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Q20

In 1981 children in the United States spent an average

of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing

household chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six

hours a week.

A.    chores; by 1997 they had spent nearly six hours

a week

B.     chores; by 1997 that figure had grown to nearly

six hours a week

C.     chores, whereas nearly six hours a week were

spent in 1997

D.    chores, compared with a figure of nearly six hours

a week in 1997

E.     chores, that figure growing to nearly six hours a

week in 1997

answer:B

B中的时态用的不对阿，我自己选的是D，请指教！

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_1998_Nov_30/ai_53365392

网上可以找到出处。

有出处不代表就解释的通啊。忘有人来解释一下。

According to the study, children spent an average of 12 hours, 5 minutes a week watching television last year, compared with 15 hours, 12 minutes in 1981.

上面的原文是这么写的。

偶这题也选的D

The following is the orginal text:

In 1981 the study reported that children spent an average of slightly less than two and a half hours a week doing household chores. By 1997, the year the field research was conducted, that figure had grown to nearly six hours a week.

Hence, B is still the correct answer.

I think B is ok in the tense problem

By 1997...that means sth had done during 1981 to 1997.