Actually almost every woman has suspected（怀疑）their man has been pretending to be terrible at doing housework.

Lazy men have admitted to deliberately（故意地）messing up housework so their other halves don't ask them to do it again. Researchers found three in ten often do a bad job of the washing up or cleaning the bathroom in the hope their partner gives up asking them for help and just do it themselves.　

As a result, two thirds of women don't trust their partner to do the cleaning, with six in ten would rather take care of the housework themselves than ask their halves to finish it.

The study, of 2,000 people who live with a partner, found 43 percent of guys admit they usually do a bad job of the housework. Four in ten of those wanting to get it done as soon as they can so they can do back to what they were doing. Another 34 percent just can't be bothered to spend much time on it; while more than a quarter are only doing it to keep their wife or girlfriend happy. 

Almost one in ten even claim（声称）they don't need to put much effort in as their other half will only go over it again anyway. But 30 percent of guys admit to deliberately messing up the housework in their hope their partner will stop asking them to help out. 

But eight in ten men claim their partner knew what they were up to, with 29 per cent even saying their other half called them out on the housework even though the wives knew what they were up to. 

Thirty-one per cent also admitted that as a result, their bad cleaning has caused arguments between them and their partner. 

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1.How many men do a bad job of the washing up or cleaning the bathroom?

A Four in ten.

B One in ten.

C Three in ten.

D Eight in ten.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从文章第二段Researchers found three in ten often do a bad job of the washing up or cleaning the bathroom…可知，故选C。

2.Four in ten of the men do the housework as soon as they can in order to________.

A keep their wife or girlfriend happy

B keep their children happy

C make their their pets comfortable

D go back to what they were doing

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文章第四段第二句Four in ten of those wanting to get it done as soon as they can so they can do back to what they were doing.可知，故选D。

3.When some men do bad cleaning, which of the following is NOT going to happen?

A Their partners will argue with them.

B Their partners will go over it again anyway

C Their partners will call them to help out next time.

D Their partners will kill their husbands or boyfriends.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。通过文章内容可知，男人家务没做好，女人可能会与之争吵、会自己再做、或者下一次依然会叫男人做，但不至于没做好家务就杀了男人，故选D。

4.Why do men deliberately mess up housework?

A Because they hope their partners will stop asking them to help out.

B Because they are angry with their partners.

C Because they do so to make a joke.

D Because they haven’t done housework before.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文章倒数第三段最后一句But 30 percent of guys admit to deliberately messing up the housework in their hope their partner will stop asking them to help out.可知，故选A。

5.To avoid causing arguments, men should_______in the housework.

A do a bad job

B mess up everything

C break plates deliberately

D do the cleaning well

解析：选D。D 判断推理题。男人家务做不好、越做越乱或者故意打破盘子都有可能引起争吵，因此ABC三项错；而做好家务，另一半高兴还来不及，怎么会引起争吵呢，所以答案选D。