Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?
Some women say they need time to be alone.

At Mother's Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, "Mom, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job  -  taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp !
小題1:Why would some mothers like to be alone?
A．Because they have too many friends.
B．Because they can't get along well with others.
C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves.
D．Because they have no time to do some shopping.
小題2:Which of the following is NOT true about Mother's Camp?
A．There are no husbands or children.B．Women spend two days with their families.
C．Women can sleep, read or watch TV.D．Women enjoy walking, swimming or boating.
小題3:                  is one of the biggest problems for working wives in the United States.
A．Doing chores at homeB．Working outside the house
C．When to take a vacationD．Looking after their children
小題4:From this passage we can see              in the United States.
A．a(chǎn)lmost all the women work outside the home
B．husbands do as much housework as their wives at home
C．women hate to stay at home with their husbands and children
D．working wives do so much housework that they want to get a rest
小題5:What is the best title(標(biāo)題 ) for this passage?
A．How busy working mothers are.
B．How to buy special gifts for mothers.
C．Mothers relax away from home.
D．Spending a vacation with mothers.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了現(xiàn)在有一些婦女在Mother’s Camp過周末。丈夫和小孩不允許進入Mother’s Camp。在那里，她們有自己的空間，可以睡覺、看電視，沒有人去打擾她們。因為在美國，這些有工作的妻子要做75%的工作。她們想要在Mother’s Camp好好地度假。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù) Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job  -  taking care of their homes and families.句意：她們中有很多人是全職工，然后回到家里做第二份工作----照顧家庭和家人。由此可看出，她們想要獨處是因為平時她們太忙了，沒時間放松。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù) There, husbands and children are not allowed.句意：丈夫和小孩不允許進入Mother’s Camp�？芍齻儾皇呛图胰艘黄鸲戎苣┑摹？芍獞�(yīng)選B。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
句意：這些有全職工作的女人說她們最大的問題之一就是家務(wù)。do housework就是do chores at home。故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù) In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework.句意：在美國，這些有工作的妻子要做75%的家務(wù)。可知她們要做太多的家務(wù)以致于她們想要休息�？芍獞�(yīng)選D。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。這篇文章主要講了媽媽們想在Mother’s Camp過周末，遠離家人，好好放松休息。故選C。
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