首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
They are regarded as chores by both sexes, but fall disproportionately on only one. The latest survey of time use in America sug
They are regarded as chores by both sexes, but fall disproportionately on only one. The latest survey of time use in America sug
admin
2019-07-31
17
问题
They are regarded as chores by both sexes, but fall disproportionately on only one. The latest survey of time use in America suggests women still【C1】______most of the housework, spending on average an hour a day scrubbing, hoovering and shopping,【C2】______with barely 20 minutes for the unfairer sex.
Standard【C3】______for this division of labour【C4】______on the pay gap between the sexes. A recent report shows women【C5】______earn about 20% less than men in America Couples can maximise earnings【C6】______the lower-paid(usually female)partner does the【C7】______work at home. But in a new paper Leslie Stratton of Virginia Commonwealth University asks【C8】______different attitudes to housework also play a【C9】______in sharing the dusting.
Mr Stratton draws on data from the Time Use Survey in Britain,【C10】______shows how people spent their day and which tasks they enjoyed. Attitudes certainly【C11】______: women disliked laundry less than men. Ironing was generally dreaded; weirdly large numbers of both sexes liked shopping for food.
Mr Stratton found some【C12】______for the pay-gap hypothesis. Women with higher wages did a little【C13】______work at home. A woman who earned 10% more than【C14】______ducked out of two minutes’ housework per weekday. Her partner heroically【C15】______up this time at the weekend.【C16】______his wages made no difference【C17】______the extent of his efforts around the house.
There is【C18】______in the idea that chores go to the lower-paid partner. But cause and effect are【C19】______. Do women do more【C20】______lower pay, or might their careers suffer from a disproportionate burden at home?
【C16】
选项
A、But
B、So
C、Consequently
D、Similarly
答案
A
解析
这句话说男性收入与他干家务的多少无关,这与上文的女性收入较高就会少干家务的情况相反,因此选But。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/BZ9Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—A-typeparentsusuallybringaboutA-typeoffspring.【F1】Buttheenvironmentmustalso
【F1】Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatoncecouldcountonhardworkandfairplaytokeepitself
Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandallowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinscienc
Writetotheheadofatrain,andcomplainaboutitsbadservices.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.Do
Inthislatestfacetoftheongoinginformationrevolution,millionsofpersonalcomputersareconnectedbytheInternetandoth
IfyouaskaSwisspersonwhotheirpresidentis,theylikelywon’tbeabletotellyou.Andit’snotbecausetheyarepolitical
Managingglobalorganizationshasbeenabusinesschallengeforcenturies.Butthenatureofthetaskischangingwiththeaccel
【F1】Polls,includingonecarriedoutinfourlargecountriesbytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,anAmericanthink-tank,andTheE
AtthePolishClubinGlasgow,ScotsandPolessocializeeasily.ManyofthecustomersinitsrestaurantareScottish,eagerto
Whenmymother’shealthwasfailing,Iwasthe"bad"sisterwholivedfarawayandwasn’tinvolved.Mysisterhelpedmyparents.
随机试题
倒凹固位主要是防止
下列材料中,凝结硬化最快的是()。
会计法律制度,是调整经济生活中某些方面会计关系的法律规范。()
混溶钙池
新王朝时期出现了什么类型的墓?()
下面不属于“抗大”(中国人民抗日军事政治大学)教育方针的是()。
求极限
数据表如下:图书(图书编号C(6),书名C(16),作者C(6),出版单位C(20),单价N(6,2))读者(借书证号C(4),单位C(8),姓名C(6),性别C(2),职称C(6),地址C(20))借阅(借书证号C(4),图书编号C(6),借书日期
当文本框的内容发生改变时所触发的事件是()。
对于模板定义关键字class和typename说法不正确的是
最新回复
(
0
)