1、Mark: 94Part 1 dcadbdca Part 2bccdacb Part 3baabaddcdcPart 4There was a time when the modern woman (1) her partner did 50 per cent of the houseworkor (2) his own shirts at least. But the postmodern female has more than made (3) with doing the domestic chores, and has (4) housework as “mentally thera
2、peutic (有益健康的)“, (5) to a survey. In an age when women are making economic strides (进展) and (6) in the workplace, the one thing that gives the (7) a sense of empowerment is a good go around the house with the vacuum cleanerfollowed by some cleaning and (8).One online study found that (9). But 59 per
3、 cent of the women interviewed would have it no other way and said “cleaning makes them feel in control of their lives“, while 60 per cent said they found it “mentally therapeutic“.(10). The tide appears to have turned. Nearly six out of ten defended their role in the home and said they “felt depres
4、sed if their house was a mess“, while 59 per cent said “untidiness and clutter made them feel tense“. (11).insistedironpeaceembracedaccordingexcellingmajoritydustingthe average woman between 18 and 80 spent nine years, two months and 25 days of her life cleaning and tidyingTwenty years ago housework was seen by many as a sign of female subjugationOnly 4 percent admitted to be unwilling to clean the home, saying that it was “a waste of time and effort“
