Parentshavetodomuchlessfortheirchildrentodaythantheyusedtodo，andhomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Clothescanbeboughtreadymade;washingcangotothelaundry;foodcanbebought;cooked，cannedorpreserved;breadisbakedanddeliveredbythebaker;milkarrivesonthedoorstep;meatscanbehadattherestaurant，thework’scanteen，andtheschooldining-room.

Itisunusualnowforfathertopursuehistradeorotheremploymentathome，andhischildrenrarely，ifever，seehimathisplaceofwork.Boysarethereforeseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupation，andinmanytownstheyhaveafairlywidechoiceofemploymentandsodogirls.Theyoungwage-earneroftenearnsgoodmoney，andsoonacquiresafeelingofeconomicindependence.Intextileareasithaslongbeencustomaryformotherstogoouttowork，butthispracticehasbecomesowidespreadthattheworkingmotherisnowanotunusualfactorinachild’shomelife，thenumberofmarriedwomeninemploymenthavingmorethandoubledinthelasttwenty-fiveyears.Withmotherearningandhisolderchildrendrawingsubstantialwagesfatherisseldomthedominantfigurethathestillwasatthebeginningofthecentury.Whenmotherworkseconomicadvantagesaccrue，butchildrenlosesomethingofgreatvalueifmother’semploymentpreventsherfrombeinghometogreetthemwhentheyreturnfromschool.

1.Thewritermentionshomeasworkshopbecause______.

A.fathersoftenpursueemploymentathome

B.parentshadtomakefoodandnecessitythemselvesfortheirdaily-life

C.manyfamiliesproducegoodsathomeforsale

D.bothfathersandmothersandmothersinmostfamiliesareworkers

2.Thewritersaysthathomehasbecomemuchlessofaworkshop.Hemeans______.

A.inthepasthomewasmorelikeaworkshop

B.homeismuchmoreofaworkshopnow

C.home-workshopsarebecomingfewerandfewer

D.homewaslesslikeaworkshopinthepast

3.Theword“accrue”inthesentence“Whenmother...accrue，”isclosestinmeaningto

__________________.

A.change

B.dwindle

C.double

D.increase

4.Thechiefreasonthatboysareseldomtrainedtofollowtheirfather’soccupation