题目

Life in the United States is changing. Twenty-five years ago the housewife cleaned, cooked and cared for the children. The father earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening and so did not see the children very much, except on weekends.These days, however, many women work outside the home. They can’t be at home with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They don’t have time to do the housework.Today she can get help. Mothers can leave their children at the day-care centers during the day. The company a woman works for may allow her to work part-time.This passage is about ( ) .A housewivesB American menC how many American women are workingD how family life in America is changing

Life in the United States is changing. Twenty-five years ago the housewife cleaned, cooked and cared for the children. The father earned the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening and so did not see the children very much, except on weekends. These days, however, many women work outside the home. They can’t be at home with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They don’t have time to do the housework. Today she can get help. Mothers can leave their children at the day-care centers during the day. The company a woman works for may allow her to work part-time. This passage is about ( ) . A housewives B American men C how many American women are working D how family life in America is changing

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答案

我们来一步一步地分析这道题。 --- ### 一、题目要求： 找出这段文章的**主旨**，也就是这段话主要讲的是什么。 --- ### 二、文章内容分析： 1. **第一段：** - 描述了**25年前**美国的家庭生活情况。 - 主妇负责打扫、做饭、照顾孩子。 - 父亲负责赚钱养家，白天工作，晚上回家累，很少见到孩子，只有周末才有时间。 2. **第二段：** - 描述了**现在的情况**。 - 许多**女性也出去工作**，不能整天待在家里照顾孩子。 - 她们下班回家也很累，**没有时间做家务**。 3. **第三段：** - 提到**现在女性可以得到帮助**，比如： - 把孩子送到日托中心。 - 有些公司允许女性**兼职工作**。 --- ### 三、选项分析： A. **housewives（家庭主妇）** → 文章确实提到了主妇，但不只是讲主妇本身，而是通过主妇的变化来反映整个家庭生活的改变。所以这个选项太窄，不是主旨。 B. **American men（美国男性）** → 文中只在开头提到了父亲的工作情况，但不是文章的重点。排除。 C. **how many American women are working（有多少美国女性在工作）** → 文章提到“许多女性工作”，但没有给出具体数字，也不是文章的中心。排除。 D. **how family life in America is changing（美国家庭生活是如何变化的）** → 这个选项准确地概括了整段文章的主旨。文章通过对比过去和现在，说明了美国家庭生活中角色的转变和生活方式的变化。 --- ### 四、最终答案： $$ \boxed{D} $$

解析

本题考查对文章主旨的把握。文章通过对比过去和现在美国家庭的生活方式，重点描述了家庭角色分工的变化。解题关键在于抓住文章的核心变化点，而非单一细节。需注意选项中范围过窄或偏离核心的干扰项。

文章结构分析

  1. 第一段：描述25年前的传统家庭模式——母亲负责家务，父亲负责赚钱，家庭成员间互动较少。
  2. 第二段：对比现代情况，女性外出工作导致家庭分工调整，时间紧张。
  3. 第三段：说明现代女性获得的帮助（日托中心、兼职机会），体现家庭生活方式的改变。

选项对比

  • A. housewives（家庭主妇）：文章虽提到主妇，但重点在于她们角色的变化，而非主妇本身。
  • B. American men（美国男性）：父亲的工作仅作为背景，非文章核心。
  • C. how many American women are working（女性工作数量）：文章未涉及具体数量，仅说明“许多女性工作”。
  • D. how family life in America is changing（家庭生活变化）：全面概括文章对比过去与现在的核心内容。