Women’sroleshavechangedthroughouttheworldinrecentyears,butnowheresoobviouslyasinAmerica.Astherolesofwomenhavechanged,sohavemen’s.InmanyAmericanhomestoday,thehusbandstillcarriesonhistraditionalroleofbreadwinner,whilehishomemakerwifeisinchargeofthehomeandchild—raising.Butitismoreandmorecommontofindthatthechildrenareleftinday–carecentersornurseryschoolswhilebothparentswork.Thewomanmayearnasmuchormoremoneythanherhusband.Athome,householddutiesaresharedinvaryingdegreesbyallfamilymembers.Itisnotunusualtofindfathercookingdinner,cleaningthelivingroomorchangingthebaby.Mothermightbeoutsidemowingthelawnorwashingthecar.Childrenhaveresponsibilities,too.OneofthegoalsoftheWomen’sLiberationMovementhasbeentohavebothmenandwomenshareinchildcare,houseworkandfinancialresponsibility.TodaymanyAmericanwomenwillnotmarryamanwhoisnotwillingtoshareequallyinhouseholdresponsibilities.

Thehighcostoflivinghasmadeitnecessaryformanywomentohavejobsoutsidethehome,butwomenoftenchoosetohavejobsinordertousetheirskillsandeducationortoseekamorefulfillingandinterestinglife.ManyAmericanwomenenjoytheindependencethatanoutsidejobandthesalarygivemenandevensomewomen—sometimesarenotforwomenworkingoutsidethehome,andinsomecases,awomanmightbepaidlessthanamanwhoperformsthesamejob.Americanwomen,however,havemetchallenges（挑战）sincepioneerdays,andtheycontinuetoworkfortrueequality.

45．ManyAmericanwomengoouttoworkinorderto .

A．earnenoughmoneytosupportthefamily

B．maketheirhusbandsshareinthehousework

C．enjoyindependence

D．getmoremoneythantheirhusbands

46．Whatdoessexdiscriminationmean,EXCEPT ?

A．It’sharderforwomentogetasamejobasmen

B．Womengetlesspaidthanmenatthesameposition

C．Womendomostofthehousework

D．Womenhavejobsoutsidehouse

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