研究生英语阅读教程基础级2版课本11.docx

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READINGSELECTIONA

ACase（reason）for（against）MaleDishwashing

ByPageSmith

female

acase（reason）forsth.<->acaseagainststh.

[1]Recentlytherehasbeenagreatwhoopingandhollering（noisyargument）over（about）thediminisheddignityandimportance（status）oftheAmericanfather.

[2]Thepoor（pitiful）wretch（fellow/guy）,sotheargumentgoes（says）,oncethefountainheadofdomesticauthority,hasabdicated（givenup）,leaving（give/let）theimportantchild-raisingdutiestothewife.Pop（father）hasbecomeacomicfigure（character）,ridiculedincartoons,onTVshows,andinthemovies.

[3]BecauseofPop's（father’s）deficiencies（deficient/,adj./incompetence）,wearetold,thefamilyisinbadshape（condition/comedownintheworld）,thechildren（are）undisciplined,theatmosphereofthehome（is）anxiousandinsecure.

[4]Asacorollary（Consequently/Asaresult）wehaveMomism--theoverbearing（bossy）,overprotective,over-dominantmotherwhoinflicts（impose/bringabout）allkindsofhideouspsychicscarsonheroffspring（children）whilePopwatchesTVorsulksinacornerafraidtodispute（argue）theauthorityofhisspouse.mother/mom/mum/;dominate;scarf

[5]Thecharge,ofcourse,isnotanewone.Itantedates（goesbefore）therepublic.GeorgeGrenville,MinistertoGeorgeIII,isreportedtohavepushedtheteataxonthegrounds（forthereasonsof）thatAmericanwivesweresoaddictedtoteadrinkingthattheywouldneverpermittheirhenpeckedhusbandstoban（prohibit）thestuff.（chargesb.with.sth.=accusesb.ofsth.）

[6]Everyschoolchildknowstheresultofthismiscalculation.

[7]Bethatasitmay（Infact）,thesymbolofthediminisheddomesticmalehascometobedishwashing.Sociologists（orpsychologists,Iforgetwhich/who）andsomeopinionated（stubborn）laymenhaveinformed（told）usthatthewashingofdishesbyhusbandsisnotonlyasymbolofdomesticservitude,itisundermining（destroying）Popasarespected"authority-figure（character）"inthehousehold（family）.Hence（Therefore/Thus）thedeteriorationofthefamily,hencejuveniledelinquency,hencethedeclineoftherepublic,etc.AllbecausePopwashedthedishes.

[8]Well,Iwishtoenteradissent（argumentagainstit）.（informsb.ofsth.）

[9]Asapioneer,indeedamissionary,dishwasherofsome（about）fifteenyears'standing（onend/continuously）,Icanidentify（recognize）thesourceofthispropagandaatonce.Itproceeds（gofrom）fromlazymaleswhodon'twanttomissthefirstfewinningsofthedouble-headeronTV.Thescientific（objective）jargonisjustwindowdressing.（man-dominated-society）

[10]Experiencehasmadeitquiteapparent（obvious）that（asuccessful）marriagecallsfor（needs）maturityandmutualsacrifice.Mostofthemarriagesthatfail,marriagecounselorstellus,failbecausethepartnerslacksuchqualities（quality）.Dishwashing,bygeneralagreement,isaclassic（typical）exampleofdomesticdrudgery,adrearyandalmostcontinuouschore.Itis,therefore,anexcellenttaskforhusbandandwifetoshareasasymbolof"maritalmutuality"ratherthan"distaffdominance".

[11]Everymealthatawifecooksandservesherhusbandis,ifitispreparedwithimaginationandskill,agenuinelycreativeact--aminor（small）workofart--themealitselfisakindoflovefeast,anofferingofthewife'sdevotion（love）.Nowdoourexpertsrecommendthataftersucharepast（meal）thehusbandshuffle,likeadull（uninteresting）brute（beast）,intotheliving（sitting）roomtowatchthe"Perils（Adventure）ofPauline"ortoreadthecomicsection（part）ofthedailypaperwhile（atthesametime）thewiferetreats（withdraw）tothedepressingdisorderofapillaged（robbed）kitchen,ofgreasyplatesandcrustypots?

Isthistheirprescriptionforasuccessfulandhappymarriage?

[12]No,inthisinstance（case）,asinsomany,manyothers,theexpertsarewrong.Iamnot,ofcourse,inaposition（ready）totestifyasto（about）mymasculinity（manliness）orlackofit,butIdoknowthatIamnolessmasculineasaresultoffifteenyearsofdishwashing.NorhaveIobservedthatparentalauthorityhassufferedinanymeasure（degree）.

[13]Mychildrenseem,generallyspeaking（ingeneral）,underratherbetterdisciplinethantheoffspring（children）ofaformerprofessionalfootballplayerintheneighborhoodwhoishairyasagorilla,spendsallhisdomestichoursgapingat（watching）TVandhasneverwashedadishinhislife.

