选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Living with technology-【创新教程】2024高考英语总复习大一轮课时作业word（新教材，译林版）

Unit 4　Living with technology Ⅰ.阅读理解 Christy and Ted Wilson set aside time every Sunday evening to go over their shared to­do list. Most of the items are tasks like scheduling doctor appointments and organizing play dates for their three young children. In every relationship, there's a question of who is pulling_their_weight_around_the_house. Now that a majority of marriedcouple families have two working parents, the old “rough day at the office” excuse doesn't really cut it. Women still handle more of the household activities, but men increasingly are spending time on food preparation and cleanup. To keep things fair or at least to avoid fights, couples are turning to technology. They are using project management apps designed for the workplace to divide up and track household todos and reserving a portion of their date nights to compare chores. In some cases, they are even turning it into a game, setting rewards for getting things done. The imbalance doesn't always follow gender lines (性别界线). There was a time when Mr. Wilson was in more of a “Mr. Mom” role: He was attending business school, while Mrs. Wilson was clocking long hours as a lawyer.So Mr. Wilson had more flexibility to take on more of the child－care and householdmanagement work. The couple's roles changed after Mr. Wilson graduated and started an ecommerce company. “We have had a lot of switching back and forth of who was in the driver's seat in terms of household management so one person wasn't too put upon，” she said. They began using calendars to keep the family schedules straight and sharing a todo list in the Notes app on their phones. Each can take on chores the other dislikes. 1．What does the underlined part “pulling their weight around the house” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Taking on the household chores. B．Sharing the burden of buying a house. C．Running around the house to lose weight. D．Making excuses for not doing any housework. 2．Why does the couple turn to project management ap