CET4听力真题3|性别差异的社科类篇章

24. A) The large within-group differences. 

     B) The great similarities across groups. 

     C) The researchers’ subjective biases. 

     D) The noticeable overgeneralizations.

25. A) They seem to be universal. 

     B) They impact people’s whole life. 

     C) They shape one’s role in society. 

     D) They appear at an early age.

Script

Women continue to spend more time than men taking care of children and doing chores around the house. This is generally attributed to backward thinking and conservative values, but new research shows that such differences could be linked to differences in the preferences of males and females. The new study looked at how women and men were dividing work at home and why they divided it that way.

In general, both men and women took more responsibility for tasks they liked. For example, men liked yard care and home maintenance more than women. They tended toward taking primary responsibility for such tasks. The researchers found differences in employment of household and childcare tasks matched men and women’s preferences. The researchers added that this was not a single task kitchen table like most had known. Keep in mind, however, that as with any research on group differences, there were large within-group differences. The study’s authors concluded that differences in men’s and women’s time spent on household and household tasks do not mean misclassification. The authors noted that previous research revealed gender differences in attitudes toward family and career. These differences appear as early as six years old: girls that age already show more interest in helping and caring for others than boys do, and they exhibit a clearer orientation toward family versus career.

题干 & 选项高频词

1. attribute /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ v. 把… 归因于 搭配：attribute A to B 把 A 归因于 B 

听力原文信号词（听力提分关键，听到就要警觉）

1. generally /ˈdʒenrəli/ adv.
    通常，普遍地（引出大众旧观点，高频考点标记词）
2. previous /ˈpriːviəs/ adj.
    先前的，以往的（previous research 以往研究，区分新旧研究）
3. however /haʊˈevə(r)/ adv.
    然而（转折！后面大概率是答案）
4. keep in mind
    记住，牢记（强调句，考点信号）
5. for example
    例如（举例，例子本身一般不是答案，例子前面的主旨句才是重点）

短语固定搭配（听力填空、阅读都能用）

1. be attributed to 归因于（听力原句核心短语，四级超级高频）
2. take responsibility for… 承担…… 的责任
3. divide work 分配工作 / 家务
4. match one’s preferences 符合某人的偏好
5. as early as 早在…… 时候
6. in terms of… 在…… 方面；就…… 而言（22 题选项短语）

✅背诵小建议

听力单词不要只看拼写，点开音频跟读，做到听到发音立刻反应中文意思。

逐题精讲

22. How do people generally account for differences between men and women in the amount of time spent on housework?

💬备考小贴士

这篇属于四级听力很典型的社科说明文，语速平稳，难点在于观点多，容易混淆新旧结论。

平时精听练习：听到 research / study 立刻做笔记，分清是谁的观点，就能避开大部分陷阱！