Once in a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay – at – home athers. I made the point that one reason why we’re seeing more stay – at – homw dads may be hat it’s no longer definite that a man makes more money than his wife. Many families now ake earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home.
At that point, one of the male crew members pointed out, almost to himself but loud nough for my benefit, “It should be the better parent who stays home.” A lot of guys say hings like that. Usually it’s a code for “My wife, or any woman is the better parent.”
I was a stay – at – home father for 8 years, so his words made me excited. It implied that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.
I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent if she spent more time with Jack. She would be able to read him wetter and calm him more quickly. But as the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.
because of the increased time I spent with Jack. I soon knew him well, understood that he needed and could look after him more or less as well as my wife could. Actually, he experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets; Women are good at booking after children because they do it. It is not because of any innate (先天的) female talent. It is because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.
Woman obviously get a biological head starting from giving birth and nursing, but ever the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself. I was people are able to look after them as well besides their moms.
【小題1】The first paragraph implies          .

A．more and more men like staying at home
B．the author works at a TV station as a host
C．more women are earning money than before
D．dad is the better parent in a family
【小題2】The author stayed at home to look after their son for 8 years because         .
A．he thought he was the better parent
B．he was afraid of working outside now
C．their son liked him better than his Mom
D．he was less likely to find a job than his wife
【小題3】Women are good at taking care of children because         .
A．they devote their time and attention to children
B．they would rather stay at home than work outside
C．they are born with the ability to look after children
D．they’ve learn to take care of children from their parents
【小題4】What does the author concluded?
A．A man can take better care of children than his wife.
B．A man with experience can take good care of children.
C．A child prefers to stay with his or her mother.
D．A child prefers to stay with his or her father.


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

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