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They are regarded as chores by both sexes, but fall disproportionately on only one. The latest survey of time use in America sug

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问题     They are regarded as chores by both sexes, but fall disproportionately on only one. The latest survey of time use in America suggests women still【C1】______most of the housework, spending on average an hour a day scrubbing, hoovering and shopping, 【C2】______with barely 20 minutes for the unfairer sex.
    Standard【C3】______for this division of labour 【C4】______on the pay gap between the sexes. A recent report shows women【C5】______earn about 20% less than men in America Couples can maximise earnings【C6】______the lower-paid (usually female) partner does the【C7】______work at home. But in a new paper Leslie Stratton of Virginia Commonwealth University asks【C8】______different attitudes to housework also play a【C9】______ in sharing the dusting.
    Mr Stratton draws on data from the Time Use Survey in Britain,【C10】______shows how people spent their day and which tasks they enjoyed. Attitudes certainly【C11】______: women disliked laundry less than men. Ironing was generally dreaded; weirdly large numbers of both sexes liked shopping for food.
    Mr Stratton found some【C12】______for the pay-gap hypothesis. Women with higher wages did a little【C13】______work at home. A woman who earned 10% more than【C14】______ducked out of two minutes’ housework per weekday. Her partner heroically【C15】______up this time at the weekend. 【C16】______his wages made no difference【C17】______ the extent of his efforts around the house.
    There is【C18】______in the idea that chores go to the lower-paid partner. But cause and effect are【C19】______ . Do women do more【C20】______lower pay, or might their careers suffer from a disproportionate burden at home?
【C20】
选项 A、in spite of
B、in order for
C、along with
D、because of
答案D
解析 A项in spite of“尽管”，文中并没有说女士尽管收入低还是愿意做更多家务，而且根据上文，家务活是没有报酬的。B项in order for“为了”代入文中即为“为了更低的报酬而做更多”，这从逻辑上就讲不通。C项along with“和……一起，随着”代入文中语义不通。D项because of“因为”代入，正好符合上文一直在说的那个关于男女家务分配的标准解释——即女性通常由于收入较低而承担更多的家务活，故本题选D项。
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