女孩做更多的家务
女孩做更多的家务

It is no surprise that girls do more housework than boys. They do 40 percent more, which is more than 160 million  hours every day. In some countries, this figure is a lot higher. A report from UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) highlights this gap. UNICEF said girls lose important chances to learn, grow and enjoy their childhood. It added that this inequality among children means women and girls end up doing more work across generations.
Most work done by girls is very physical. Most girls cook, clean, collect firewood or water and care for younger children and elderly relatives. In Somalia, girls spend 26 hours a week on household chores. UNICEF said that knowing the challenges girls face is the first important step towards gender equality.

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1.It’s not _____ that girls do more housework than boys.

A surprising

B exciting

C interesting

D great

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句It is no surprise that girls do more housework than boys.可知，故选A。

2.The girls lose important chances to learn, grow and _______ their childhood.

A see

B brake

C hate

D enjoy

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句UNICEF said girls lose important chances to learn, grow and enjoy their childhood.可知，故选D。

3.The girls do the following daily things EXCEPT_______.

A cooking

B cleaning

C collecting firewood or water

D studying in school

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Most girls cook, clean, collect firewood or water and care for children and elderly relatives.可知，故选D。

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “household”?

A 厨房的.

B 医院的.

C 餐厅的.

D 家庭的.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据housework（家务）可推断此处应该表示“家庭的”，选D。

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A The generation gap.

B Girls do more housework than boys.

C No chance for girls.

D The UNICEF.

解析：选B。文章标题题。这篇文章中是关于“女孩做的家务比男孩多”，故选B。