阅读理解OncewhilebeingpreparedforatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwhywe’reseeingmorestay-at-homedads
阅读理解
OncewhilebeingpreparedforatelevisioninterviewIwaschattingwiththehostaboutstay-at-homefathers.Imadethepointthatonereasonwhywe’reseeingmorestay-at-homedadsmaybethatmanyfamiliesnowtakeearningpowerintoaccountwhendecidingwhichparentwillstayhome.
Atthatpointoneofthemalecrewmemberscommented“Itshouldbethebetterparentwhostayshome.”Alotofguyssaythingslikethat.Iwasastay-at-homefatherforeightyearssohisdeclarationmademeexited.Itimpliedthatourfamily’schoicecouldonlyhavebeencorrectifIwasa“better”parentthanmywife.
IsupposeanargumentcouldhavebeenmadethatwhenIbeganstayinghomemywifewasthe“better”parent:ShespentmoretimewithRaycouldreadhimbetterandcalmhimmorequickly.Andgivenachoicehe’dhavepickedheroverme.ButasshewasthemoreemployableonemywifewentouttoworkandIlookedafterourson.
BecauseoftheincreasedtimeIspentwithhimIsoonknewRaywellandcouldlookafterhimmoreorlessaswellasmywife.Actuallytheexperiencehelpedmeunlockoneoftheworld’sgreatsecrets:Womenaregoodatlookingafterchildrenbecausetheydoit.It’snotbecauseofanyinnate(先天的)femalegiftoramother’sinstinct.It’sbecausetheyputinthetimeandattentionrequiredtobecomegoodatthejob.
Womenobviouslygetabiologicalheadstartfromgivingbirthandnursingbutoverthelongtermexperienceismoreimportant.WhenIgottheexperiencemyselfIwasgoodtoo.Asgood?Idon’tknow.Whocares?
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Whichofthefollowingdoesthefirstparagraphimply?
[]A.
Actuallymoremenlikestayingathome.
B.
TheauthorhasfoundajobataTVstation.
C.
Thewifeearnsmoreinmoreandmorefamilies.
D.
Thehusbandprovestobethebetterparents.