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Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new study. The research examined three studies【C1】________more than 18,000 participants. Across all three, parenthood was【C2】________with more positive wellbeing outcomes for dads than for mums. So why are fathers happier than mothers? "Fathers may fare better than mothers in part due to how they spend time with their children," said lead author Katherine Nelson-Coffey. In one study, the authors【C3】________that dads were more likely to take "playing" as an【C4】________ activity both when caring for their kids and spending time with their kids. "Playing with their children likely offers parents opportunities to experience positive feelings and【C5】________closeness with their children," they say. Fathers also did better than men without kids, reporting greater happiness, life satisfaction, and fewer【C6】________symptoms. They also reported greater connectedness and autonomy (自主). For mums, 【C7】________, compared to women without children, the results weren’t quite as positive. Mums reported greater autonomy, but also "greater trouble" and fewer positive【C8】________. Mums reported happier moods while interacting with their kids, compared to other experiences, but not while engaging【C9】________in childcare. "This difference suggests that how mothers and fathers spend time with their children might have important【C10】________for their wellbeing," the authors write. They suspect that mums may be less happy than dads because they’re more likely to have higher expectations about parenthood. As such, they’re more likely to be "let down" by the experience. A) additional E) depressive I) implications M) precisely B) associated F) directly J) interfered N) superficial C) composing G) emotions K) involving O) therefore D) cultivate H) however L) note
问答题
【C1】
【正确答案】K
【答案解析】空格位于两个名词短语之间,且本句已有谓语动词examined,因此空格处考虑填入非谓语动词,补充说明宾语three studies。从下文的more than 18,000 participants可知,这3项凋查应有超过18,000人参与,即这3项调查包含18,000参与者。代入词库的非谓语动词involving“包含,牵涉”,符合此处语境,故选K。
【答案解析】空格位于形容词短语fewer positive后,因此空格处应填入名词。由上文的greater happiness,life satisfaction“更高的幸福感和生活满意度”、the results weren’t quite as positive“结果并不那么积极”,可知对比父亲,母亲更少有积极的感受和情绪,词库中的emotions“情绪”代入空格,符合此处语境,故选G。
问答题
【C9】
【正确答案】F
【答案解析】空格所在的句子结构完整,因此空格处考虑填入副词作状语。对比前半句的while interacting with their kids“和孩子互动”与后半句的engaging in childcare“参与育儿过程”,根据前者使母亲心情更愉快可知后者所需的参与度比前者的更高,空格处应填入强调更高参与度的副词。代入词库中的directly“直接”,表示“直接参与育儿”,符合此处语境,故选F。
问答题
【C10】
【正确答案】H
【答案解析】空格位于形容词important和介词短语for their wellbeing之间,因此空格处应填入名词。结合上文可知,母亲在与孩子互动时心情更愉快,育儿时则不然,说明父母与孩子相处的方式会对父母自身的情绪产生影响,故空格处应填入表示“影响”含义的词。词库中的implications“可能的影响”符合要求,故选I。