英语综合类阅读理解题型与解题（3）
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Mother Knows Best? 练习题 1.Which of the following does the first paragraph imply? a）Men are no longer given the opportunity to stay at home. b）In more and more families the wife is earning more than the husband. c）The author works at a TV station. d）More and more men choose to stay at home to look after their children. imply显示，暗示 indicate mean 主题：major point/main point/ main idea/theme/subject matter 2.The author decided to stay at home to look after their son eight years ago because a）he thought he was the better parent. b）it was easier for his wife to find a job. c）their son Ry liked him better. d）he was earning less than his wife. look after=take care of 照顾 3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a thing that a good parent should do with his or her child? a）Spending more time with him. b）Taking him to school. c）Reading stories to him. d）Being able to calm him down. not mentioned→“except”题型 举例题→文中没有的例子 4.Women generally are better than men at taking care of children because a）they were born with the ability. b）they just enjoy doing it. c）they spend more time with them. d）they have learned to do it at school. generally 一般 5.Which of the following is the conclusion the author draws at the end of the article? a）He is better than his wife at taking care of children. b）He is as good as his wife at talking care of children. c）Anyone can take good care of children as far as he has the experience. d）Children prefer to be taken care of by their mother than by anyone else. conclusion总结 conclude v. draw a conclusion作出总结 课文讲解 问题1.Which of the following does the first paragraph imply? 1.Once while being prepped for a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay-at-home fathers. I made the point that one reason we're seeing more stay-at-home dads may be that it's no longer a given that a man makes more money than his wife. Many families now take earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home. prep = prepare interview采访 chat with 聊天 host 主持人 earn挣钱 take sth. into account充分考虑 no longer = no more 不再 a given 已知事实 a）Men are no longer given the opportunity to stay at home. b）In more and more families the wife is earning more than the husband. c）The author works at a TV station. d）More and more men choose to stay at home to look after their children. opportunity机会 答案：b 2.At that point, one of the male crew members commented, almost to himself but loud enough for my benefit, “It should be the better parent who stays home.” A lot of guys say things like that. Usually it's code for, “My wife （read: any woman） is the better parent.” 问题2.The author decided to stay at home to look after their son eight years ago because eight years ago 3.I was a stay-at-home father for eight years, so his declaration made me bristle. It implied that our family's choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife. 4.I think men shoot themselves in the foot with this kind of thinking. I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent: She had spent more time with Ry, could read him better and calm him more quickly. And given a choice, he'd have picked her over me. But as she was the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son. declare宣称 declaration宣言 “but”引出新观点 as 因为，since, for, now that. employ v. 雇佣 employable 称职的 a）he thought he was the better parent. b）it was easier for his wife to find a job. c）their son Ry liked him better. d）he was earning less than his wife. 答案：b 问题3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a thing that a good parent should do with his or her child? 4.I think men shoot themselves in the foot with this kind of thinking. I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent: She had spent more time with Ry, could read him better and calm him more quickly. And given a choice, he'd have picked her over me. But as she was the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son. A：B（B对A的解释） a）Spending more time with him. b）Taking him to school. c）Reading stories to him. d）Being able to calm him down. 答案：b 问题4.Women generally are better than men at taking care of children because 5.Know what? I caught up. Because of the increased time I spent with him, I soon knew Ry well, understood what he needed and could look after him more or less as well as my wife could. Actually, the experience helped me unlock one of the world's great secrets: Women are good at looking after children because they do it. It's not because of any innate female aptitude or a mother's instinct－which I think is mostly learned anyway. It's because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job. innate天生的 female女性的 aptitude才华 instinct本质，本能 a）they were born with the ability. b）they just enjoy doing it. c）they spend more time with them. d）they have learned to do it at school. 答案：c 问题5.Which of the following is the conclusion the author draws at the end of the article? 6.Women obviously get a biological head start from giving birth and nursing, but over the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself, I was wood, too. As good? I don't know. Who cares? Children are not made of glass. Other people are capable of looking after them besides Mom. but 后强调。 long term 长期的 as good as my wife? be capable of doing 能够做… besides除…之外，包括在内的 except 除…之外，排除在外的 Besides Tom, everyone went to the park. Tom和大家都去了公园。 Except Tom, everyone went to the park. 大家都去公园了，就Tom没去。 Which of the following is true besides the reason that women spend more time with children? 除了女人花更多时间和孩子们在一起这一原因外，下列哪项是正确的？ a）He is better than his wife at taking care of children. b）He is as good as his wife at talking care of children. c）Anyone can take good care of children as far as he has the experience. d）Children prefer to be taken care of by their mother than by anyone else. as far as 只要→表让步 答案：c |
