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W: Oh I am sooooooooooo glad to be home. I’ve been on my feet all day at the hospital. I’m glad for my three-day work week and four-days off – but the 12-hour shift plus the 45-minute drive to and from work makes for a very, very long day! I’ve just got to get back up now and start some laundry and wash the dishes and get the kid’s lunches ready for school tomorrow.M: Ellen, honey – you shouldn’t do all of that after a 12-hour work day. I’ve got dinner ready. The laundry and dishes and kids’ lunches can wait until later. You need some personal time to rest and relax.W: I know, but the work does need to get done – and you work just as hard as I do at the computer factory! Joshua, we need a vacation, or maybe a maid!M: Well Michael is eight and Helen is six. The kids are old enough now to help out a lot more around the house. We’ll make a chart for their household work. They should make their own lunches every night for school the next day. And they should clean the dishes every night after dinner.W: Perfect! That’s a relief. So, the kids pack their own lunches for school and do the dishes after dinner. So, we can increase their allowance to 6 per week. Michael should be thrilled, he’s been saving up to buy that new basketball!M: Perfect! And one last thing – You need a break! Go relax and finish reading that book of yours,Europe Through the Back Door and I’ll finish folding the laundry tonight.1.What problem does the woman have?A) She has a lot of housework to do after a long work day.B) She spends a long day commuting to and from work.C) She has no time for rest while working at her job.D) She has to keep working for 12 hours at her job.2.What do the couple plan to do?A) Have a long vacation.B) Have the kids help out more.C) Have a maid do the housework.D) Have the husband share the work.3.Why should Michael be excited?A) His parents have bought him a new basketball.B) He has learned how to make his own lunch.C) His parents will give him more allowance.D) He has learned how to clean the dishes.4.What is the woman most likely to do after the conversation?A) She will fold the laundry.B) She will get the dinner ready.C) She will make a chart for housework.D) She will finish reading her beloved book.

W: Oh I am sooooooooooo glad to be home. I’ve been on my feet all day at the hospital. I’m glad for my three-day work week and four-days off – but the 12-hour shift plus the 45-minute drive to and from work makes for a very, very long day! I’ve just got to get back up now and start some laundry and wash the dishes and get the kid’s lunches ready for school tomorrow.M: Ellen, honey – you shouldn’t do all of that after a 12-hour work day. I’ve got dinner ready. The laundry and dishes and kids’ lunches can wait until later. You need some personal time to rest and relax.W: I know, but the work does need to get done – and you work just as hard as I do at the computer factory! Joshua, we need a vacation, or maybe a maid!M: Well Michael is eight and Helen is six. The kids are old enough now to help out a lot more around the house. We’ll make a chart for their household work. They should make their own lunches every night for school the next day. And they should clean the dishes every night after dinner.W: Perfect! That’s a relief. So, the kids pack their own lunches for school and do the dishes after dinner. So, we can increase their allowance to $6 per week. Michael should be thrilled, he’s been saving up to buy that new basketball!M: Perfect! And one last thing – You need a break! Go relax and finish reading that book of yours,Europe Through the Back Door and I’ll finish folding the laundry tonight.1.What problem does the woman have?A) She has a lot of housework to do after a long work day.B) She spends a long day commuting to and from work.C) She has no time for rest while working at her job.D) She has to keep working for 12 hours at her job.2.What do the couple plan to do?A) Have a long vacation.B) Have the kids help out more.C) Have a maid do the housework.D) Have the husband share the work.3.Why should Michael be excited?A) His parents have bought him a new basketball.B) He has learned how to make his own lunch.C) His parents will give him more allowance.D) He has learned how to clean the dishes.4.What is the woman most likely to do after the conversation?A) She will fold the laundry.B) She will get the dinner ready.C) She will make a chart for housework.D) She will finish reading her beloved book.

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答案

1、答案：A2、答案：B3、答案：C4、答案：D

解析

听力材料核心内容概括

对话围绕女性Ellen结束12小时医院工作后疲惫不堪，面临大量家务（洗衣、洗碗、准备孩子午餐）展开。丈夫建议让孩子分担家务（制作家务图表、自己准备午餐、饭后洗碗），并增加孩子零用钱，同时让Ellen休息读书，丈夫负责叠衣服。

题目解析

1. 女性的问题是什么？

  • 选项A：长时间工作后有很多家务要做。
    材料中女性说：“I’ve just got to get back up now and start some laundry and wash the dishes and get the kid’s lunches ready...”（刚回家就要洗衣、洗碗、准备孩子午餐），且丈夫回应“you shouldn’t do all of that after a 12-hour work day”（12小时工作后不该做这些），直接对应A。
  • 选项B：通勤时间长。虽提到“45-minute drive”，但这是“long day”的部分原因，非主要问题（主要问题是家务），排除。
  • 选项C：工作时没时间休息。对话未提工作中休息问题，排除。
  • 选项D：要工作12小时。12小时是工作时长，但问题是“after work”的家务，排除。

2. 夫妇计划做什么？

  • 选项B：让孩子更多帮忙。
    丈夫说：“The kids are old enough now to help out a lot more around the house. We’ll make a chart for their household work.”（孩子足够大，要更多帮忙，制作家务图表），直接对应B。
  • 选项A：长假。女性提到“need a vacation”，但丈夫未同意，而是建议孩子帮忙，排除。
  • 选项C：雇女仆。女性说“maybe a maid”，丈夫未回应，排除。
  • 选项D：丈夫分担工作。丈夫虽说“我叠衣服”，但核心计划是“kids help out more”，排除。

3. Michael为何兴奋？

  • 选项C：父母会给更多零用钱。
    材料中：“we can increase their allowance to $6 per week. Michael should be thrilled, he’s been saving up to buy that new basketball!”（增加零用钱到每周6美元，Michael会高兴，因为他在攒钱买篮球），零用钱增加是兴奋的原因，对应C。
  • 选项A：父母买了篮球。未买，只是攒钱，排除。
  • 选项B：学做午餐。是家务，但非兴奋原因，排除。
  • 选项D：学洗碗。同上，非兴奋原因，排除。

4. 对话后女性最可能做什么？

  • 选项D：读完她心爱的书。
    丈夫说：“You need a break! Go relax and finish reading that book of yours, Europe Through the Back Door...”（你需要休息，去读完那本书），直接对应D。
  • 选项A：叠衣服。丈夫说“我今晚叠衣服”，排除。
  • 选项B：准备晚餐。丈夫说“我做好晚餐了”，排除。
  • 选项C：制作家务图表。是夫妇计划，但未说由女性做，排除。