2016年12月大学英语六级模拟题及答案(三)

　　Passage 3

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　After watching my mother deal with our family of five, I can’t understand why　her answer to the question, “What do you do?” is always, “Oh, I’m just a housewife.” JUST a housewife?” Anyone who spends most of her time in meal preparation and cleanup, washing and drying clothes, keeping the house clean, leading ascout troop, playing taxi driver to us kids when it’s time for school, music lessons or the dentist, doing volunteer work for her favorite charity, and making　sure that all our family needs are met is not JUST a housewife. She’ s the real Wonder Woman.

　　Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second-class or　something similar? Where has this notion come from? Have we males made them feel　this way? Has our society made “going to work” outside the home seem more important than what a housewife must face each day?

　　I would be very curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike.　Dishes would pile up. Food in the house would run out. No meals would appear on　the table. There would be no clean clothes when needed. High boots would be required just to make it through the house scattered with garbage. Walking and bus riding would increase. Those scout troops would have to break up. Charities would　suffer.

　　I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over. Oh, he might start out with the attitude that he can do just as good a job, but how long would that　last? Not long, once he had to come home each night after work to more household　duties. There would be no more coming home to a prepared meal; he’d have to fix it himself. The kids would all be screaming for something to eat, clean clothes and more bus fare money. Once he quieted the kids, he’d have to clean the house, go shopping, make sure that kids got a bath, and fix lunches for the next day. Once the kids were down for the night, he might be able to crawl into an unmade bed and try to read the morning newspaper.

　　No, I don’t think many males are going to volunteer for the job. I know I don’t want it. So, thanks, mom! I’ll do what I can to create a national holiday for　housewives. It could be appropriately called Wonder Woman Day.

　　31.By what means do the children of the author’s family go to school?

　　A) They take school bus.B) They take a taxi.

　　C) Their mother drives for them.D) Scout troop sends them to school.

　　32.If a housewife went on strike, which one of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A) Children would scream for something to eat.

　　B) No meals would appear on the table.

　　C) The scout troops would have a wonderful time.

　　D) The man of the house wouldn’t be able to take over.

　　33.In the author’s opinion, ____.

　　A) many males are going to volunteer for housewives’ work

　　B) housewives deserve a national holiday named Wonder Woman Day

　　C) the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives’ work

　　D) housewives are second-class citizens or something similar

　　34.The author’s attitude toward housewives’ work is ____.

　　A) critical B) indifferent C) ironical D) appreciative

　　35.The main idea of the passage is about ____.

　　A) housewives, the wonder women

　　B) what would happen if housewives went on strike

　　C) the replacement of women by men as housewives

　　D) the setting up of a national holiday for housewives