interesting titles include Canada，who sells the most maple syrup（楓糖漿），NewZealand that _____ the most sheep，and South Koreans are mostly workaholics（工作狂）.

___ ，these statistics cannot tell you everything about a country. Reading maps or studying statistics is far from a（n） ______ idea. If you want to know what a country is really like，go there in person. It is a good idea to surround yourself in its culture and history.

【1】A.instructionsB.choicesC.problemsD.challenges

【2】A.createsB.producesC.collectsD.introduces

【3】A.whatB.howC.whenD.why

【4】A.givenB.seenC.madeD.taken

【5】A.highB.manyC.fewD.large

【6】A.typesB.usesC.shapesD.sizes

【7】A.shortlyB.quicklyC.simplyD.widely

【8】A.raisesB.growsC.plantsD.holds

【9】A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.AlthoughD.However

【10】A.usefulB.perfectC.interestingD.friendly

directions, goes back, the ancient Chinese, records, put into

M: Do you know who the compass(指南針) was invented by?

W: Of course. It was invented by 【1】, right?

M: Exactly. And you know when it was first invented?

W: No. But I know there were written【2】 of South-pointing Fish in the Song Dynasty.

M: That’s true. People in the 10th century began to use an instrument called South-pointing Fish to show 【3】.

W: How did it work?

M: When it is【4】 the water, the floating fish has its head pointing to the south.

W: It wasn’t the first recorded compass, wasn’t it?

M: No, of course not. “Sinan” appeared much earlier, in the Warring States Period(戰(zhàn)國(guó)).

W: So the history of compass 【5】 to over 2000 years ago.

【1】Some foreigners like to ____(給) themselves funny Chinese names. For example, a friend of mine call himself “Hao Lihai”.

【2】As the sun shines brightly, everything returns to life when ____ (春天) comes.

【3】Huang Zichang is a rising star in the CSL. A bright ____ (未來) is waiting for him.

【4】There is nothing good in war, ___ (除了) its ending.

【5】Fang Ping is spoken ____ (高度地) of by all the students’ parents.

【1】In the movie, a bad person is actually a wolf in a ____ (sheep) coat.

【2】____(cross) Yuxiu Road and wait for the bus at that bus stop.

【3】The trade war will cut both ____ (way). It should be avoided.

【4】Today is warm and ____ (sun) , it is good for a trip.

【5】—Could you tell me how ____ (succeed) in making a speech in front of people?

—Be confident.

- ____________________. I run to show that I can help others.

A.I can't agree moreB.Not exactly

C.That's not the pointD.It sounds like a pity.

A.wealthiestB.wealthierC.wealthyD.most wealth

—Really? It seems they are interested in Chinese culture.

A.theyB.themC.themselvesD.their

請(qǐng)以“What impressed me a lot”為題，寫一篇短文，談?wù)勊鼘?duì)你的影響和意義。

要求：1. 不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名、班級(jí)、校名； 2. 詞數(shù)80左右。

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