雅思阅读真题《Who looks after the children in today's Britain》的答案是什么？

第27题：D；第28题：F；第29题：D；第30题：A；第31题：G；第32题：B；第33题：F；第34题：She is doubtful whether it merits the no；第35题：Few allowances are made for fathers to r；第36题：They have to work at mastering the skill；第37题：status；第38题：empathetic；第39题：paternity leave；第40题：government

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该篇真题最近出现于 2025.8.23 的雅思考试中，考频为中频。

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a possible argument for poor academic performance in young boys

答案：D 原文定位：Some educationalists argue that among young men the concern that they might appear 'feminine' is higher than ever and may even hold back educational achievement, since studying is often seen as girlis 同义替换：「poor academic performance」↔「hold back educational achievement」

a comparison between fathers' and mothers reactions to babies' demands

答案：F 原文定位：It is true that, as the linguist Steven Pinker noted, in our culture women respond more readily to their children's cries, but there is nothing to say that this is down to anything other than practice 同义替换：「mothers」↔「women」；「demands」↔「needs」

a reference to a change in women's interest in men's earning power

答案：D 原文定位：Men are also told that high achievers attract more women, even though evidence shows that as women slowly become more equal at work, they begin to care less about the economic status of potential part 同义替换：「change in women's interest」↔「care less about」；「men's earning power」↔「economic status of potential partners」

a prediction there will be more involvement of men in childcare

答案：G 原文定位：That may sound paltry, but not compared to the 15 minutes they spent 30 years ago if the time went on increasing fourfold every 30 years, equal partnership would become a reality for their grandchildr 同义替换：「more involvement of men in childcare」↔「the time fathers spend looking after their children increasing fourfold」

a reference to analysis a popular self-assessment method

答案：B 原文定位：One of Baron-Cohen's other main studies was conducted by collecting and examining responses to questionnaires completed by adults on their own behaviour: the sort of quiz well known to readers of maga 同义替换：「popular self-assessment method」↔「questionnaires」

results of an experiment on adolescents`reactions to young babies

答案：F 原文定位：In one test carried out with teenagers, although girls said that they liked children more than boy they did, when left alone with a crying infant, their responses were no different 同义替换：「experiment on adolescents」↔「test carried out with teenagers」；「reactions to young babies」↔「responses were no different when with a crying infant」

34 What is Elizabeth Spelke`s reaction to Baron-Cohen's experiment?

She is surprised that other studies do not agree with its findings

She is confident that other research will be done in this area

She is doubtful whether it merits the notice it has been given

She is disappointed that it focused on such young infants

35 According to the writer, why do mothers often put childcare above career demands?

答案：Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours 原文定位：They discover that many pressures including the work schedule of their male partner and the expectations of his employer that it should be maintained - make it hard to combine work and home without gi 同义替换：「mothers put childcare above career」↔「giving their paid work a lower priority」；「Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours」↔「the work schedule of their male partner and the expectations of his employer that it should be maintained」

Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours

Their bosses are not keen to employ them for full-time work

They find that the competitive workplace loses its attraction

The social benefit system encourages them to stay at home

What does the writer suggest about woman as parents in paragraph F?

答案：They have to work at mastering the skills of motherhood 原文定位：Women can testify to the fact that parenting is a tricky, complicated process, not always a natural, easy role 同义替换：「have to work at mastering the skills」↔「tricky, complicated process, not always a natural, easy role」

They are naturally well suited to looking after children

They have to work at mastering the skills of motherhood

Their hearing is naturally attuned so they can respond to babies

Their natural desire is to stay at home to care for children

Men and childcare Que reason why some men may be unwilling to leave their jobs to look after their children is because the gains that could come with such a change are not obvious. Staying at home would in fact mean accepting a considerable drop in pay and in 37_____ .

答案：status 原文定位：While the gains in a social revolution were clear for women - they could gain status art income by moving beyond the home - the gains in the parallel social revolution are harder for men see, since it 同义替换：「a considerable drop in pay」↔「losing income」

The conventional notion that men are not as 38_____ as women may also lead men to experience a certain sense of resignation about their traditional place in society.

答案：empathetic 原文定位：The idea that men are naturally less empathetic also produces feelings of fatalism about their role 同义替换：「conventional notion」↔「idea」；「sense of resignation」↔「feelings of fatalism」

However, it is interesting to note that the majority of young men in the UK say that the statutory time permitted for 39_____ is inadequate.

答案：paternity leave 原文定位：And three-quarters of young men tell pollsters that the amount of time fathers are allowed to take off work after a birth- paternity leave - is too short in Britain 同义替换：「statutory time permitted」↔「the amount of time fathers are allowed to take off work」；「inadequate」↔「too short」

Influence is thus being extend on the 40_____ to review the existing provision.

答案：government 原文定位：The government is therefore proposing more equal policies on maternity/paternity leave, knowing that the pressure is still forwards rather than backwards 同义替换：「review the existing provision」↔「proposing more equal leave policies」

雅思阅读真题（Part 3）

Who looks after the children in today's Britain

Part 3 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2025.8.23

文章内容（节选）

When Simon Baron-Cohen recently published a book, The Essential Difference, in which he claimed that the female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy the male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems, he caught the mood of the moment His team's experiments on day-old babies, and the finding that the male babies looked for longer at a hanging toy and the female babies longer at a face has been repeatedly cited in the press since his book's publication. However, Elizabeth Spelke is one expert who is sceptical about whether this experiment deserves such attention. This is one isolated experiment, she says. 'Its findings fly in the face of dozens of studies on similar aspects of cognition carried out on young babies over decades. It is astonishing how much this one study has been cited, When the many studies that show no difference between the sexes, or a difference in the other direction, are ignored.

