Howdoyougetamantodohisshareofthehousework?Ifyouarelikemostwomenyou’vefacedthisquestionthehardway.Amanwillenjoyacleanorderlyhousebutheusuallywon’tmaketheefforttocleanororganiseit.This
Howdoyougetamantodohisshareofthehousework?Ifyouarelikemostwomenyou’vefacedthisquestionthehardway.
Amanwillenjoyacleanorderlyhousebutheusuallywon’tmaketheefforttocleanororganiseit.Thisdoesn'tmeanthatawomanhastodoallthehousework:;shemayhavetomanagemanyofthehouseholddutiesandrequestherpartner’sparticipation(参与).Awomancanoftensaythatmenandwomenshouldtakeequalresponsibility(责任)forhousework.
Veryfewmenareraisedtobefullyresponsibleforhouseworkandmanymenlookonhouseworkaswomen’swork.Ontheotherhandmostmenwillreadilyworkaroundtheyardmakerepairsandcompleteprojectsonweekendsoreveningsandit’simportantthatyougiveyourmanappreciationforthosethingstoo.Mostmenwilltakeonalittleadditionalhouseworkaroundthehouseifaskedpolitely.Theyareevenmorelikelytodohouseworkiftheycanchoosewhattheywanttodoanddoitwithoutbeingmonitored.
Here’sthekey:menwanttofeelthattheyaredoinghouseworkeitherbecausetheywanttodoataskorbecausetheysimplywanttopleasetheirwomen.Menaremuchlesslikelytotakeonhouseholdtaskstheyconsideruninterestingandunimportant.Inotherwordsmenarelikelytodoahouseholdtaskjustforthegoodofthehouse.
小题1:Thepassageismainlyabouthowto_____.A.getmentotakeonsomehouseworkB.getmentoservetheirfamiliesC.praisemen’houseworkD.makemendoallthehousework小题2:Accordingtothepassageaman_____.A.iswillingtodohouseworkB.likestobetoldtodohouseworkC.istaughttoberesponsibleforhouseworkfromchildhoodD.likesacleanhousebutdoesn’tmakeeffortstocleanit小题3:Inordertogetmentodosomehouseworkwomenshouldoften_____.A.orderthemtodotheirshareB.askthemtodosomehouseworkpolitelyC.blamemen’slazinessD.monitormen’swork小题4:Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthatmenwon’t_____.A.workw