[14]Moreover（Furthermore）,Imuststate（say）thatmydishwashingdutieshavebynomeansbeenanunmitigated（thorough/complete/unavoidable）burden.MywifeandIhavespentmanysociable（communicative）hoursatthekitchensinkand,Idoubtnot,discoveredsomenotable（outstanding）thingsaboutlifeandabouteachotherinthesenocturnal（atnight）dialogues.sexy:

slim->masculine;woman

[15]Iamfoursquarefor（standfor/support）womanlywomenandmanlymen.Ibelievethattheworldneedsthequalities（virtues）ofabstractandanalyticalthought,ofimagination,creativityandcompromisethataremoreclearlytheattributes（characters）ofthemaleasmuchas（and）itneedsthepractical,pragmatic,intuitive,unitary,principledapproach（method）ofthefemale.Isubscribeto（support）theview（concept）thatthebest（butcertainlynottheonly）placeforthewomanisinthehome.Butthen,ofcourse,Ilikethehomeanddonotview（consider）thisasasentencetojail.（analyze->analysis;win-winsituation）（intuition:

instinct）

[16]In（At）thehome,andwithintheroughdivisionoflaborthatistraditionalbetweenhusbandandwife,Ibelieveinthesharingofasmanyofthemoredifficultandonerousdomestictasksaspossible（especiallysincethewifeoftenhassomeoutsidejobastiringandtiresomeasherhusband's）justasIbelieveinsharingthenotinfrequentdelights（happiness）ofhome.Ibelieve,inshort（inbrief）,inanintelligentmutualityinmarriagebasedontheassumption（belief）thatwomenarenotbeastsofburdenbutfellowhumans.（believesb.=Ithinkwhatyousayistrue;believeinsth.=beholdsuchbelief;basis）

[17]Ifthehusbandisthestrongercharacterinthefamily,hewillexercisetheauthorityofthehousehold.Ifheisnot,allthebragandblusterintheworldwillnotmakehimmorethanthenominal（honorable）head.

[18]Ifthewifeisthestrongerpartner,shewilldominatethelifeofthefamily,althoughifsheiscunning（clever）shemaymanageto（try）giveherhusbandtheillusionthatheisincharge.Sohasiteverbeenandsowillitcontinuetobe.（beinchargeofsth.）

[19]TheinnermasculinityoftheAmericanmaleisdoubtlessthreatenedtodayjustas,inmanyareasofoursociety,theessentialfemininityofourwomenisthreatened.Butthethreatdoesn'tcomefromwashingdishes.Ifmasculinedignityandauthenticityhingeon（depend）washingornotwashingdishes,thecause（argument）islost.Indeed,itwasneverworthfightingfor（975words）;

（innercity;beworthdoing/beworthyofdoing）

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

PageSmith（1917?

）isauniversityprofessorofhistoryandaspecialistinAmericancolonialhistory.Heisalsoafrequentcontributortonewspapersofarticlesdealingwithcontemporaryaffairs.

EXERCISES

I.ReadingComprehension

Answerthefollowingquestionsorcompletethefollowingstatements.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,therehasbeengreatconcernlatelyover_____.

A.thecompletelossoffatherlyauthority

B.thedecreasingnumberofAmericanfathers

C.theincreasingnumberofAmericanmothers

D.diminisheddomesticauthorityofAmericanfathers

2."Pop"inParagraph2refersto_____.

A.thesourceofdomesticauthority

B.Americanfathers

C.acomicfigureonTVshows

D.acartoonfigureinmovies

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtoMomism?

A.Over-deficient.B.Overbearing.C.Overprotective.D.Overdominant.

4.Theword"antedate"inParagraph5mostprobablymeans_____.

A.tofallbehindB.tocomebeforeC.toactagainstD.tocoexistwith

5.Accordingtotheauthor,dishwashingbyhusbandsisregardedbysomelaymenas_____.

A.asymbolofdomesticauthorityB.ahelptofamilyintegrity

C.anaidtomaritalrelationshipD.asourceofjuveniledelinquency

6.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmaledishwashing?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.

7.Accordingtomarriagecounselors,whichofthefollowingmightleadtomarriagefailure?

A.Lackofmutualsacrifice.B.Shareofdomesticdrudgery.

C.Dishwashingbymales.D.Domesticdominance.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Everymealthatawifeelaboratelycookscanbeappreciatedasaworkofart.

B.Everymealthatawifeservesahusbandistheofferingofthewife'sdevotion.

C.Asuccessfulandhappymarriagedoesnotdependonwhodoesdishes.

D.Doingdishesharmsaman'sessentialmasculinityorhisauthorityinthefamily.

9.Theauthorstatesinthepassagethatdishwashing

A.isnomorethananabsoluteburden

B.hasdeprivedmalesofmanysocialhourswithfriends

C.helpstokeeptheirmaritallifeingoodshape

D.makeshischildrenbetterdisciplinedthanbefore

10.Theauthoragreeswiththeviewthat_____.

A.theoneandonlyplaceforthewomanisinthehome

B.thetraditionaldivisionoflaborbetweenmenandwomenisbiasedagainstwomen

C.theworldneedsqualitiesofmalesmorethanthoseoffemales

D.washingdishesornothasnothingtodowithmasculinityorfemininity

II.Vocabulary

A.Choosethebestwordfromthefourchoicestocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.Ifitcontinuesto_____itsresponsibilitiesthentheBritishgovernmentmustactimmedia