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题目与答案

a possible argument for poor academic performance in young boys
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：D
原文定位：Some educationalists argue that among young men the concern that they might appear 'feminine' is higher than ever and may even hold back educational achievement, since studying is often seen as girlish
同义替换：「poor academic performance」↔「hold back educational achievement」
a comparison between fathers' and mothers reactions to babies' demands
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：F
原文定位：It is true that, as the linguist Steven Pinker noted, in our culture women respond more readily to their children's cries, but there is nothing to say that this is down to anything other than practice and socialisation;In a culture where most men return to work straight after the birth of their children, it would be extraordinary if they did manage to remain as alert to their needs as women who remain at home;In one test carried out with teenagers, although girls said that they liked children more than boy they did, when left alone with a crying infant, their responses were no different;Women can testify to the fact that parenting is a tricky, complicated process, not always a natural, easy role
同义替换：「mothers」↔「women」，「demands」↔「needs」
a reference to a change in women's interest in men's earning power
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：D
原文定位：Men are also told that high achievers attract more women, even though evidence shows that as women slowly become more equal at work, they begin to care less about the economic status of potential partners
同义替换：「change in women's interest」↔「care less about」，「men's earning power」↔「economic status of potential partners」
a reference to a study on infant behaviour
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：A
原文定位：His team's experiments on day-old babies, and the finding that the male babies looked for longer at a hanging toy and the female babies longer at a face has been repeatedly cited in the press since his book's publication
同义替换：「a study on infant behaviour」↔「experiments on day-old babies」
a prediction there will be more involvement of men in childcare
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：G
原文定位：That may sound paltry, but not compared to the 15 minutes they spent 30 years ago if the time went on increasing fourfold every 30 years, equal partnership would become a reality for their grandchildren
同义替换：「more involvement of men in childcare」↔「the time fathers spend looking after their children increasing fourfold」
a reference to analysis a popular self-assessment method
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：B
原文定位：One of Baron-Cohen's other main studies was conducted by collecting and examining responses to questionnaires completed by adults on their own behaviour: the sort of quiz well known to readers of magazines
同义替换：「popular self-assessment method」↔「questionnaires」
results of an experiment on adolescents`reactions to young babies
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
答案：F
原文定位：In one test carried out with teenagers, although girls said that they liked children more than boy they did, when left alone with a crying infant, their responses were no different
同义替换：「experiment on adolescents」↔「test carried out with teenagers」，「reactions to young babies」↔「responses were no different when with a crying infant」
34 What is Elizabeth Spelke`s reaction to Baron-Cohen's experiment?
- She is surprised that other studies do not agree with its findings
- She is confident that other research will be done in this area
- She is doubtful whether it merits the notice it has been given
- She is disappointed that it focused on such young infants
答案：She is doubtful whether it merits the notice it has been given
原文定位：Elizabeth Spelke is one expert who is sceptical about whether this experiment deserves such attention
同义替换：「merits the notice it has been given」↔「deserves such attention」
35 According to the writer, why do mothers often put childcare above career demands?
- Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours
- Their bosses are not keen to employ them for full-time work
- They find that the competitive workplace loses its attraction
- The social benefit system encourages them to stay at home
答案：Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours
原文定位：They discover that many pressures including the work schedule of their male partner and the expectations of his employer that it should be maintained - make it hard to combine work and home without giving their paid work a lower priority than their male colleagues do
同义替换：「mothers put childcare above career」↔「giving their paid work a lower priority」，「Few allowances are made for fathers to reduce their working hours」↔「the work schedule of their male partner and the expectations of his employer that it should be maintained」
What does the writer suggest about woman as parents in paragraph F?
- They are naturally well suited to looking after children
- They have to work at mastering the skills of motherhood
- Their hearing is naturally attuned so they can respond to babies
- Their natural desire is to stay at home to care for children
答案：They have to work at mastering the skills of motherhood
原文定位：Women can testify to the fact that parenting is a tricky, complicated process, not always a natural, easy role
同义替换：「have to work at mastering the skills」↔「tricky, complicated process, not always a natural, easy role」
Men and childcare
Que reason why some men may be unwilling to leave their jobs to look after their children is
because the gains that could come with such a change are not obvious. Staying at home would in fact mean accepting a considerable drop in pay and in 37_____ .
答案：status
原文定位：While the gains in a social revolution were clear for women - they could gain status art income by moving beyond the home - the gains in the parallel social revolution are harder for men see, since it will involve them in losing status and income
同义替换：「a considerable drop in pay」↔「losing income」
The conventional notion that men are not as 38_____ as women may also lead men to experience a certain sense of resignation about their traditional place in society.
答案：empathetic
原文定位：The idea that men are naturally less empathetic also produces feelings of fatalism about their role
同义替换：「conventional notion」↔「idea」，「sense of resignation」↔「feelings of fatalism」
However, it is interesting to note that the majority of young men in the UK say that the statutory time permitted for 39_____ is inadequate.
答案：paternity leave
原文定位：And three-quarters of young men tell pollsters that the amount of time fathers are allowed to take off work after a birth- paternity leave - is too short in Britain
同义替换：「statutory time permitted」↔「the amount of time fathers are allowed to take off work」，「inadequate」↔「too short」
Influence is thus being extend on the 40_____ to review the existing provision.
答案：government
原文定位：The government is therefore proposing more equal policies on maternity/paternity leave, knowing that the pressure is still forwards rather than backwards
同义替换：「review the existing provision」↔「proposing more equal leave policies」

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